Refuge & Resurrection Groups
Refuge & Resurrection Groups are a space for LGBTQ+ folks to take refuge, share their journeys and find resurrection in new ways.
Refuge & Resurrection Groups
This spring, we are proud to offer a new process group: True Selves: LGBTQIA+ Process Group for Authentic Living. Groups will begin the week of March 17th, and the deadline to sign up is Thursday, March 6th. Don’t delay - interviews will be held on a rolling basis and slots may fill up quickly!
Mental Wellness R&R groups are led by licensed therapists with expertise in LGBTQ+ mental health. Groups will meet for 8 weeks, and each group meeting will last 90 minutes.
Cost: $25-45 per group meeting ($200-360 total for 8 sessions) with a Sliding Scale based on need; full scholarships may be available depending on funding.
Please note that completing this form does not guarantee your registration. It is a preliminary interest form. After you submit this form, someone will be in touch with you regarding setting up an initial conversation regarding joining the R&R Group.
This season, R&R Groups are funded by The Oasis: The LGBT Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark.
Group Description
"True Selves: LGBTQIA+ Process Group for Authentic Living" Led by Matt Lieser, MA, LCPC
This eight week group will allow you to build skills for connection and being more vulnerable with others in the queer community. We will spend time on mindfulness and attunement to our bodies and feelings. We will have topics geared towards uncovering our values and how we want to live those values in 2025. We will look at personal obstacles that prevent us from thriving in our identity as queer people. We will learn from one another and build tools that can help us overcome any personal obstacles that may be holding us back from meeting our potential.
Facilitator Bio
Leading True Selves: LGBTQIA+ Process Group for Authentic Living
From the Peace Corps in Guatemala, to international business with a fortune 500 company, to 6 years in religious life, my paradigm is one of compassion for those that are deemed less by society and those that endure injustice and suffering. My approach to counseling is to release you from undue suffering based on a false sense of identity in order to uncover your true self and deepest desires.
I believe there are many paths to fulfillment however the same formula that works for each of us; a sense of connection and intimacy with others and purpose which drives our actions. The key to connection and purpose lies in each session as we collaboratively work to uncover your authentic self and overcome obstacles that prevent authentic living.
I hold a degree in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola University and have over 12 years of experience in mental health counseling.
My clients, no matter their gender and orientation, learn to love deeply, live fully, and find a passion to share their internal gifts and beauty with whom they come into contact. Expect to grow in self-awareness, purity of intention and a life free of undue suffering and disappointment. Meaning, purpose and transformation should be a part of everyone’s journey.
Matt Lieser, MA, LCPC
