GPALA

03/11/2026

📣 Are you working with only children in your practice?

Save the date for our workshop focused on only children in group dynamics!

Contact our events team at [email protected] for questions.

👋 Hope to see you all there

02/09/2026

GPALA Board of Directors is grateful to collaborate with mission-driven organizations in our community.
We are honored to partner with Open Path Counseling Center Open Paths Counseling Center, whose work expands access to low-cost mental health services and supports clinicians working with high-acuity and marginalized populations. This internal training focuses on practical, trauma-informed approaches to facilitating group therapy, with attention to structure, safety, and clinical decision-making.
To learn more about Open Path’s impact and the real difference they are making in their community, we encourage you to visit their page. For questions about GPALA Community Outreach trainings or collaborations, please contact our Outreach team at [email protected]

01/22/2026

In this episode, Angelo talks with Dr. Carlos Canales about his transformative journey from Peru to becoming a pioneering voice in somatic group therapy. Dr. Canales shares how his experience of separ

01/21/2026

✨ Upcoming GPALA Workshop: Teens in Group✨

Join us for Building Belonging: The Therapeutic Power of Teen Groups, a thoughtful and practical workshop exploring how group therapy can foster connection, resilience, and identity development for adolescents.

🗓 Saturday, February 21
⏰ 1:30–5:30 PM (PST)
📍 12304 Santa Monica Boulevard., Suite 115 Los Angeles 90025

Presented by Stefani Roscoe, LCSW, CGP and Morgan Haigh, LMFT

🔗 Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-belonging-the-therapeutic-power-of-teen-groups-tickets-1980808035155

01/08/2026

📣 Are you working with teens in your practice?
🆕 Exciting news! Save the date for our first training event of 2026 focused on teens in group
📝 Questions? Contact our events team at [email protected]
👋 Hope to see you all there

11/17/2025

🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄SAVE THE DATE🎄 🎄 🎄
⛄️ GPALA’s annual holiday party is on December 14th, 2025 from 5-8pm in Highland Park, CA
⛄️ join us for a festive night of friendship, networking and community
⛄️ GPALA members and plus ones are warmly welcome
⛄️check the list serv for more details or check our website: https://www.gpala.org/events/holiday-party
⛄️ contact us at [email protected] for questions
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09/24/2025

🌈✨ Registration is Closing Tomorrow ✨🌈

Last chance to join us for GPALA’s Fall Conference: Queering Our Groups – Moving Beyond Inclusion on September 27–28, 2025 at The Alamo in Highland Park

Now more than ever, it’s essential for therapists and group leaders to have the tools to create queer-affirming, mindful, and inclusive spaces. This highly experiential weekend offers inspiring plenaries, demonstration groups, and small group sessions that give you both the knowledge and lived experience of what affirming group work can look and feel like.

Spots are limited and registration closes soon—don’t miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and grow together in community.

Our 2-day annual conference will develop your cultural competence in working with gender and sexuality in psychotherapy & groups.

09/19/2025

Shout out to our friend & co-president Charles Zhipeng Zeng for his AGPA feature 👏👏

09/12/2025

There’s still time to register for our fall conference! 😃

Check it out: eventbrite.com/e/queering-our-groups-moving-beyond-inclusion-tickets-1543021531939

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09/11/2025

We’re thrilled to invite you to our annual Fall Conference, Queering Our Groups: Moving Beyond Inclusion presented by Dr. DeSilva, on September 27–28, 2025 (8 AM–5 PM) at The Alamo, 6401 Ruby Street, Los Angeles, CA 90042.

This two-day gathering will feature inspiring plenaries, experiential small groups, and demonstration groups that help us learn, connect, and grow together. The structure of the conference is what makes group so powerful—it allows us to truly get to know one another and experience the richness of our community.

Find all the details via Eventbrite—we’d love to see you there!

Scholarships available: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLiOU4B3O_GXinHpVrlj5WBUpKFyaI85cPYcbGlWEYemPapw/viewform

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queering-our-groups-moving-beyond-inclusion-tickets-1543021531939

Our 2-day annual conference will develop your cultural competence in working with gender and sexuality in psychotherapy & groups.

08/27/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out for our annual summer party. It was wonderful to connect with our members & friends in the community. We hope to see you all later this year at our holiday gathering 😎🎉