Support Groups

Self Help Center

Restoring Hope for Healing Minds

Support Groups

Monday

10:00 a.m. -- Recovery, Inc.
1:00 p.m. -- Healing From Traumatic Experiences
2:30 p.m. -- WRAP

Tuesday

10:30 a.m. -- CenterWorks (Self Esteem Component)
1:00 p.m. -- Bipolar Support Group (DBSA)
2:30 -- Dissociative Disorders Support Group

Wednesday

10:30 a.m. -- Healthy Lifestyles (Film Series Component)
12:00 p.m. -- Brown Bag Lunch (Guest Speaker)*
1:00 p.m. -- Procovery
2:15 p.m. -- Town Hall Meeting**
2:30 p.m. -- New Member Orientation***

Thursday

10:00 a.m. -- B.R.I.D.G.E.S. Support Group
1:00 p.m. -- Healing Arts (various art projects)
1:00 p.m. -- Healthy Lifestyles (Visual Symptoms Component****)
2:30 p.m. -- Schizophrenics Anonymous

Friday

10:30 a.m. -- Managing Anxiety
1:00 p.m. -- Social Phobics Anonymous
2:00 p.m. -- Healthy Lifestyles (Exercise component)

* The Brown Bag Lunch Speaker Series is held on the 4th Wednesday of the month only

** The Town Hall Meeting is held the first Wednesday of the month only

*** New Member Orientation is held the second Wednesday of the month only

**** Visual Symptoms is open to three individuals per two-week period. Prior sign-up is required.

What is a Self Help Support Group?

Self-help support groups bring together people with common experiences. They empower people to help themselves, and others, on their path of recovery. Participation in a self-help group can end the stress and lonliness of dealing with a mental illness alone. Participants share their experiences, provide understanding and support, and help each other in finding new ways to approach problems. It is beneficial to be with people who share a common concern and to gather information. A support group can help one regain self-esteem as one becomes involved and helps others in the group. According to the American Psychological Association's Dictionary of Psychology, potential benefits of self help groups include friendship, emotional support, experiential knowledge, identity, meaningful roles, and a sense of belonging.