This is a social and networking group for professionals and graduate students in counseling, psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, psychiatric nursing, school psychology, rehabilitation counseling, creative arts therapy, and other counseling related helping professions. This group should provide opportunities for networking, and hopefully a casual atmosphere for like minded individuals to get together. Please note: This group is only open to current post-graduate professionals an …

The Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (WCSPP), located at Wainwright House in Rye, NY, is a vibrant professional and intellectual community of psychoanalysts and psychotherapists. In addition to our formal training programs in the psychoanalytically-based treatment of adults, children and couples, we host regular events such as conferences, presentations, movie nights, and workshops, many of which are open to the general public.

This group is for therapists who wants to discuss and share their thoughts how therapy changed the last years, and how our job can be improved.

Psychology Tomorrow Magazine was created to respond against the current trend in psychology towards medical or scientific explanations and of pathologizing human behavior. It explores the practice of psychology as an art in all its complex possibilities. The magazine goes a step further by looking at the relationship between psychology and contemporary visual arts, photography, fashion, writing, dance and film. Psychology Tomorrow Meetup will bring together NYC's art and psych communities to exp …

The purpose of this group is to help our society become aware that a large proportion of licensed experts in clinical psychology are incompetent, manipulative, fraudulent, deceitful, or otherwise corrupt. If someone you know has not healed after a long time in therapy, then please discourage them from persisting or from blaming themselves, and instead consider the likelihood that the therapist is incompetent or even malfeasant, especially if he or she uses a psychoanalytic/psychodynamic approach …

This is a walking therapy group.  As a therapist working with compulsive overeating and obesity  I became very aware that people did not know how to use the tools available to them.  They needed more support, guidance,  education and hove all, motivation.  That led me to start blending therapy with exercise to help people get over the hump and start down the road to recovery from obesity. This group is for overweight, and obese people who want to incorporate exercise into therapy. If you have ha …

This is a group for dialogue, inspiration and action to protect our children from school related tragedies. The immediate focus is on safety. I started this group because in discussing the shooting in Connecticut, there were so many people who said "but what are we going to do?". I don't know the answer to that question at this moment, but I do know that there are people who care, who are inspired and who can share ideas with one another and with government to protect our children. Hoping to spa …

Anxiety Talks is a support group for young adults struggling with panic and anxiety. It is run by people with anxiety, for people with anxiety, and no mental health professionals are present. Come and meet supportive peers, discuss your challenges in a safe environment, and learn practical steps for reducing anxiety.

Grief Walkers: This group is designed after similar Grief Walk groups in other states and Canada. More info on www.MyGriefAngels.org, and on our "Our GRIEF in their VOICES" initiative - www.twitter.com/MyGriefAngels We just meet, walk and talk along the way. One rule: We need to focus on us, the grieving, and how we are getting thru our grief. Whether you have a lost a Parent, a Spouse/Partner, a Child, a Sibling or Significant Others, this is a group to connect and talk with others who are faci …

This group is to promote friendship and volunteering events made up of Asian Americans! We will focus on helping nonprofits around our community and international.  Past events included nonprofits for Alzheimers, Cancer research, Diabetes, Orphans International, Give Children a choice, NEIO, Project by Project, Chinatown Projects, KAFC, Hamilton House, Food bank, Sandy Relief, Mental Health, Animal rights, RESTORE, Protecting Abused Children, After School Mentoring, NY Cares, Robinhood foundatio …

"Wow! The New York Power Team is almost like TED Talks meets highly experiential learning and masterminding.  I was blown away by the quality of members who were up to BIG things. Thanks for putting such an amazing community together" - John V The New York Power Team is the largest monthly meeting personal growth community in New York. We have been meeting since 1993, empowering members to lead inspiring, authentic and fulfilling lives. We are a fast growing group, filled with leaders and lumin …

This is a nonprofessional support group for anxiety disorders. Our main purpose is to share our experiences of living and struggling with our anxiety disorders and to provide emotional support. Our group is not a substitute for professional group therapy. Our currently biweekly meetings takes place at the Citigroup Building's Lower Level Atrium. This is located at East Midtown, Manhattan and our meetings last about 2 hours. You must agree to follow our Attendance Policy and the Guidelines of Con …

MyTherapist is a group of therapists in private practice in NYC.  We offer meetups for other professionals to train in clinical sexology and rational emotive behavior therapy as well as meetups for the public on topics related to psychology, psychotherapy, LGBT issues, and human sexuality.  Some of our Meetups have gone on to become recurring therapy groups facilitated by one of our staff (but don'[t worry, once a workshop crosses over to therapy, we don't coordinate that thru Meetup.com) We're …

This group is being formed to help diabetics manage the daily challenges that comes with diabetes. Through both a psychotherapeutic and educational approach members will grow and learn better ways to manage their diabetes both physically and emotionally. As a group member you will: • Be assisted in managing emotional instability and mood swings from low and high blood glucose. • Learn how to identify whether your mood is based on your environment, relationships with others, or blood glucose lev …

Do you find that people act surprised when you tell them you have a disability? Do they say "But you don't look sick" or ask what's your disability really about? Are you wanting support to move ahead in your life despite your disability? Are you wanting to support a friend or family member that has a medical condition? Well, this Meetup's just for you. It's an environment where people with the "non visible disability" of Fibromyalgia, Lupus, OCD, CFS, HIV, Cancer, Mental health disorders, and ma …

How do we get the balance to ignite our life? Meet people who take a wholesome approach to life. Share and learn from experts everything from taking care of the body and health, preventing aging, balancing the financial aspect of life, and, of course, addressing core fundamentals of emotional stability and relationships with others. We are going to create a place to learn something new, to socialize, make new friends and explore! Our mission is to ignite and share the passion for life in all it’ …

This is a non-breed specific group, any size any age.  If your dog is in good health an has current vaccines or titer your are welcome.  If you have any issues such as leash pulling, I will be there to help you work through it. Did you know that exercising your dog can curtail common behavior issues? Common behavior problems like chewing, barking, digging or just plain old unruliness can be frustrating for any dog owner. Did you ever notice that dogs have an uncanny ability of finding ways to …