Our Elevate Program's Mental Health Process Groups are intended to create a safe space for LGBTQIA+ youth and young adults to talk about mental health issues, create healthy relationships with others, and learn tools to understand, manage, and decrease symptoms of mental health.
These groups will teach youth how to build insight into their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and learn how to communicate their needs and wants in a healthy assertive manner. Lastly, with an emphasis on maladaptive coping skills including self-medicating with substances, isolating, or engaging in risky behaviors, youth will learn to develop coping skills needed to manage symptoms on a long-term basis. The group environment can provide not only support but also validation in the challenges that exist due to being the LGBTQ BIPOC Community.
This program is for youth who are living in Orange County, California, but is open to youth across California.
Please feel free to share this process group to LGBTQ youth who might benefit from this series:
bit.ly/elevatecounselingBreak Out Youth Process Group (Ages 12-17)
Meeting Day: Every Tuesday
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: On Zoom
Young Adult Mental Health Process Group (Ages 18-26)
Meeting Day: Every Thursday
Time: 4:30- 6:30 pm
Location: Hybrid (2nd and 4th week in-person)
Questions or inquires? Please contact:
Stephanie Camacho-Van Dyke, MA
Director of Advocacy and Education
stephanie.vandyke@lgbtqcenteroc.org