Empowering Individuals through Community Activities
We believe in the power of community. Our group events offer a unique opportunity for individuals to connect, heal, and grow in a supportive environment.
Queer Art Therapy Group
Exploring Emotions
10 weeks on Wednesdays from 3 - 4:30pm
March 11, 2026 - May 13, 2026
in person (masked)
Group participants will:
- Explore core emotions through dichotomies and 2 week long art projects
- Increase emotional literacy and work towards befriending emotions, even hard ones
- Increase creative coping skills and habits
- Have an outlet for expressively processing this current moment in history
- Have a chance to be in queer and/or trans community and connect without normative social expectations
2450 SE Belmont St
Portland, OR 97214
Covered by OHP & Kaiser, $58 out of pocket
Sliding Scale Available
To register, email chloe@healingtidescounseling.com by February 27th to enroll
Somatic Skills Group
8 weeks on Fridays from 11am - 12:30pm
April 3rd, 2026 - May 29th, 2026 (no group May 15th)
in person
2450 SE Belmont St
Portland, OR 97214
This Somatic Skills group is offered to queer and trans adults of all ages who are interested in strengthening their embodiment practice. Through increasing our mind-body connection, we learn to access the body as a resource for experiencing greater coherence, aliveness, and connection with ourselves and others. Each week will practice a different skill within a context of gentleness, playfulness, and curious exploration. This group will be led by 2 Latinx practitioners and we will be registering a minimum of 50% BIPOC participants.
To apply for the group, please email intake@healingtidescounseling.com and either Monica or Nico will reach out to you to follow up. Please note that we have a limited number of slots, and so participation is not guaranteed. We are offering a minimum of 50% of the slots to BIPOC, and one scholarship (free) slot is available to a BIPOC participant. Any applicants not accepted will be added to our outreach list for future groups.
Eligible to attend:
- Queer and/or Trans (including questioning!)
- Age 18+
- Able to commit to all 8 weeks
- Able to be present in group without the use of mood-altering substances (prescribed medication ok)
