About us
Born from listening. Built with love.
Deep Compassion Group is a Sarasota-based nonprofit dedicated to meeting people in their most tender moments, and walking with them toward hope.
Our founder
"I started with a single conversation."
Years ago, after losing someone deeply loved, our founder discovered that the only thing that truly helped her was being heard, without advice, without rush, without judgment.
She began offering that same listening to women in her neighborhood. One coffee turned into a circle, the circle turned into a group, and the group became Deep Compassion.
Today she leads a community of volunteers, therapists and friends who believe healing is something we do together.
Mission
To create accessible spaces of emotional healing and human connection for those who need it most.
Vision
A world where vulnerability is met with compassion, and no one carries their pain alone.
Values
Empathy, dignity, inclusion, presence and the quiet courage of showing up for one another.
Our journey
Six years of holding hearts.
2019
A quiet beginning
A small circle of friends gathered in a Sarasota living room to listen, and never stopped.
2020
Casa de Cura opens
Our first house of healing welcomes guests through the hardest season.
2022
Mothers' program launches
Postpartum support groups begin meeting weekly across the city.
2023
Newcomers welcomed
We open dedicated spaces for immigrants navigating life in the US.
2025
1,200 lives held
Our community grows, and so does the warmth of every gathering.
A community that holds you.
Sarasota is our home, but the heart of DCG reaches everyone who needs a soft place to land, in person, online, in any language of love.
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