Find a Group: Therapy and Support Group Bulletin Board
SC-CAMFT does not officially endorse these groups but rather provides a bulletin board for members to advertise their group offerings. Email group announcements or changes to: newsletter@santacruztherapist.org .
Active Imagination and SoulCollage Groups Tuesday evenings. For details and themes visit www.sirate.com or contact Mariabruna Sirabella, LMFT, MFC36481 at varunas@sbcglobal.net or 768-1442. CEUs available (provide #3049).
Anxiety/Stress Reduction, 6-week classes Monday evenings, 6:30–8:00pm. Autogenic training, mindfulness, hypnotherapy, guided meditation. Beila Krow, MFT MFC 25627 beilak@cruzio.com www.beilakrow.com
Awakening the Dream Dream Group, bimonthly Tuesdays. Eva Rider, MFT MFC34393 427-9108 evarider@cruzers.com
Asperger's Disorder, pragmatic communication and skills for teens with Asperger's Disorder. Craig W. Clark, MFT MFC34874 476-5758. Bryceclark@aol.com
2 Expressive Arts Therapy groups for women. Group 1–support/empowerment. Group 2–trauma therapy group. Alternate Mondays 6:00–8:00pm. Sliding scale. Brigid Ryan, MFT MFC43260 515-4104
Basic Sanity A Tibetan Buddhist approach to mindfulness based group process. Ongoing, 6 month group sessions--Enter a mandala of personal wholeness through relational exploration. Fridays' 11-12:30 process group. Students & Interns receive counseling hours. Call for a complementary interview. Karuna Fluhart-Negrete, MFT MFC46611 831-535-8693 www.colorheals.com
Bodysoul Dream Group with Andrea Wells, MFT MFC33997. Monthly gathering to explore dreams through active imagination, movement, and art grounded in Jungian Analyst Marion Woodman's teachings. Bodysoulgatherings.com or 425-3369.
Creative Transformation Support Group Discover your creative juices as you play in a supportive circle of others exploring healing and transformation! Every other Monday 6-8PM in Santa Cruz. Sliding scale/insurance. Jennifer Alexander, MFT MFC37673 425-4466 www.jAlexanderMFT.com
Food, Weight and Body Issues: Support groups for women. Andrea Wachter, MFT MFC29325 and Marsea Marcus, MFT MFC29637 with Innersolutions. 476-7500 www.innersolutions.net
Get Unstuck is a goal directed, expressive arts group designed to help people overcome self-defeating patterns and live more productive lives. Openings every quarter. Andrew Purchin, LCSW, LCS17435 460-0241 www.uncomfortableisgood.com
Intuitive Eating for Food and Weight Issues. Learn and practice intuitive eating in a safe environment. 10–week groups and quarterly workshops co-led by Diana Elwyn MFT MFC30349 and Barbara Christie MS RD 431893 427-9028 livingitlovingit@aol.com
Highly Sensitive, Shy, Depressed and/or Socially Anxious Persons' Support Group. Beila Krow, MFT MFC25627 477-1232 beilak@cruzio.com www.beilakrow.com
Latency Age. Behavioral and social skills group for latency age boys. Craig W. Clark, MFT MFC34874 476-5758
Men's Group: A time for men. Openings every quarter for the group. Tim Hartnett, MFT MFC27228 464-2922 timphd@comcast.net, web: santacruztherapist.net
Midlife Issues. Midlife support for women. Eva Rider, MFT MFC34393 427-9108 evarider@cruzers.com
Parenting the Unique Child for parents of children with high sensitivity, difficulties with managing energy, or social awkwardness. Monday evenings, 6:00-8:00 PM. Vivian Gratton, MFT Intern 56728, supervised by Debra Sloss, MFT MFC38982, 423-9444 ext. 304
Practical Aliveness: Tools for Conscious Living. A sharing and discussion group meets Weds. eve 7:00-9:00PM. Viki Markham PsyD., MFT MFC20219 335-7270 www.practicalaliveness.com
Prelicensed Support Group. Ongoing monthly group serving students, trainees and interns. Meets on the 3rd Friday of each month from 12:15–1:45pm at the office of Keith Britany, MFT, (831) 566-3728 or email internsupport. Available to chapter members.
Psychodynamic Process Group. Practice giving and receiving feedback; clarify boundaries/projections. Develop greater self-awareness of emotional triggers and skill communicating. www.kathygusewelle.com MFT17845
Relationship Enrichment Class for Couples. 7–week sessions offered throughout the year. Couples build skills and deepen their connection. Karen Belford, LCSW LCS18429 423-4137
Transformational Expressive Art and Writing Group for Women meets quarterly for 6 weeks. T. Antonia Broccoli, LCSW LCS23968 teresantonia@yahoo.com 425-4409.
Women's Expressive Arts Group Support group for therapists and support/therapy groups for women. Brigid Ryan, MFT MFC43260 515-4104
Women In Transition: understanding change and growing through times of turmoil. Cathryn Clark, MFT MFC31955 454-1166
Women's Journey to Self An exploratory Creative Women's Group, Anna Dasbach, MFTI 52235, sliding scale. 425-3314. Supervised by Cathy Curtis, LCSW LCS17643
Women's Support and Empowerment Group meets Monday evenings 7–8:30pm. Exploration and celebration of self, power and relationship through dialogue, inner journey and expressive arts. Andrea Rossi, MFT MFC32740 427-5599
Write It Out! A Creative Writing Group for Teen Girls Two 8-week groups. Sliding scale. Karuna Fluhart-Negrete, MFT MFC46611 535-8693 www.colorheals.com