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You Don’t Have to Navigate It Alone

If you are navigating challenges like major life transitions, workplace stress, health conditions, addiction, mental health stress, or grief and loss, it’s easy to feel alone. But healing doesn’t happen in isolation – it happens through connection.

At Group Peer Support, we create spaces where individuals can connect, share, and grow. Join a support group today and discover the power of community in overcoming life’s challenges.

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Find a Support Group That Fits Your Needs

GPS support groups are open to all, and are built to strengthen your resilience and growth. Whether you’re seeking support for yourself or recommending a group to a loved one, our easy-to-use event calendar helps you find the right fit.

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    Burnout, Exhaustion, and the Pressure to Keep Going

    July 8th, 2026 @ 5pm

    This GPS support group creates space for participants to reflect on burnout, emotional exhaustion, caregiving fatigue, and the pressure to continue functioning while carrying significant stress and responsibility. Participants will engage in grounding, reflective listening, emotional validation, and shared realities within a supportive and trauma-informed community environment.

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    Feeling Responsible for Everyone Else

    July 15th, 2026 @ 6pm

    This support group explores the emotional weight of feeling responsible for supporting, helping, or caring for others while neglecting one’s own emotional needs. Participants will reflect on over-responsibility, emotional labor, boundaries, guilt, and the importance of community support and sustainability.

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    Agotamiento Emocional y Burnout

    July 23rd, 2026 @ 6pm

    Este grupo de apoyo GPS ofrece un espacio para reflexionar sobre el agotamiento emocional, el estrés acumulado, la presión de seguir adelante y el impacto emocional de cuidar y apoyar a otras personas. Las/os participantes practicarán escucha reflexiva, conexión emocional y grounding dentro de un espacio seguro y culturalmente sensible.

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    Feeling Alone While Supporting Everyone Else

    August 4th, 2026 @ 12pm

    This GPS support group centers the experience of carrying emotional responsibility for others while feeling unseen, unsupported, or emotionally isolated oneself. Participants will reflect on emotional labor, connection, loneliness, and the importance of supportive community spaces.

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    Shame, Guilt, and Self-Blame in Helping Professions

    August 6th, 2026 @ 2pm

    This support group explores shame, guilt, perfectionism, and self-blame experienced by helping professionals and caregivers. Participants will reflect on unrealistic expectations, emotional pressure, and the impact of constantly feeling responsible for others while practicing emotional validation and grounding.

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    Holding Too Much for Too Long

    August 18th, 2026 @ 6pm

    This GPS support group focuses on emotional overload, chronic stress, nervous system exhaustion, and the experience of carrying too much responsibility for extended periods of time. Participants will engage in grounding, reflection, and supportive dialogue centered on sustainability and emotional survival.

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    Carrying Relapse Fear, Grief, and Hope

    September 15th, 2026 @ 12pm

    This recovery-focused GPS support group creates space for participants to reflect on fear of relapse, grief, self-judgment, family dynamics, and hope throughout recovery journeys. The session incorporates grounding, emotional reflection, and supportive peer dialogue.

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    Recovery, Isolation, and Rebuilding Connection

    September 17th, 2026 @ 6pm

    This support group explores emotional isolation, shame, trust, and rebuilding connection during recovery journeys. Participants will reflect on how emotionally safe peer support spaces can reduce stigma and strengthen healing-centered community support.

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    Trauma, Stress, and Emotional Survival in Recovery

    September 22nd, 2026 @ 2pm

    This support group centers the emotional realities of trauma, stress, nervous system overwhelm, and emotional survival within recovery journeys. Participants will engage in grounding, reflective listening, and shared emotional support practices.

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    Navigating Anxiety, Uncertainty, and Emotional Overload

    October 6th, 2026 @ 12pm

    This GPS support group creates space for participants to reflect on anxiety, uncertainty, overwhelm, nervous system exhaustion, and emotional fatigue while practicing grounding, reflection, and emotional connection in community.

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    The Emotional Weight of Caregiving and Helping Roles

    October 8th, 2026 @ 2pm

    This support group explores compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, emotional exhaustion, and identity pressures experienced by caregivers and helping professionals. Participants will reflect on sustainability, emotional labor, and healing-centered support practices.

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    Escucha Reflexiva y Apoyo Emocional

    October 15th, 2026 @ 6pm

    Este grupo de apoyo GPS explora la importancia de la escucha reflexiva, la validación emocional y el apoyo sin juicio dentro de espacios de apoyo entre pares. Las/os participantes practicarán conexión emocional, grounding y reflexión colectiva.

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    Grief, Holidays, and Emotional Triggers

    November 5th 2026, @ 2pm

    This GPS support group creates space to reflect on grief, loneliness, family stress, emotional triggers, and complicated emotions that may emerge during the holiday season. Participants will engage in grounding, emotional validation, and community connection.

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    Feeling Disconnected, Overwhelmed, or Emotionally Numb

    November 17th, 2026 @ 12pm

    This support group centers emotional shutdown, overwhelm, numbness, and difficulty remaining emotionally present during periods of stress and exhaustion. Participants will reflect on emotional survival, grounding, and reconnecting with themselves and others.

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    Holding Hope During Difficult Seasons

    November 30th, 2026 @ 5pm

    This support group explores emotional exhaustion, uncertainty, grief, and the challenge of maintaining hope during difficult periods. Participants will engage in reflection, grounding, and supportive community dialogue focused on resilience and emotional connection.

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    Culpa, Vergüenza y Autoexigencia

    December 3rd, 2026 @ 6pm

    Este grupo de apoyo GPS explora la culpa, la vergüenza, la autoexigencia y la presión emocional que muchas/os profesionales de ayuda y cuidadoras/es experimentan. Las/os participantes reflexionarán sobre sostenibilidad emocional, conexión y validación emocional dentro de un espacio seguro.

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    Holding Hope While Feeling Tired

    December 8th, 2026 @ 12pm

    This support group creates space for participants to reflect on emotional exhaustion, uncertainty, and the challenge of continuing forward while feeling depleted. Participants will engage in grounding, emotional reflection, and supportive dialogue centered on resilience and healing.

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    Reflecting on Survival, Grief, and Growth

    December 14th, 2026 @ 5pm.

    This GPS support group invites participants to reflect on emotional survival, grief, healing, growth, and resilience throughout the past year. Participants will engage in grounding and shared reflection focused on connection, hope, and emotional processing.

Real Voices, Real Impact

  • “My group experience was exactly how I thought a group session would look like, though I’m additionally amazed with its power and emotions it has brought to surface! And the way we opened to each other and all felt connected after listening to each other – an extraordinary experience!”
    Katarina Subasic
  • “I feel like I’ve been waiting for months to find a space like this. It felt like a relief to speak freely and to hear from folks experiencing similar feelings.”
    GPS Circles of Connection Pilot Participant
  • “The men in our group feel a camaraderie and trust. They feel protected to share their feelings. Instead of focusing on everything that’s going wrong in their lives, they focus on themselves, their own feelings and what they can do for themselves. It’s like their defensiveness melts and they can just be themselves.”
    Peer Specialist in substance use recovery program for parents with young children
  • “I think the important thing for me will be to remember that I am not alone and that a group of people that were totally unknown to me could come together and have a shared positive experience despite the tragic events we were discussing. That will stay with me for a long time to come.”
    GPS Support Group Participant
  • “GPS allows me to facilitate our postpartum and parenting support groups, and helps to ensure that I am conducting the group in an accepting, compassionate, and trauma-informed manner to best support those that attend the group meetings.”
    GPS Facilitator Training Participant

GPS is the Gold Standard in Support Groups

GPS’s evidence-based model is designed to maximize positive impact by providing real healing and lasting transformation.

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A Welcoming, Uplifting Environment

Feel safe and heard in a judgment-free space.

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Expert & Peer-Led Sessions

Groups are guided by trained professionals and individuals with lived experience.

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Proven Support Methods

Incorporating evidence-based techniques like mindfulness, CBT, and somatic grounding.

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Culturally Responsive Groups

Creating space for all people and lived experiences.

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Destigmatizing Experiences

Providing people-centered support with no judgment and no labels.

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Resilience-Based Support

Centering empowerment, healing, and the ability to overcome adversity.

Communities We Serve

GPS adapts to the unique needs of various communities, ensuring accessible, culturally responsive, and effective support.

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Your road to healing and connection begins here. Take the next step towards building resilience, finding support, and creating meaningful connections.

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STEP 1

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Join a group run by our caring, experienced facilitators.

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Find Support

Gain strength and connection to help navigate life’s challenges.

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Create Meaningful Connections

Attend more support groups or learn how to run groups yourself to bring to your community.

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Run Transformative Support Groups with GPS

GPS provides a flexible, evidence-based model that allows facilitators to create meaningful, structured, and trauma-informed group experiences tailored to their communities. Whether you’re supporting mental wellness, guiding skill-building, or navigating difficult discussions, GPS equips you with the tools to lead groups that foster healing, learning, and connection.

With GPS, you can facilitate groups focused on:

Provide a safe, welcoming space where individuals can share experiences, process emotions, and receive group support to strengthen resilience and well-being.

Guide participants in learning and practicing skills such as stress management, communication, and coping strategies that support personal and professional growth.

Provide immediate emotional support for individuals navigating personal or community crises, offering stabilization and connection in a structured group setting.

Provide employees with a structured space for reflection, group support, and professional growth, helping to build resilience, reduce stress, and strengthen team connection.

Create reflective spaces where participants can engage in deep listening and thoughtful dialogue without pressure to problem-solve or debate, allowing for clarity and connection.

Lead groups focused on sharing evidence-based knowledge about mental health, stress, trauma, and interpersonal dynamics, empowering participants with valuable insights and tools.

Facilitate respectful, non-judgmental dialogue around difficult or divisive topics, helping participants listen, reflect, and engage with one another with mutual understanding.

Create group spaces that foster trust, mutual support, and authentic human connection.

GPS groups are designed to be adaptive, inclusive, and deeply relevant to the needs of the people in the room. As a trained GPS facilitator, you’ll have the confidence and skills to run impactful support groups that create lasting change.

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Bring GPS Expert Facilitators to Your Organization

Bring GPS facilitators to your community to lead in-house support groups. Our dynamic, expert-led support groups provide safe, effective, and meaningful spaces to build connections and support transitions for communities facing challenges and at moments of crisis.

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Train Your Team to Lead Groups

Our comprehensive facilitator training empowers your team to lead in-house groups – by and for your community, seamlessly integrating support into daily life. GPS equips leaders to run effective, impactful groups. No prior experience is needed – we provide everything you and your team need to succeed.

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