You're not alone.
A free, therapist-led, strictly confidential support group for transgender and gender-diverse Arizonans, ages 13 and up. We meet once a month, in person, and we hold space for whoever shows up.
always free.
ATSGisasmall,monthlygatheringoftransgenderandgender-diversepeopleinArizona.Nofees,nopaperwork.Membershiphasnevercostathingandneverwill—becausethepeoplewhoneededthisroomcouldn'thaveaffordedapaywallinfrontofit.
Meet who keeps this room open.
We started meeting in 2014 because some of us couldn't find a room that fit. So we built one. Once a month, in person, in Phoenix. These are the people who keep it open.
Jules
Snack rotation. Door buzzer.
Came in eighteen months into transition and finally stopped explaining herself in every room. Brings the snacks now because she remembers what it felt like to sit through a meeting on an empty stomach.
What you walk into.
Format
Once a month, in person, in Phoenix. Roughly two hours. Free. No registration, no paperwork — you tell Mary you're coming and she'll write back with the address.
The room
Therapist-led and strictly confidential. No notes, no recordings, no telling the outside world you were ever in it. The door closes when the meeting starts.
What you do
Talk if you want, listen if you don't. There's no agenda and no pressure. People share what they're carrying. Some weeks it's heavy. Some weeks it's not.
The same room, every first Wednesday, since 2003.
The room has had the same purpose since the start — accepting, comfortable, non-threatening. Trans and gender-diverse folks come, and the spouses, parents, allies, and significant others who walk in with them come too. A handful of us go to dinner together after.
Held by Mary Brasch, LPCPhoenix, Arizona
We saved you a seat.
Send the room a note. Someone holding the door this month will write back within a few days with the address.
Leave a message — we'll get back to you in a few days.