- UNMASK -
A Queer/Trans Asian
Somatic & Relational
Therapy Group
online from feb. 4 - apr. 22, 2024 (12 weeks total)
every tuesday @ 4:00-5:30pm (pacific daylight time)
limited to 8 participants; first come, first served
no prerequisites required; application deadline extended to january 13
Building community is essential in co-creating the world we want to live in, and it takes practice to grow our capacity to relate authentically. This group is designed to support relational awareness and skill-building for queer/trans adults of the Asian diaspora.
Together we’ll study the shape(s) we each take within a group body and play at the edges of our relational comfort zones. Through somatic practice and group process, we’ll gain deeper insight into the masks we wear and the parts of us that have been conditioned to hide.
Our goal is not to achieve a permanent state of unmaskedness, but rather to slow down, notice, and experiment with taking small risks for the sake of working through the barriers that typically keep us from genuine engagement and connection. We will unpack moments of tension or misunderstanding and practice direct communication, with the intention of paving the way for more intimacy in our lives.
this group is foR:
Queer/trans adults of the Asian diaspora who want to join an affinity community space in which to practice stretching beyond the confines of who we think we have to be in order to belong.
Note that the term “Asian” means different things to different people, and there is no one monolithic Asian identity. It is a term that has historically been used to racialize, categorize, and politically designate peoples. If you identify as being part of the Asian diaspora, you are welcome to this group.
Attendance:
In order to cultivate the consistency and deepening of the container, please sign up only if you intend to participate for the entire 12-week duration (and of course, life happens, and we will flow accordingly).
sliding scale:
$75-130 per session (totaling a range of $300-520 per month, or a range of $900-1560 for the entire program). Payment upfront is preferred; please let me know if you need to work with a payment plan.
The following guide can help you figure out where on the scale you fall:
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I am a low-income earner and/or at poverty level
I am eligible for public assistance
I have medical expenses causing inability to meet basic needs
I am unemployed or under-employed and struggling to meet basic needs
I have debt and it sometimes prohibits me from meeting basic needs
I do not have a car or have limited access to a car but can’t always afford gas
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I am employed and meeting my basic needs
I have access to healthcare
I have access to some financial savings
I have some expendable income
I am able to buy new items
I can take a vacation annually or every few years without financial burden
I own or lease a car
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I am of the property-owning class
I may have some debt but it does not prohibit attainment of basic needs
I have investments, retirement accounts, and/or inherited money
I own or lease a car
I have access to family money and resources in times of need
I have expendable income to travel recreationally
I am employed or do not need to work to meet needs
I am unemployed or work part time by choice
I have a relatively high degree of social capital and/or earning power due to racial privilege, class privilege, gender privilege, level of education, my able body, etc.
the group will convene if/when the following criteria are met:
A minimum of five participants sign up and a threshold of at least $475/session is collectively donated.
Insurance:
If applicable, you will be provided with a superbill to submit to your health insurance for possible reimbursement (please check with your insurance to confirm details).
about the facilitator, infinity ku (they/them):
I’m a queer and gender-free somatic psychotherapist of Chinese descent living on the unceded land of the Chochenyo-speaking Ohlone people, aka the East Bay, CA. As a therapist and facilitator, I love working with folks seeking to deepen their relationships with self/other/earth/cosmos and who are on a journey of unlearning internalized oppression.
My approach to group therapeutic work is informed by somatic methodologies of awareness and change, expressive arts, decolonial feminism, and a personal commitment to an embodied practice of liberatory authenticity. Learn more about me here.
After your completed form is submitted, I will reach out to schedule a one-on-one, 20-minute consultation call so that we can mutually assess fit.