Group Therapy
True healing occurs in community, not isolation.
“I’d talked about this stuff one-on-one for years. But something happened when I said it out loud in a room and someone across from me just… nodded. Like they knew. Like they’d been there too. That recognition—I didn’t know how much I needed it until I felt it.”
Healing in Community
Group therapy offers something individual therapy can’t: the lived experience of being truly seen and heard by people who understand. In group, you’re not just receiving support—you’re part of a community of healing. Shared stories, mutual recognition, and collective resilience are built in real time.
Thomas Blake Therapy offers multiple specialized groups designed for specific communities and therapeutic goals—from LGBTQ+ process groups and psychedelic integration to trauma survivor support and creative healing.
Who Can Benefit from Group Therapy?
- LGBTQ+ individuals seeking affirming community and peer connection
- Trauma survivors who want to heal alongside others who understand
- Creatives and artists working through blocks, identity, and self-expression
- People exploring psychedelic experiences who want integration support in a group context
- Allies of transgender loved ones seeking education and community
- Anyone who wants the unique healing power of collective witness and shared experience
How Groups are Facilitated
Each group is facilitated with clinical depth, lived understanding, and a commitment to creating a space that is safe, affirming, and genuinely useful.
As a queer therapist with specialized training in trauma, LGBTQ+ affirmative therapy, and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, I bring the same whole-person lens to group work that I bring to individual sessions.
Groups follow an open-process format where no topic is off limits and every session is responsive to the group’s needs. I create the container—members bring themselves.
Active Group
Offerings
The Artists Way
A transformative program for creatives seeking deeper, more authentic healing following the New York Times Best Selling book by the same name from the late Julia Cameron.
Engage in exercises that harness creative expression for emotional release and unlock persistent creative blocks. Designed for trauma survivors, LGBTQ+ individuals, and all creatives exploring identity and life transitions.
Women's Sexual Assault Survivors Group
A safe, confidential space for survivors to share their stories, build resilience, and reclaim their power. Built on empathy, understanding, and collective support. Held virtually every other Wednesday at 4pm PT/7pm ET, available to residents of California, Idaho, Wyoming, Maryland, and New Jersey.
LGBTQ+ Process Groups
Multiple ongoing LGBTQ+ process groups providing a nurturing, inclusive space to explore identity, share experiences, and navigate the unique challenges and triumphs of LGBTQ+ life. Topics range from coming out to family acceptance to queer-themed creative projects.
Trans Allies Collective
A community space for the loved ones of transgender individuals to ask questions, process feelings, and build understanding—so that the burden of education doesn’t fall on the trans person in their life.
Psychedelic Integration Groups
A compassionate, non-judgmental space for individuals to process, understand, and integrate psychedelic experiences into everyday life. Led by a certified psychedelic-assisted psychotherapist with specialized knowledge in harm reduction and integration.
Take the next step
Book a consultation and take the first step toward reclaiming your life.
