Why We Need Volunteer Facilitators
The Generous Listening Emotional Support Groups continue to grow through people who feel called to create spaces of empathy, presence, and connection. Volunteer Facilitators play a central role in sustaining and expanding this model, ensuring that emotional support becomes accessible to more communities.
By guiding new circles, facilitators help create environments where participants can experience the transformative power of generous listening.
Who Is a Volunteer Facilitator?
Volunteer Facilitators guide five-week Emotional Support Groups using our structured approach. They hold space, model generous listening, and support participants as they reflect, share, and reconnect with themselves and others.
They do not offer therapy.
They offer presence and a safe space for sharing.
The Pathway
1. Experience the Five-Week Program
Every facilitator begins as a participant. Experiencing the five-week program is essential for understanding the rhythm and spirit of the groups.
2. Lead Your Own Group
With guidance and continuous support, facilitators begin leading circles in their own communities, helping the model reach more people.
3. Join the Volunteer Facilitator Training
A structured one-day training led by psychologists and program coordinators, including:
- foundations of generous listening
- trauma-informed practice
- group dynamics & circle methodology
- ethics, boundaries, and emotional safety
- session-by-session facilitation tools
- supervision
Our Volunteers
Who Can Become a Volunteer Facilitator?
You may be a good fit if you:
completed a five-week Emotional Support Group want to support others through presence and listening
value empathy, confidentiality, and respectful community practice
feel comfortable holding space for small groups are open to ongoing learning and supervision
A mental-health background is welcome but not required.
What You Will Receive
A comprehensive Facilitator Guide
Step-by-step session plans
Tools for grounding, reflection, and dialogue
Supervision
Access to the Facilitator Community
A Growing Movement
Volunteer Facilitators help make emotional support accessible to anyone who needs it.
With each new group, generous listening becomes a shared culture and practice, one that strengthens communities and fosters understanding, resilience, and compassion.
Volunteer Facilitators help build a culture where people feel seen, valued, and connected.
Ready to Begin?
If you feel drawn to create compassionate spaces, support emotional wellbeing, and help generous listening reach new communities, we invite you to step into the Volunteer Facilitator Pathway.
Crisis
Support Note:
If you are in an immediate crisis, please contact your local emergency number or one of these [crisis hotlines]. These groups are not a substitute for therapy but can be a powerful complement to your healing journey.