We, APPLE FamilyWorks, are pleased to announce our new women's support group. Join other women in a supportive environment to help one another through the stages of divorce process — from contemplation, to separation, to divorce, to what’s next. We have more than 34 years helping the community!! 8 consecutive sessions - When: Wednesdays - Time: 6 pm to 8 pm - Where: 4 Joseph Ct. San Rafael - Fee: $25 per Session(8 weeks commitment required) - Topics: • Overcoming hurt and anger • Managing anxiet …

Sponsored by the Living Arts Counseling Center Social Anxiety Improvement Do you fear social situations? Are you afraid of public speaking? Do you often blushing, sweat, or tremble in social situations? Are you unhappy with your lack of relationships? Social anxiety is much more common than you think.  This group is a great place for you meet others who have struggled to overcome S.A. We offer support groups and casual events where you can: Learn more about social anxiety Meet others who stru …

Welcome to the San Francisco Chapter of the Happiness Clubs across the country! The mission of the San Francisco Happiness Club is to teach its member how to be emotionally strong in the face of adversity and how to achieve happiness outside of people, places, things, and circumstances. All the teachings are based on the scientific research of positive psychology, the science of happiness. CNN Hero of the year Nominee, Dr. Aymee Coget, specializes in treating depression, anxiety and stress throu …

Offspring of Toxic Parents A monthly support group for the adult children of self-absorbed and toxic parents Did your mother or father often criticize and attack you? Did they ignore and discount your feelings and needs? Did the world revolve around their moods and demands? A self-absorbed or narcissistic parent is one who puts his or her needs first. They have little empathy and cannot recognize the feelings of others. They expect understanding and admiration but are unable to give them in r …

Tending the Fire Within: A Therapy Group for Men In This group we will embrace and explore issues that men often find themselves struggling with. Together we will share and learn to work with our anger, humiliation, grief, loneliness, and sense of power in order to create lives with more passion and connection. By supporting each other’s experience, we will dive more deeply into our own expressions of masculinity and learn how we can feel more alive by holding our issues with compassion and hear …

This is a group for anyone who is excited about raising their Level Of Consciousness and improving their health in order to have a more fulfilling life. If you enjoy Dan Millman, Og Mandino, Napoleon Hill, T. Harv Eker, David R. Hawkins, Tony Robbins, Robert Kiyosaki, Louise Hayes, Wayne Dyer, NLP, Family Constellations, Caroline Myss, or any of the many self-help, self-empowerment gurus of our time, then you are going to love the safe haven that this group creates. Expect to be challenged. Expe …

This is a place to get help and support for your anxiety whether it is mild stress and anxiety to Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety / Phobia, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Attacks, OCD, or Phobias.

WHERE Are you stuck In Your Life?????? Clients usually do a constellation for a major block or issue that seems immune to all their efforts to change it.So, to explain a constellation just a little, all people carry with them an energetic field or blueprint of their biological families--this field has been called by some a family soul, or family conscience. That field has an enormous unconscious effect on each family members life and all the people they interact with. Long standing problems wi …

Are you in an abusive or love-less relationship with a partner that you have lost your connection with. Is the stress affecting the health of our children and/or yourself? Are you or your spouse deeply in debt? Are you in an abusive and/or co-dependent relationship that needs to end? Are you to depressed to find out what you need to do before, during and after the divorce? If so, this group is for you. I am Certified Family Law Specialist, certified by the California State Bar of Legal Specializ …

Anyone needing to get to the bottom of a chronic health concern will really benefit from the information offered here. This group is geared toward folks with Hashimoto's Hypothyroid, Celiac, Gluten Sensitivity, Rheumatic diseases, Depression, Anxiety, Eczema, Psoriasis et al autoimmune conditions. You are probably reading this right now because you suffer from an autoimmune condition and know from personal experience that certain foods contribute to your body discomfort and inflammation. You are …

This is a group for people with social anxiety who are interested in getting together for fun and social activities in a safe and supportive environment. I started this group because I know how difficult it is for people who have SA to participate in activities with others who don't have social anxiety. Looking forward to meeting all of you. "Leave your worries for a while; they'll still be there when you get back."

This is a support group for stutterers, organized as a Chapter of the National Stuttering Association (NSA). People who stutter, their family and friends, and anybody interested in increasing their understanding of stuttering, are all welcome to join our meetings. We do not promote any particular therapy and we encourage people to seek their own understanding, acceptance and solutions. The group provides a supporting environment for individual choices and personal issues related to stuttering. W …

Do you suffer from ELSE (Extremely Low Self Esteem)? <Hey I just created that; do you like it?> Many people do. But I am learning that you don't have to suffer with that for the rest of your life. I'm a pilot as well as a public speaker. But yes, I have ELSE. Hard to believe? Believe it. I'd like to create a community for those who have some of the same issues in life. There are so many great places to eat here in San Francisco. Let's get together for a delicious lunch or dinner ... so we can le …

Sick of setting goals but not meeting them? .. of having aspirations and desires but not the balls or perseverance to reach them without giving up or getting distracted? .. of desiring closeness but sabotaging it or pushing away? "Self Sabotage is when we say we want something and then go about making sure it doesn't happen." GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY You will open to more ease and aliveness through: - learning to recognize self sabotaging forces/ voices/ behaviors - gaining tools to manage th …

BAASICS (Bay Area Art & Science Interdisciplinary Collaborative Sessions) is a series of San Francisco-based evening programs that bring together working artists, scientists, and other creative individuals to present engaging, multi-media programs that explore a given theme. In the United States, the contemporary fine arts and sciences are generally set apart from popular discourse, and despite much talk of commonality between artists and scientists, there is little substantive dialogue between …

Shamanic journeying is amazingly simple to learn and do, yet it’s a practice with the potential to bring great healing, depth, wisdom and clarity to your life. If you’re at a transition point in your life, needing to make a next step forward and not sure how… or if you're looking to heal old wounds (or problematic patterns, habits, compulsions, addictions) that you've worked on before, but that just haven't gone away... or, if you have ever felt like there is "part of you missing," or like you'v …

Have you ever felt you were stuck in unhealthy patterns (either your own, your family’s, or society’s) which you could not change no matter how hard you tried?  If so, EFT might be the right modality for you. Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is an integrative mind-body healing technique that combines elements of classic psychotherapy, tapping on acupressure meridian points, and universal concepts of love and acceptance to heal physical and emotional imbalances. The beauty of EFT is its simplici …

Join us in an Inquiry Circle to do The Work of Byron Katie in a small, supportive setting. When: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 7:30 pm to 8:45 Where: 1300 Grand Street, Alameda 94501 Gently and lovingly inquire into troubling thoughts -- thoughts like "I made a mistake" -- "I need him to love me" -- "She should respect me more" -- "I need to figure out what to do." Leave feeling lighter and freer and more in touch with your compassion for yourself and others. Simple yet profoun …

Chakra Trance Journey is an ancient shamanic and yogic form of Healing, Empowerment, and Meditative Presence. Let your body-wisdom guide you. Disconnect from the internal dialogue, and move naturally into deep movement. Feel directly the powerful energies that reside within your miraculous body. Breathe deep, move free, and BE. This dynamic meditation is completely unique and personal to each individual. We dance with eyes closed and embark upon our own inner journey of transformation. As we d …