Who we are
Groundswell Community Project is a global non-profit dedicated to creating safer, braver spaces for healing, connection, and empowerment through the ocean.
Rooted in trauma-informed, community-centered care, we support individuals, community leaders, and organizations in reclaiming their relationship with their bodies, nature, and one another through the transformative practice of surf therapy.
What is Groundswell Surf Therapy™?
Our research-based surf therapy curriculum, programs, and trainings are rooted in somatic, trauma-informed, eco, play, and community therapy models to best support the holistic healing of womxn and their communities overcoming various forms of trauma and the impact on mental health, community health, and ocean health.
Groundswell is the first in the field to be recognized as an accredited training facility providing CEU’s in Surf Therapy!
Where We’re Headed
We envision a world where the healing power of the ocean is accessible to all—where surf therapy is not just a clinical tool, but a global movement for mental health, community connection, and collective healing.
Through a network of empowered individuals, volunteer leaders, and trained facilitators, we are building a future where every person has the opportunity to find belonging, strength, and transformation in the waves.

Groundswell in the media
WATCH NATGEO DOCUSERIES #IMPACT WITH GAL GADOT EP. 2 “SURF SISTERS”
In Partnership with Gal Gadot & Jaron Varsano, Groundswell Surf Therapy Facilitator 2018-2022, Kelsey Ellis, Dana Marie Ahmed LMFT, and Groundswell Bay Area Team.
MAKING WAVES IN PERU
Empowering Women and Girls through Surf Therapy: Breaking barriers and shaping a brighter future through the healing power of the ocean! Dive in “Hermanas del Surf” film, and learn more about the Groundswell Community in Huanchaco, Peru, a World Surf Heritage site.
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