Founded in 2016 and based at 1220 Rosecrans Street in Point Loma, San Diego, Groundswell Community Project is a surf-therapy nonprofit that runs trauma-informed, clinician-supported programs for women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals from historically marginalized communities along the Sunset Cliffs coastline. Multi-week cohorts pair mental-health facilitators with certified surf instructors, blending clinical group processing with ocean-based somatic practice — a therapeutic framework that bridges the gap between conventional talk therapy at peninsula providers such as Helm & Harbor Counseling and experiential healing modalities. Sliding-scale pricing and scholarship slots remove financial barriers, opening the lineup to participants who would otherwise lack access to both surfing instruction and structured mental-health support in a single program. The organization trains its own Surf Therapy Facilitators through a certification track that equips leaders in 13-plus global partner communities — from Baja California to South Africa — with culturally responsive, trauma-informed tools for replicating the Point Loma model. San Diego programs use boards shaped by local peninsula makers including Sharp Eye Surf Boards, matching participants with equipment sized for entry-level paddling and wave-catching rather than performance shortboards. The highest-investment program cycle is the Facilitator Training cohort, which combines ocean practicum, clinical-supervision hours, and community-building workshops into a multi-month credential that graduates carry into independent surf-therapy practice worldwide.