COMING IN OCTOBER!

LIFT is therapist-led bi-monthly group therapy for parents of LGBTQ kids in crisis. The average wait time to access behavioral health services is about six weeks. When looking for an LGBTQ specialist in certain areas, wait times can stretch into months. LIFT provides a safe space for parents to express their emotions, increase their understanding of mental health issues related to their kids, and helps them and their children develop coping skills and self-care techniques while they wait for access to individual behavioral health services.

Monthly topics include - When your LGBTQ child has:

1. Disordered eating

2. Substance abuse issues

3. Self-harm problems

4. Chronic or acute suicidal ideation, mental health hospitalizations

5. Ongoing depression and anxiety

6. Non-affirming family

7. Boundary problems

8. Experienced bullying

9. Issues with sexual activity, safety, or promiscuity

10. Issues with managing conflict at home

11. Neurodiversity impacting mental health

12. Experienced abuse (sexual, physical, emotional)