Groups for Therapists
"Every therapist should have a therapy group for themselves to prevent burnout and for their continued professional and personal growth."
- IRVING YALOM, MD
Current Group Offerings for Therapists
Process & Consultation Group For Latinx Therapists*
Tuesdays 3:00pm - 4:30pm EST (meets every 2 weeks)
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Process & Consultation Group For BIPOC & Latinx Therapists*
Fridays 12:00pm -1:30pm EST (meets every 2 weeks)
Being a therapist—especially one holding marginalized identities—is deeply meaningful work. And yet, it can be isolating, emotionally taxing, and difficult to sustain within systems that weren’t built with us in mind. These groups, facilitated by Dr. Sophia Aguirre, offer a space for BIPOC and Latinx therapists to come together in community—centering collective healing, connection, and personal & professional growth within a liberatory and decolonized framework.
We believe that your most important tool as a clinician is you—your relational self. These groups offer a space where therapists and therapists-in-training can deepen self-awareness, unlearn internalized oppression, and reclaim their voice through authentic connection. This is a place to decenter whiteness, reject perfectionism, and show up in your full complexity.
Grounded in cultural humility, anti-oppressive practice, and collective care, these groups nurture your personal and professional evolution—without forcing you to shrink, code-switch, or over-explain.
*Please note: these groups strive to be inclusive spaces that are affirming of diverse & marginalized identities; we welcome therapists from all cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities. The Process & Consultation Groups for BIPOC & Latinx Therapists are affinity-based group that is only open to members that self-identify as members of the Latinx and/or BIPOC community.
What to Expect
This is a process-oriented consultation group—not a therapy group—but it is a space where vulnerability, reflection, and growth are deeply welcomed. We observe confidentiality and co-create a brave space where your full humanity is honored.
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Here’s what group members can expect:
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Liberatory, decolonial foundation: We intentionally challenge dominant clinical paradigms that center whiteness, Eurocentric norms, and individualism. We make room for ancestral wisdom, community-rooted knowledge, and non-Western understandings of healing.
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Here-and-now exploration: We’ll engage in the present moment experience—naming thoughts, feelings, and relational dynamics as they arise in the group.
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Process + consultation: You can bring in anything that feels meaningful—clinical dilemmas, countertransference, identity-based experiences, burnout, money mindset, imposter syndrome, and more.
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Authentic relating: Members are invited to share feedback, practice courageous vulnerability, and explore relational patterns in real time.
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Unpacking Internalized White Supremacy & Colonialism: We will work to recognize and unlearn harmful narratives stemming from internalized oppression so that members may reclaim their identities with a sense of empowerment.
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Group-as-lab: The group process is used to illuminate both personal and professional relational dynamics. You’ll have the opportunity to experience group work both as a member and as an emerging leader.
Dr. Aguirre facilitates her groups from a relational, feminist, and anti-racist lens, that holds space for the complexity of being a therapist of color navigating systems of oppression while showing up with integrity and care.
Who Could Benefit
These groups are designed for:
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BIPOC and Latinx mental health professionals—including psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFTs, psychiatrists, and therapists-in-training (students, interns, pre-licensed clinicians).
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Therapists seeking a liberatory and decolonized space to reflect on their clinical identities, countertransference, and inner world.
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Clinicians wanting to expand cultural humility through intersectional, sociocultural inquiry and deep dialogue around power, privilege, and oppression.
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Group therapists pursuing CGP certification, who are accruing supervision hours (this group meets those requirements).
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Those interested in learning group facilitation and leadership skills through active participation and observation of a live process group.
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Therapists yearning for community care and authentic connection outside of colonized clinical spaces.
Ready to Participate?
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Contact Dr. Sophia Aguirre to schedule a 45-minute initial pre-group consultation ($100 fee). During this meeting, we will explore your goals, answer your questions, review the group expectations and assess if this group will meet your needs.
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A minimum commitment of 6 sessions is required for all new group remembers.
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Financial Investment: $85/group session. Reduced fee/sliding scale slots available for those with financial need.
Why Work with Dr. Sophia Aguirre
Dr. Sophia Aguirre (she/her/ella) is a bilingual Chicana/Latina/Mestiza psychologist and eldest daughter of Mexican immigrants. With over 15 years of clinical experience, she is deeply committed to supporting the healing and growth of fellow therapists—particularly those navigating the complexities of marginalization and systemic oppression.
Dr. Aguirre specializes in group therapy as a powerful, relational space where therapists can show up fully, reflect deeply, and grow in community. Her work centers BIPOC, Latinx, LGBTQIA+, and other marginalized clinicians seeking spaces that are culturally responsive, decolonized, and liberatory.
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Throughout her professional career, Dr. Aguirre has been unwavering in her pursuit of training, education, and professional experiences that elevate the field of group psychotherapy. She is a Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP), a credential awarded by the International Board for Certification of Group Psychotherapists. In recognition of her leadership, scholarship, and clinical excellence, she was elected a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) in 2020—an honor that reflects her outstanding contributions to the field.
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Dr. Aguirre’s clinical path began in university counseling centers, where she served as the Group Therapy Coordinator and provided therapy and supervision to emerging clinicians. Since 2009, she has maintained a thriving private practice, and in 2020, she founded the Aguirre Center for Inclusive Psychotherapy, a practice rooted in anti-oppressive values, clinical integrity, and cultural humility.
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Known for her blend of candor, warmth, and deep insight, Dr. Aguirre creates group spaces that encourage emotional vulnerability, authentic relating, and critical reflection. Her groups invite therapists to explore countertransference, relational patterns, burnout, money narratives, and identity work—while rejecting the pressure to conform to white-dominant norms. ​Working with Dr. Aguirre is more than consultation—it’s a return to self, a commitment to liberation, and a collective practice in showing up with courage and integrity.
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You can learn more about Dr. Aguirre’s theoretical orientation and background here.
