Support Groups - Fee Based
Women, Food & Feelings – Healing Disordered Eating
Berkeley and San Francisco, CA
Interview/assessment required before joining group.
Groups ongoing with initial 3-month commitment.
Contact: Sheila Rubin, LMFT, RDT/BCT, (415) 820-3974, for more details.
Women in Recovery: An Eating Disorders Therapy and Support Group
Concord, CA
$40 per session, some sliding scale fees available.
Contact Jackie Holmes, M. ED., LMFT, (925) 682-4891
Compulsive Eating Support Group
Oakland, CA
Ongoing group, Monday evenings 6:30 – 8:30 pm
$50 per session
Contact: Dana J. Schwartz, MFT, (510) 663-8783
BodyLOVE
A 12-week program for women who want to learn a new approach to
understanding their body, self and hunger
San Francisco, CA
Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – call for start date.
$35 per week for 12 weeks
Contact: The Women’s Health Resource Center of
California Pacific Medical Center, (415) 600-0502
Association of Professionals Treating Eating Disorders (APTED-SF)
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The Eating Disorders Collaborative Groups for Women--San Francisco
and San Rafael
San Francisco:
1) Women of Size and Substance – Wednesdays, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
$45 per group, Maximum 6 people
2) New Image Group - Mondays, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
$45 per group, Maximum 6 people
San Rafael:
1) New Image Group – Tuesdays, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
$45 per group, Maximum 6 people
Contact: Marcy Dubova, CAS, CHT info at (415) 987-4118
Overcoming Overeating – Improving Your Relationship
to Food: 8-week Group open to Kaiser members and non-members
Kaiser Hospital – Oakland
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
3900 Broadway, Building 2, Oakland, CA
Wednesdays, 5:00 – 7:00 pm, Next group starting February 13, 2008.
Contact: Prepay and Register: Alison McCabe at (510) 752-1075, #1
Celebrate Your Body – East Bay and San Francisco Support Groups
for Transforming Negative Body Image
1950 Lombard Street, San Francisco, CA 94123
Tuesdays, 7:15 – 9:15 pm – East Bay
Wednesdays, 7:15 – 9:15 pm – San Francisco
Cost is $55 per meeting, payable monthly. 14-week commitment
Contact: Nomi Dekel, MFT, (415) 457-3468 or (510) 234-8458 for more info.
website: www.celebrateyourbody.com
Re-Image-ing the Body, Re-Image-ing the Self
Expressive Arts (Movement, Drawing, Writing) Groups for women wanting to re-
image their bodies from the inside out
Contact: Linda Shanti McCabe, MA, (415) 335-2596
website: www.embodyingart.com
Psychotherapy Groups for Binge Eaters
San Francisco or Santa Clara
Contact: Steven Nouriani, Ph.D., MFT, (415) 345-8977 or (408) 821-7500
for more information
Beyond Hunger Groups: Beyond Hunger Workshops are
offered three to five times per year. Support Groups are offered three
times per year. To enroll in a support group or program, please call
Beyond Hunger at (415) 459-2270. Groups follow:
Workshops
Two Day Beyond Hunger Workshop
with co-founders Laurelee Roark, CCHT and Carol Normandi, MFT
Date: March 28 & 29, 2008
Time: Friday evening 6-9:30 pm and Saturday 8:45 am- 4:30 pm
Location: San Rafael, CA.
Cost: $225 (early registration deadline 3/3 $200)
Advanced Beyond Hunger Workshop
for past and present Beyond Hunger clients
with co-founders Laurelee Roark, CCHT and Carol Normandi, MFT
Date: February 29 & March 1
Time: Friday evening 6-9:30 pm and Saturday 8:45 am- 4:30 pm
Location: San Rafael, CA.
Cost: $225 (early registration deadline 2/4 $200)
Drop In Group
Confidential group open to teens and adults struggling with food and
weight issues and their family and friends
Starting: Saturday, February 2nd
1st & 3rd Saturday of the month
9:30 - 11:00 am
Cost: $20 per session
Location: 714 C Street, Suite 201, San Rafael, California
Adult Groups for Women
Starting: Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Wednesdays, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Length: 16 weeks
Cost: $45 per session
Location: San Rafael, California
Adult Groups for Men
Starting: Call for Start Date
Times: afternoons or evenings
Length: 16 weeks
Cost: $45 per session
Location: San Rafael, California
Teen Group for Eating Disorders
Starting: Monday, February 4, 2008
Mondays, 4:30 -6:00 pm
Length: 16 weeks
Cost: $45 per session
Location: San Rafael, California
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Women’s Support Group for Eating, Food and Weight Issues
Concord, CA
Weekly on Fridays, 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm (Starting October/November 2007)
$30 per week
Contact Claudia Sieber, LMFT, to set up interview, (510) 238-0741
Healthy Weight, Healthy Self
A weight management and self-esteem group for adolescents
San Mateo, California
10-week program, group meets weekly
Contact: For more information, start dates, and cost, contact
Matt Keck, MFT Intern #51708, at (650) 455-9242
website: www.mattkeck.com
Compulsive / Binge Eaters: 12-week Skills-Based Group
Rockridge, CA
Group starts the last Monday of January--1/28/08
5:15-7pm
Cost: $50 per session
A skill-based group, with a particular focus on developing mindfulness and
increased capacity for kindness or compassion toward oneself.
Contact: Alison McCabe, MFT, 510-273-9969, or alisonmccabebullen@yahoo.com
Couples Communicating for Recovery: An 8-Week Group for
Couples recovering from Eating Disordered Dynamics
San Francisco
Mondays, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, beginning January 28, 2008
$35-$55 per person, sliding scale.
Pre-registration is required and space is limited.
Contact: For more information or to register call Linda, (415) 335-2596 or
Christine, (415) 250-7968
This is Not a Diet; This is a Live-it!*
12 Week Group for Women in Recovery from Eating Disorders
Saturdays, starting April 5, 2008
Association of Professionals Treating Eating Disorders (APTED)
3195 California Street, San Francisco, CA
Cost: $50-60 sliding scale
(limited number of lower fee sliding scale slots). Pre-registration is required
Contact: For more information, costs, and to register, call Linda McCabe, MA,
Doctoral Candidate at (415) 335-2596.
website: www.embodyingart.com