Unemployed in Tech Support Group
An online support group for Californians in tech who are involuntarily out of work
Are you feeling demoralized, defeated, and exhausted from the job search?
Are you feeling hopeless, stuck, and unable to move past your own grief or shame around being unemployed?
Do you feel a crushing sense of loneliness, despite knowing you’re not alone in these experiences?
Knowing you’re not alone is one thing, but feeling it is another thing entirely. Being in community with folks who are facing similar challenges can make you feel better, and help you move through tough emotions to get un-stuck. In this support group, you will both give and receive support from others so that you can reclaim yourself, your agency, and move forward.
Thursdays, 10:30am-12:30pm
starting February 6, 2025
Build community to combat feelings of isolation
Get support for grief around loss of routine, purpose, identity
Get support for shame and learn how to set the shame aside
Give support to other group members whose experiences may closely mirror your own
Develop genuine care for your self and build curiosity around your needs
Acknowledge all of the (often invisible) work you’re doing
Reclaim your agency when things feel out of your control
In this group, you can expect to…
Ready to attend the support group?
We just need to get some paperwork squared away before you can attend your first group session, so be sure to register a few days before the first group session you’d like to attend.
Frequently asked questions
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Register here
Within 2 business days, you will receive an invite via email to the therapy portal. Fill out your paperwork on the therapy portal, including your method of payment (you will NOT be charged yet)
Once your paperwork has been completed, you’ll receive an email from me with the link to register for each individual weekly session
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After registering and filling out your initial paperwork, you’ll receive a link to a page where you’ll sign up for each weekly session individually. You’ll receive an email reminder each week with the link as well.
You must sign up no later than 10:00pm the night before the session you’d like to attend. You’ll receive confirmation of your registration via email.
If we run out of space for that week’s session (each session can accommodate up to 12 people), you’ll be put on a waitlist for that session and will be notified if a spot becomes available.
An hour before the session you sign up for begins, you’ll receive a link to a zoom room via email (it will be a different link each week)
After a group session you signed up for has ended, the card you entered on the Therapy Portal will be charged.
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You may cancel your registration at no charge up to 12.5 hours before the start of the group session (by 10:00pm the night prior)
If you cancel after 10:00pm the night before the session, you will be charged for the session.
If fewer than 3 people register for any given week, the support group will be cancelled for that week and you’ll be notified by email the night before the session. You will not be charged for sessions that are cancelled due to low attendance.
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When you fill out your paperwork on the Therapy Portal after your initial registration, you will be asked to include a method of payment. However, you will not be charged at the time of your initial registration.
You will only be charged under three circumstances:
You sign up for and attend one of the weekly group sessions
You sign up for a weekly group session but cancel with less than 12.5 hours notice
You sign up for one of the weekly group sessions but do not cancel and do not show up
In any of these cases, you will be charged in the afternoon or evening following that week’s group session.
You will not be charged for any of the following circumstances:
You do not sign up for a week’s group session
You cancel a sign up with at least 12.5 hours of notice
The group session is cancelled by the facilitator for any reason
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Each session is $35.
If you attend once in any given month, it would cost $35 that month. If you attended four times in one month, it would cost $140 over the course of that month.
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The group will meet online on Thursdays—the time is TBD, but will likely be either 10:30am or 2:30pm
We will use a HIPAA-compliant zoom room for all sessions. The link will be emailed to you an hour before the session if you’ve signed up to attend that week’s group session.
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The group’s size may change from week to week, but there will always be a minimum of 3 group members and a maximum of 12.
(If fewer than 3 people register to attend any given week, that week’s session will be cancelled.)
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This support group is designed to be extremely flexible. When you sign up and fill out paperwork, you are signaling to me that you will attend at least one group session in the future, but you are not committing to any set number of sessions.
tl;dr
Each session can accommodate 3-12 people
Register for a session by 10:00pm the night before the session at the latest to secure a spot
If there are already 12 people signed up when you register for a week, you will be added to a waitlist
Cancel a registration by 10:00pm the night before the session to avoid a cancellation fee
If fewer than 3 people register on any given week, the group session will be cancelled that week
Ready to attend the support group?
We just need to get some paperwork squared away before you can attend your first group session, so be sure to register a few days before the first group session you’d like to attend.
Attending a support group is powerful way for people who are going through similar struggles to feel seen and be supported. As a former product manager, I have lived industry experience—I am not a stranger to this world. And as a therapist and group facilitator, I bring trauma-informed practices to help promote a safe and compassionate environment.