The South Bay Project Resource (SBPR) Voices, Visions, and Realities: SBPR Support Group for Peers began Wednesday, May 25, 2016. If you want to join the group, please send us an e-mail: southbayprojectresource@gmail.com. For more information see theVoices, Visions, and Realities: SBPR Support Group for Peers below.
ALAMEDA COUNTY – East Bay
Voices, Visions and Different Realities Group Berkeley, CA
Date/Time Every Monday, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Group Facilitator Sederia Lewis
Location South Berkeley Senior Center 2939 Ellis St., Berkeley CA (As of Jan 7, 2019)
Public Transit 10 minute walk from BART North Berkeley or Downtown Berkeley stations
Phone na
E-mail bayareahearingvoices@gmail.com
Website Bay Area Hearing Voices Network (BAHVN)
Click here for the BAHVN Voices, Visions and Different Realities Support Group for Peers flyer
Description Meetings are subject to change, so please check the Website for updates. Anyone who has experienced voices, visions, extreme states or unusual beliefs is welcome to attend.
The support groups are co-facilitated by people who have lived experience with the mental health system. More importantly, we are counting on you to shape the direction the group takes in providing support for each other. This is a free, drop-in group.
Special Messages Support Group Oakland, CA
Date/Time Every Wednesday, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Group Facilitator Heather Reimer (Tim Dreby, MFT #45563)
Location Casa Ubuntu, 7200 Bancroft Avenue, Suite 267, Oakland, CA 94605 in Eastmont Mall
Public Transit AC Transit Bus # __
Phone Heather Reimer at (510) 832-7337 xt. 205
E-mail Heather Reimer at hreimer@peersnet.org
Website PEERS (Peers Envisioning and Engaging In Recovery Services)
Website Tim Dreby’s Working through Psychosis
Information about PEERS’ Special Messages Project
Description The Special Messages Peer Support Group challenges the mainstream view of “psychosis” with the concept of “Special Messages,” and seeks to engage isolated individuals who experience limited community participation. Group members learn how to support their own wellness and the wellness of their peers by identifying trauma and negative thoughts, and increasing self-acceptance.
The Support Group is free, fun, and easily accessible to those who travel BART or live in East Oakland. Come check us out!
POCC Hearing Voices Group Oakland, CA
Date/Time Every Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Group Facilitator Corinita Reyes
Location 2000 Embarcadero Cove, 4th floor, Oakland CA 94606-5334. Check in with front desk for room number
Public Transit Shuttle runs from Lake Merritt BART from 7am-10am and 3:40pm – 7:30pm. Bart and AC Transit with some Walking. Use BART and A Transit bus lines 1, 40, or 96.
Phone 1 510-639-1338
E-mail CorinitaReyesAudio@gmail.com
Website Pool of Consumer Champions (POOC) Website
Click here for the POCC Hearing Voices Group flyer
Description
Do you hear voices?
Experience life as a tv show?
Feel targeted in something bigger than yourself?
Have experience with ghosts or extraterrestrials?
See things others don’t?
You are not alone!!
1 in 10 people hear voices, but many choose not to talk about them. A Hearing Voices Group is a place where people can talk about their experiences without judgement. It offers mutual support, friendship and the opportunity to explore your experiences in a non-clinical, social setting and learn from others with similar stories.
MARIN COUNTY
Managing Voices and Negative Thoughts Group San Rafael, CA
Date/Time 2nd Tuesday of every month, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Group Facilitator Robin Buccheri, DNSc, RN, MHNP, FAAN, PhD
Location Community Action Marin (CAM), Marin Health and Wellness Campus, Enterprise Resource Center, 3270 Kenner Boulevard, Bldg. A, 1st Floor, Suite C, San Rafael, CA 94901
Public Transit Golden Gate Transit Bus #29, 35, 36
Phone (415) 497-0651
Email robinbuccheri@comcast.net
Website Community Action Marin (CAM)
Website Dr. Buccheri’s BIO at University of San Francisco
Click here for CAM’s Managing Voices and Negative Thoughts Group flyer
Description Groups are free and on a drop in basis. They are open to all mental health clients who hear voices and/or have negative thoughts as well as families members and mental health professionals who would like to learn more about voices and/or negative thoughts. The group celebrated its 20th year in August 2016.
SAN FRANCISCO – North Bay
Voices, Visions and Different Realities Group San Francisco, CA
Date/Time 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Group Facilitator Jim Dorenkett
Location Conard Café, 160 9th Street, San Francisco CA 94103
Transportation 10 minute walk from BART Civic Center Station
Phone na
E-mail bayareahearingvoices@gmail.com
Website Bay Area Hearing Voices Network (BAHVN)
Click here for the BAHVN Voices, Visions and Different Realities Support Group for Peers flyer
Description Meetings are subject to change, so please check the Website for updates. Anyone who has experienced voices, visions, extreme states or unusual beliefs is welcome to attend.
The support groups are co-facilitated by people who have lived experience with the mental health system. More importantly, we are counting on you to shape the direction the group takes in providing support for each other. This is a free, drop-in group.
SAN MATEO COUNTY
Hearing Voices Group San Carlos, CA
Date/Time Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Group Facilitator(s) Christopher Jump
Location Heart and Soul, Inc., The Source, 210 Industrial Road, Suite 205, San Carlos, CA 94070
Transportation: Need a Ride? Call 1-844-341-SOUL
Phone (650) 232-7426
E-mail christopherj@heartandsoulinc.org
Website Heart and Soul, Inc.
Description Hearing voices or experiencing Altered States can be very traumatizing. Thankfully, there is a way of communicating with your inner voice and experiencing an altered state in a whole new light. Stop by and share your experience with Hearing Voices and Altered States. Click here for The Source flyer and Hearing Voices Support Group Flyer .
SANTA CLARA COUNTY – South Bay
Voices, Visions, and Realities: SBPR Support Group for Peers Santa Clara, CA
Date/Time Last Wednesdays of each month, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Group Facilitator(s) Sophia
Location Santa Clara City Library, 2635 Homestead Road, Sycamore Conference Room, Santa Clara, CA 95051-5322.
NOTE: Due to Library construction the Sycamore Room will be unavailable after October 1, 2019. NEW location for support group Board Room located on the 2nd Floor
Public Transit VTA Bus # 22, 57, 58, 81
Phone na
E-mail southbayprojectresource@gmail.com
Website South Bay Project Resource (SBPR)
Click here for the Voices, Visions, and Realities: SBPR Support Group for Peers flyer
Description A free monthly drop-in peer support group for persons who experience hearing, seeing, and/or sensing things others cannot; unusual beliefs; paranoia in a safe, and confidential space to meet others and talk about their experiences.
Confirmed Groups 09/25/19, 10/30/19, 11/02719,
NO Group 12/25/19, 01/29/20 Last Wednesday of each month
Grace Art & Wellness Program
Voices & Delusions San José, CA
Date/Time Every Tuesday, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. *** NEW hours effective 06-06-18 ***
Group Facilitator Gloria Teerman, Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist (MHRS), Therapeutic Specialist
Location Northside Community Center, 488 North 6th Street, San José, CA 95112. Group meets in the Community Room.
Public Transit VTA Bus # 65
Grace Art & Wellness Program Phone 1 (408) 293-0422
Northside Community Center Phone 1 (408) 535-3570
Fax (408) 277-2474
E-mail na
Website Grace Art & Wellness Program Monthly Calendar Therapeutic Recreation Services Class Brochure
Website Friends of Grace
Description The Voices & Delusions group is a process based group. Click here to learn more about “process based group“. Click here for the Voices & Delusions group flyer, Rev. 11-07-19.
The Grace Art & Wellness Program (formerly known as Grace Community Center) is a therapeutic recreation center which serves adults with mental illness and other cognitive disabilities.
Membership is required for participation in all programs and services (except special events and dances). New Member Orientation Days are Monday or Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Northside Community Center.
To apply to become a member, visit their Website or click here to download the Grace Art & Wellness Program Membership Application, a copy of an ID and a $5.00 lifetime membership fee is required to be turned in at the front desk.
Confirmed Groups Tuesdays: 04/10/18, 04/17/18, 04/24/18
Hearing Voices San José, CA
Date/Time Every Saturday, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Part of School for Recovery (SfR) Spring 2018 session: April 2 – May 26, 2018.
Group Facilitator Priya Chari
Location Recovery Café San José, 24 North 5th Street, San José, CA 95112. Behind San Jose City Hall, next to the First Christian Church.
Public Transit VTA Bus #
Phone 1 (408) 293-0422
Fax (408)
E-mail info@recoverycafesj.org
Website Recovery Café San José (RCSJ) Click here for the School for Recovery Spring 2018 Schedule booklet.
Description This peer-run group is part of the Cafe’s School for Recovery (SfR) which is one of its many programs. The goal of this group is to reduce distress caused by hearing voices, and improve coping. This is not an effort to get rid of the voices.
The mission of Recovery Café San José is a healing community for those traumatized by addiction, homelessness, and mental health challenges. The Café provides the kind of resources and relationships that provide stability and healing. Membership is free, and open to all. The requirements to maintain one’s membership are:
- Be drug and alcohol free for 24 hours before entering the Café
- Attend your Recovery Circle each week
- Give back by participating in Café chores, e.g., cleaning, serving meals, throwing our garbage, etc.
New Member Introduction sessions take place each Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. Arrive at 12:45 p.m. to sign-in and get lunch, and plan to stay until 2:00 p.m.
Confirmed Groups Saturdays: 04/07/18, 04/14/18, 04/21/18, 04/28/18, 05/05/18, 05/12/18, 05/19/18, 05/26/18.
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