Green Trans Group (ages 12-15)

This is a counseling support group for transgender & non-binary adolescents between the ages of 12 - 15. Our group is designed to be a collaborative, reflective, and enjoyable space where youth come together to be themselves and process their lives. Many trans adolescents don’t have much opportunity (outside of the internet) to connect with other trans folks, and especially to get to talk about tender topics in an intentional container.

Group Description

The Green Trans Group aims to be connecting, fun, and supportive. Topics get selected by the group each week, so the group is both unique each week and designed around the members’ actual needs. .

Issues we might discuss include:

  • Coming out to friends & family

  • Challenging negative assumptions about us

  • Correcting misgendering

  • Transgender representation in music & movies

    Members will be supported in building their authentic selves in a room of others who understand how complicated it can be, and also get a sense of friendship & solidarity. 

Group Details

  • This group for teens (ages 12–15) meets weekly on Mondays from 6:30pm-8:00pm

  • We meet in person and our group space is near 25th & Division in SE Portland

  • This group runs continuously, and we invite new members in as current members are ready to move on.

  • Our group is capped at 8 members to ensure everyone gets space to participate and we can build deeper trust with each other

  • The fee is $55 per session or free with OHP. We offer a sliding scale as needed.

About the Facilitator

Jupiter Townley is a genderqueer Licensed Professional Counselor who has been facilitating counseling groups since 2012. They work with adolescents and adults in their private practice, and have specialized training in working with their transgender community. They approach work with trans youth from a non-pathologizing perspective, and the focus is on how they can be their most authentic & unique selves rather than symptoms or diagnosis. When they’re not working, Jupiter enjoys tarot reading, cooking vegetarian meals, curling up with a novel, and hiking very slowly on not-so-hard trails.

Get in touch.

If you are interested in this group or would like to learn more, I would love to hear from you! Please share briefly about who you are, any questions you have, and what is motivating you to reach out for support.

Looking forward to hearing from you!