Group Psychotherapy
Groups For Life’s Big Challenges
These therapy groups provide a compassionate and supportive space to navigate life’s challenges, including grief, loss, HIV diagnosis, aging, and challenges with sex or intimacy. We honor each person’s unique journey, offering a safe environment for sharing experiences, processing emotions, and fostering healing. Guided by skilled therapists, these groups encourage open conversation around difficult topics, helping participants build resilience, find connections, and reclaim a sense of control over their lives. You don’t have to face these challenges alone—healing happens here, together.
Aging with PRIDE
A process group for LGBTQ+ seniors addressing mental health challenges related to aging, such as loneliness, medical conditions, and loss.
The group addresses mental health concerns as we age in our society. This is a process group that provides a place to share, learn, get support, and connect with others facing similar challenges. Some topics include managing multiple medical conditions, isolation/loneliness, coping with loss, sex/dating as a senior, our legacy, and staying active/socialization.
Group Leader: David Facenda, LICSW
Offered at: 1525
Contact for more information: dfacenda@whitman-walker.org
Sex Drive
A sex-positive group exploring healthy sexual relationships, helping participants redefine their approach to sex and improve communication with partners.
Sex Drive aims to help you get back into the driver’s seat and approach sex in ways that feel right for you. This is a sex-positive process group to explore your relationship with sex and your personal definition of a healthy and fulfilling sex life. We will work on noticing the differences between present and disconnected sex, improving communication with current and potential partners, defining enjoyable solo sex, examining any behaviors you consider compulsive, and identifying old messages about sex that no longer work for you.
Group Leader: James Johnson, LPC
Offered at: 1525
Contact for more information: jjohnson@whitman-walker.org
Thriving with HIV
A support group for long-term HIV survivors, addressing topics like aging with HIV, intimacy, and managing multiple medical conditions.
This group is designed for people who have lived with HIV for more than 10 years. The group addresses issues of being a long-time survivor of HIV and aims to help members improve their quality of life. Some topics include aging with HIV, managing multiple medical conditions, dealing with intimacy and coping with loss.
Group Leader David Facenda, LICSW
Offered via: Conference Call
Contact for more information: dfacenda@whitman-walker.org
Walking with Grief
An ongoing process group providing space to talk about loss and grief, incorporating mindfulness and psychoeducation to support healing.
Walking with Grief is an ongoing process group for anyone navigating loss or death. There is no wrong way to grieve. This group is designed to provide a gentle space to talk through the impact of losing someone close. Psychoeducation will be incorporated into how we think about grief using a scientific and holistic lens with a focus on mindful meditation. This group is to learn from and support others as we explore the many ways we can grieve and heal.
Group Leader: Katie Boleware, LICSW
Offered through: Zoom
Contact for more information: kboleware@whitman-walker.org or 202.207.2387
