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Support Groups
Mount Carmel offers a variety of support groups to provide companionship, understanding and emotional support for patients and their families. Click on the support group name below to view detailed information.
Bariatric Emotional Support Group

Group Details

This group is a place of encouragement and hope for post-surgery patients who would like some assistance coping with the emotional and social issues that can arise from having bariatric surgery. For more information and location call 614-234-LIFE (5433).

Third Wednesday of each month, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Bariatric Surgery Support Group

Group Details

Learn from Mount Carmel medical professionals and receive emotional support from others who’ve shared the bariatric surgery experience. Includes ongoing patient advocacy, a recipe swap and annual fashion show

First Monday of each month, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
(With the exception of holidays that fall on a Monday. Then meetings are rescheduled for the second Monday of that month and are held at the same time and place.)
Mount Carmel West, Medical Staff Building Auditorium (unless otherwise indicated)

Crime and Trauma Assistance

This program provides specialized professional assistance to victims of crime and trauma. Available to adults and children, the program facilitates recovery through education and therapeutic intervention in both individual and group sessions. Participants must call and schedule for initial intake meeting prior to attending any groups. All sessions are held at Mount Carmel West. Call 614-234-5900 for more information or to make appointment for an intake meeting.

Therapy Groups

Circle of Hope: For Female Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
This 12-week group focuses on support, processing, coping skills, and therapeutic processing for women 18 and older. Members must be working concurrently with an individual therapist in the community to participate in this group.

Healing Circle: For Female Survivors of Sexual Assault
This 10-week therapy group is for women 18 years old and older, who are survivors of sexual assault, and is designed to offer support, coping techniques, and therapeutic processing.

Survivors’ Voices
This is a group therapy experience for male and female survivors of violent crimes that provide education, support, coping skills, and therapeutic processing.

Psychoeducational Group

Trauma Response and Stabilization

This is a psychoeducational group for men and women who have survived a violent crime. Participants receive basic information on the effects of trauma, along with numerous opportunities to learn techniques for understanding and managing those effects.

Grief Process Support Group (Free)

Group Details

Professional facilitators offer support and comfort on the loss of a mate, friend or family member. Participants have the opportunity to speak with others in a similar situation, receive educational materials or sit together in healing silence. Call 614-234-0265 to register.

Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Mount Carmel East, Mount Carmel Hospice and Evergreen Center or The Wellness Community

or

Fridays, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m..
Mount Carmel Hospice and Evergreen Center

Haven of Hope at the Zangmeister Center

Group Details

If you’re a cancer survivor who’s looking to restore the balance in your life, Haven of Hope provides free resources and programs that can help, including therapeutic yoga, support groups, educational programs, a resource library and Licensed Social Workers. For more information call 614-383-6256.

Stroke Support Group (Free)

Group Details

This is an informal meeting developed to educate patients, families, and the community about the process of stroke recovery. Experts guide group interactions and present guest speakers and educational videos. Call 614-234-3905 for more information and locations. Transportation assistance may be available.

Third Tuesday of each month, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

The Wellness Community®

Group Details

No matter where you are on your journey through cancer, The Wellness Community offers a variety of professionally led educational and support programs – all at no cost. Services include support groups, workshops, survivorship programs, cooking and nutrition programs, a library and resource center. For information and a calendar of events, visit www.wellnessesscommunity.org or call 614-791-9510.