Grace Unfolding is a weekly support group for trans women and transfeminine people in or near Portland, OR. There are currently two sections of this group:
- Monday afternoons, 3:15-4:45pm, or
- Tuesday evenings, 7:00-8:30pm.
As of January 2025, there are openings in the Monday afternoon group.
These groups focus on:
- participating in a caring and validating community
- giving & receiving support
- growing in gender confidence and self-understanding
- insight and personal growth
These professionally-facilitated groups for trans women and transfeminine people helps us realize we are not alone in our challenges, and provides a living laboratory for sorting through gender with other people who really get it.
If you live in or near Portland, Oregon and you’d like to deepen your capacity to stay connected to yourself and others while being gentle, vulnerable, and real with other transfeminine folks, please join us.
Group Goals
This group is a supportive community that really gets what it’s like to be trans. Group aspirations include giving and receiving support, meeting people who understand, finding friendship, building solidarity, and experiencing community. Over time, members tend to open up, build trust, and discover inner resources for living resilient, graceful, beautiful lives.
Common Topics
In past sessions, we’ve discussed (among other things):
- hormones, electrolysis, surgery, and other medical interventions
- coming out— at work, at home, and in other social circles
- relationships with partners, children, and families
- administrative changes— name change, etc.
- exploring gender performance and expression
- experimenting with fashion and finding clothes that fit
- individual choices about how to present in the world
- feelings, identity, and shifts in life narrative
- belonging, anxiety, and feeling valued
- resiliency in the face of cisheteropatriarchy and internalized transphobia
- gender euphoria!
You Are Trans Enough For This Group
This is a group is for transgender women and transfeminine people who want to connect with peers for support and community. There is no such thing as “not trans enough” in this group— people make a variety of choices around their personal relationship to gender. We recognize and celebrate the uniqueness in each individual and their journey.
Schedule
There are two currently two different groups. One meets on Monday afternoons, 3:15-4:45pm. The other group meets on Tuesday nights, 7:00-8:30pm. These are closed weekly groups with a 12-week commitment. It’s all right if you miss a meeting occasionally, but I ask members to commit to coming most of the time, as this creates a sense of safety, continuity, and community.
These groups currently meet in person in Southeast Portland. We do not require masking during meetings, although individual members are free to mask whenever they wish.
Fees
The full fee for this group is $80 per weekly session. I offer a limited number of sliding scale spots ($40-$80) so the group can remain within reach for folks with less financial privilege.
I also bill CareOregon/HealthShare and PacificSource commercial insurance. If you have other insurance and out-of-network benefits, I’m happy to provide you with receipts so you can seek reimbursement from your insurance company.
How to Join
Get in touch and get on the list! Once there’s space for you, I’ll reach out to schedule a phone call. This is an opportunity for you to ask about the group, and for me to get to know more about you. Together we can decide if the group is a good fit. Please contact me with questions and I’d be happy to set up a time to talk.
Looking forward to meeting you!
About Sasha
I’m a nonbinary therapist with a transfeminine streak and training in group facilitation and gender therapy. I love creating a safe environment for interpersonal contact that helps group members feel free to be themselves while cultivating balanced relationships with others. That seems very helpful in letting the gender journey unfold. ☺
I started training in gender-affirming psychotherapy in 2013 and I’ve presented and published on gender-affirming care and group psychotherapy. I love working with queer, trans, and gender-diverse folks because it’s fantastic to support my community and help people in their journey.