Queer Support Group · Online
A queer support group centering chosen family
Family isn’t only the one we’re born into. It’s also the one we build on purpose and nurture, together. This is an 8-session online support group for LGBTQIA+ folks exploring belonging, boundaries, grief, and joy in the families we choose.
Why This Group Exists
For a lot of us, the word “family” feels complicated before it can feel comforting. When our biological family’s acceptance seems to be contingent upon our identities, the feelings of disconnection, estrangement, resentment, grief, and complicated joy are very natural. We tend to find our own family then, and we choose the people who fit with who we are now and who wish to grow with us on our own terms.
The Roots We Choose is a space to sit with it all, without having to explain the basics first. You won’t need to justify your identity, your relationships, or your history here. You can show up as you are.
This group draws on parts-work, trauma-informed care, and a queer-affirmative, anti-oppressive, intersectional lens, the same approach that shapes the rest of this practice’s work.
Neeli, who co-facilitates this group, has written five essays on the questions we sit with here: chosen family, queer loneliness, friendship, conflict, and radical love. Read the Chosen Family series.
Who This Is For
This group may be a fit for you if you’re an LGBTQIA+ adult who:
A note on crisis support: this group is not designed for acute crisis support. If you’re currently in crisis, individual therapy may be a better starting point. Reach out and we can talk through what might serve you best right now.
What to Expect
Every group opens with shared agreements around confidentiality, consent, and pacing. You’re never required to share, disclose, or participate in an activity before you’re ready.
8 sessions
Reflective & relational
Prompts & a booklet
Across Our Sessions
From our families of origin, and what we’re ready to release.
What the word means when we get to define it ourselves.
Building it without losing ourselves in the process.
Setting them with love, not guilt.
Naming them side by side, without choosing one.
Creating our own ways of showing up for each other.
Practical Details
How to join
Meet the Facilitators
Facilitator
I am a therapist with 5 years of experience. I work from a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive lens. My work centers queer-affirming, intersectional care for people navigating identity, relationships, and belonging. Our space is rooted in parts-work and somatic awareness.
Facilitator-in-training
I’m currently doing my MA in psychology. I’m interested in learning more about accessible, neurodiverse, anti-oppressive approaches of care. I work from the lens of queer-affirmative care and narrative practices.
Frequently Asked Questions
A support group is an intimate gathering of people facing common concerns. Through this sharing of experiences, members often exchange a sense of support, encouragement, and comfort in a safe and warm space.
No. This is a support and psychoeducation group, not a substitute for individual therapy. Many participants find it works well alongside individual work, but it isn’t a replacement for it, especially if you’re navigating acute distress.
Yes. Most people who join haven’t. We move at a pace that makes space for that, and you’re never required to share more than feels right.
Yes. What’s shared in the group stays in the group. This is one of our core agreements from session one.
It would be helpful for the group to keep their videos on, but your comfort comes first.
You can let us in on any experiences that you are comfortable with. This is your space. You are allowed to show up however you want.
A Closing Note
Chosen family isn’t built in a single session. It’s built the way roots grow: slowly, mostly out of sight, and stronger for the time it takes.
Limited seats. Begins 8th October 2026, online.
Questions? therapywithdurva@gmail.com
