Group & Workshop Schedule

Advanced registration and deposit required for all groups and workshops. Pre-group meeting required for some groups. Women of all ages, races, sexual orientations welcome. Groups are offered on an ongoing basis. Please call 773-935-6126 ext. 401 for more information. See more groups in alternative insemination support services.

Incest Survivor Group

Group offered once per year. Next group begins Wednesdays October, 2008.
This 20 week group has a structured format based on a model created by Sandra Butler. This group is geared towards women who have already done some therapeutic work on incest issues and will focus on how past abuse affects one's current life. Sliding scale fee. Advanced registration required. Contact Bess Hart, LSW at 773-935-6126 x221 for more information or to set up a pre-group interview.

Circle of Healing – New!

Next group begins Wednesdays August, 2008.

This 8-week group for women follows a structured format including activities, learning about the experience of surviving incest and healing. The focus will be on personal safety, stress reduction techniques and how a history including sexual trauma can impact the way your body feels. This group is for women who have never engaged in therapeutic work on incest issues. Activities and discussion will center on beginning the healing process and starting a recovery journey that includes future therapeutic work. Sliding scale fee. Advance registration required. Contact Christine Shaw at 773-935-6126 x303 for more information or to set up a pre-group interview.

Surviving the Twenty Something Identity Crisis

Group offered fall, winter and spring. Next group begins Thursdays September, 2008.
This 8-week group is for 20-somethings to share fears and frustrations around the multitude of life altering decisions they are faced with. We will discuss decision-making regarding career choices, intimate relationships, family expectations, and moderating self-doubts. Group is limited to 5 participants. Sliding scale fee. Spring group now forming, call for date and time. Contact Leslie Banghart, LCSW at 773-935-6126 x316 for more information or to set up a pre-group interview.

Exploring Parenthood

Group offered once per year. Next group begins Winter 2008.
This 7-week group provides a supportive and educational environment in which lesbian and bisexual women and transgender people can explore the path of non-traditional parenthood. This group provides information and facilitated discussion on alternative insemination, adoption, foster care, legal issues, and emotional and social factors. Sliding scale fee. Advance registration required. Contact Bess Hart, LSW at 773-935-6126 x221 for more information or to set up a pre-group interview.

Midlife Transitions Support Group - NEW!

Group offered on an ongoing basis. Next group begins September 2008.
Midlife often represents a powerful time of transformation in many women's lives. This 8-week group encourages women to explore the meaning of midlife in the context of their life histories, while learning to cope with the change, loss, and continued growth this time inevitably brings. Group is limited to 5 participants. Sliding scale fee. Advance registration required. Contact Katherine Kobylak, LCSW at 773-935-6126 x305.

Post Abortion Support Group

Group offered on an ongoing basis. Next group begins August 2008 & November 2008.
This 3-week group is for women seeking a safe, pro-choice space to discuss their abortion experience with other women who have shared their decision. This group is open to any woman who has had an abortion at any time in the past and feels a need for extra support around this issue. Group is limited to 5 participants. Sliding scale fee. Advance registration required. Contact 773-935-6126 x401 for more information or to set up a pre-group interview.

Intimate Transitions – NEW!

Group offered on an ongoing basis. Next group begins Spring 2008.
Renegotiating the terms and context of a relationship can be difficult. This 8-week group is for people whose partners are in or considering gender transition and will offer support for those who are confronted with the changing identity of relationships. We will discuss gender, sexuality, identity, culture and social support systems. Sliding scale fee. Advance registration required. Contact 773-935-6126 x401 for more information or to set up a pre-group interview.