Instruction/Support Groups

Support Groups

Adoption Knowledge Affiliates offers ongoing support groups. 442-8AKA.

American Cancer Society offers a Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Group, a Gynecological Cancer Group, a Life After Loss Group, and Dialogue, a group for persons with cancer and their friends and family. 928-1144.

A Bisexual Women's Support Group is now forming. Free. 479-0950.

Debtors Anonymous, free, 12-step group for under-earning over-spenders; Business Owners Debtors Anonymous also offered, 912-5793

Fibromyalgia Support, first Thursday of each month, 280-9302

Gay Men's Support/Therapy Group is held Tuesdays, 6-8pm. 477-0798

Healthy Lifestyles Network meets weekly. 479-7770

Homosexuals Anonymous, for those who want out of the "homosexual lifestyle." 444-7583

Human Potential Center has 30 activities to help people transform their lives, 441-8988

Jewish Family Service offers a variety of support groups for children and adults. 250-1043.

Men/Fathers Hotline for men experiencing custody or visitation problems, 472-DADS

NAAFA, the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, meets the third Saturday of the month. 479-6792

Narcotics Anonymous (NA), 480-0004 (or 753-5111, San Marcos)

Overeaters Anonymous offers a regular group, plus a new gay & lesbian-focused group, 327-2802

Parents Anonymous offers many programs, including a new Spanish-speaking group. 459-5490 (crisis hotline: 800/554-2323)

PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays, 302-FLAG.

Rational Recovery, a non-12-step alternative to AA, 451-8036 or 385-5877

RESOLVE of Central Texas offers infertility support groups. 453-2171

Thrivers, incest survivors, 459-5490

Waterloo Counseling provides a variety of services for the gay and lesbian community (including bi, trans, HIV/AIDS affected), 329-9922




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