Online group for women · Across California
You were never meant to carry it alone.
A small, closed circle of women healing from trauma, together. Held online, led by a licensed therapist who understands the weight you have been holding.
Trauma does not stay in the past. It lives in the body, in the sleepless nights, the tight chest, the sudden tears, the sense that you are always bracing for the next thing.
You have probably learned to function anyway. To show up, to hold it together, to be the strong one. But functioning is not the same as healing, and doing it alone is exhausting. There is something that individual work, as good as it is, cannot give you: a room of women who understand without needing it explained. That is what this group is.
Who this circle is for
If any of this is your life right now
This online trauma support group is for women in California living with the long aftermath of trauma, whether it happened recently or decades ago.
Women carrying childhood trauma that still shapes how you love, trust, and rest.
Survivors living with PTSD or the symptoms of it, even without a formal diagnosis.
Those who feel the trauma in the body, in tension, fatigue, pain, and a nervous system that never fully settles.
Women who are tired of carrying it alone and want to heal alongside others who understand.
What it is
A closed circle, not a drop-in room
This is a licensed, clinician-led women's trauma group, held securely online for California residents. It is a closed cohort, which means the same small group of women begins together, moves through the weeks together, and finishes together. Nothing about trauma healing happens in a room that changes every week. Safety comes from the same faces, the same trust, built over time.
It is grounded in an approach that treats trauma as something the body holds, not only something the mind remembers. You will leave each session with real understanding and practical ways to work with your own nervous system, alongside the quiet, steadying power of not being the only one.
How the circle is held
Small, consistent, and safe by design
Small enough that every voice has room, large enough to feel held.
One evening a week, a protected space that is only yours.
Long enough to go somewhere real, with the same women beside you.
Held on secure, confidential video. Join from wherever you feel safest.
Held with care
What this space asks, and protects
A trauma circle is powerful because of how carefully it is held. You will never be asked to relive or narrate the details of what happened to you. This is not a place for retelling the worst moments, which can overwhelm a room. It is a place for support, understanding, and learning to work with what trauma left behind.
Every woman is welcomed through a short, private conversation with me first, so the circle stays safe for everyone in it. If what you need right now is one-on-one care or crisis support, I will tell you honestly and help you find the right next step. The group is a companion to healing, not a substitute for individual or emergency care.
The investment
One price, the whole journey
Your seat is reserved with a deposit after we speak, with the balance due before the first session. Payment plans available on request.
How to join
Three quiet steps
Apply
Fill out a short, private application. A few gentle questions about what brings you here and what you are hoping for. It takes only a few minutes.
We talk
A brief, no-pressure call with me to make sure the circle is the right fit for you, and you for it. This is how the group stays safe for everyone.
Your seat is saved
If it is a fit, I send you a private link to reserve your place. Then you simply show up, and let yourself be held for a while.
Honest answers
Questions women ask before they join
Is this group therapy or a support group?
It is a clinician-led group facilitated by a licensed therapist, which is why it is currently open to California residents. It blends the depth of clinical understanding with the warmth of a support circle, so you get real guidance and the comfort of shared experience.
Do I have to share my story?
No. You will never be asked to describe or relive the details of your trauma. You share only what feels right, when it feels right. Many women find that simply being in the room with others who understand is where the healing begins.
Is it confidential?
Yes. The group is held on secure, private video, and confidentiality is a core agreement every member makes. What is shared in the circle stays in the circle.
I live in California but not in San Diego. Can I join?
Yes. Because the circle is held entirely online, it is open to women anywhere in California, whether you are in Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Sacramento, the Central Valley, or a small town in between.
What if I am already in individual therapy?
That is wonderful, and the two work beautifully together. Many women do this group alongside their own therapy. You are welcome to let your therapist know you are joining.
What if I am in crisis right now?
A group is not the right container for acute crisis, and it would not be fair to you to pretend otherwise. In our first conversation, if I sense you need more immediate or individual support, I will tell you honestly and help you find it. You can always return to the circle when the time is right.
Who will hold the circle
Dr. Regina Ransom
I am a licensed therapist, a Navy veteran, and a woman who knows something about surviving and rebuilding. My work has always centered on what trauma does to the body long after the talking stops, and on the particular strength of women who keep going while carrying more than anyone knows.
I built this circle because healing was never meant to be a solitary act. For years I have watched women do brave, lonely work on their own, and I kept thinking about what could happen if they did it together instead. This is that room.
You do not have to be the strong one here.
The next circle is forming now
Seats are limited, on purpose. If something in you has been waiting for a space like this, this is your invitation to step into it.
New Birth Family Counseling provides this group to California residents as part of its licensed clinical services. It is not a crisis service. If you are in immediate danger or crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or call 911.