Trans Kids Playgroup and Parent Support Circle
Facilitated by Emmett Stanfield, LICSW; Alex Brott, LMHC
Licensed clinician
About this group
This 10-week group will give your wonderful trans/GNC kiddos a chance to share the joys and challenges of their gender experience, and connect with their gender diverse peers in a warm and understanding environment. Group sessions will blend facilitated discussion with space for free play in which youth can engage with one another freely, joyfully, and authentically. We are also excited to offer a concurrent, facilitated parent support group for parents of trans and GNC youth to share emotional support, helpful resources, and parenting strategies to help your kids thrive.
Neurodivergent-affirming
This group is neurodivergent-affirming, welcoming the
full range of neurodivergence, not only autism and ADHD.
Accessibility
This space is partially wheelchair accessible, but not fully. There is a "quieter" room and a "louder" room for kids with varying sensory needs. Please share with us any particular access needs you may have!
Details
- Format
- In-person
- Group type
- Closed (fixed membership once filled)
- Schedule
- Tuesday · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Weekly · 10 sessions, 19 January 2027 – 30 March 2027
- How long it runs
- A set number of sessions
- Session length
- 90 minutes
- Location
- Seattle, Seattle metro
- Cost
- Sliding scale, $25-$75
- Facilitator type
- Licensed clinician
- Topics
- LGBTQ+ support, Parenting, Transgender, gender-affirming care, trans joy
- Who it's for
- Children (under 13), Parents & caregivers
- Time of day
- Evening (5pm & later)
- Gender identity
- Women (cis & trans), Men (cis & trans), Transgender women, Transgender men, Non-binary, Two-Spirit, Gender-expansive / genderqueer, Trans & gender-diverse, All gender identities welcome, This group is for transgender and gender non-conforming children and their parents
- Sexual orientation
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Pansexual, Asexual / ace-spectrum, Heterosexual / straight
- Community & culture
- People of the Global Majority, Black, Indigenous, Latine / Latino/a, Asian, Southeast Asian, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (NHPI), South Asian, SWANA (Southwest Asian & North African), African, Multiracial, Immigrant, Refugee, Asylum seeker, This is a racially and ethnically diverse group, though them majority of the participants and facilitators are white.
- Faith & spirituality
- Interfaith / all faiths welcome, spirituality is not a focus of the group
- Language held in
- English
- Approach / Modality
- Person-centered / humanistic, Psychoeducation, Peer support, Liberation-focused & decolonial, Integrative, Child-centered play therapy
Get in touch
email Emmett at emmett@emmettstanfieldmsw.com