The SF Bay Area Affiliate of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)
Local Support Groups
Peer-to-peer Support Group Listing
The Obsessive Compulsive Foundation of the San Francisco Bay Area publishes listings, and when needed provides logistical support, for peer-to-peer support groups available to people with OCD and their families, people who hoard, and people with related disorders.
These peer-to-peer support groups are free and open to anyone who matches the description of the audience for a particular group. Note that OCDSFBA provides listings for these groups, but they are not OCDSFBA progams.
OCD Support Groups
Oakland OCD Support Group (East Bay)
San Francisco OCD Support Group (San Francisco)
South Bay OCD Support Group (Santa Clara)
Parents of children with OCD who are in college
Treatment and Beyond Support Group (for people farther along in recovery)
Hoarding Support Groups
MHA-SF Hoarding Support Group (San Francisco)
MHA-SF Family and Friends Support Group (of people with a Hoarding Disorder)
Oakland OCD Support Group (East Bay)
Description
Mutual help group open to individuals with OCD, anxiety and/or depression; and family members and friends.
Meeting times
Every Saturday, 3.00-5.00pm (online only)
Location
Online only
Contact
To join a Zoom meeting, send your name and email address to Tim at quinntem@gmail.com.
Treatment and Beyond Support Group (For people further along in recovery from OCD)
Description
Peer-facilitated support group for people further along in recovery from OCD.
Mental Health Assoc. – San Francisco (MHA-SF) Hoarding Support Group
Description
Support group for people who compulsively hoard and clutter on a regular basis. More information: https://www.mentalhealthsf.org/support-groups/
Meeting times
First and third Wednesday of the month 3.00-4.30pm, and second and fourth Monday of the month 5.30-7.00pm
Location
Online via Zoom. Office location: MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #785, San Francisco.
Contact
Serina Chung, serina@mentalhealthsf.org, to register and obtain meeting links.
Mental Health Assoc. – San Francisco (MHA-SF) Family and Friends Support Group
Description
Family and Friends Support Group for collecting behaviors (hoarding disorder). This therapist-led support group is for family and friends seeking to better understand and support loved ones with collecting challenges or hoarding disorder. Contact Susie DuBois at susier@att.net for Zoom link information. More information: https://www.mentalhealthsf.org/support-groups/
Meeting times
first tuesday of every month from 6:00-8:00 pm.
Location
Online via Zoom. Office location: MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #785, San Francisco.
Clutterless (CL) is a nonprofit, peer-based, self-help support group for people with difficulty discarding unwanted possessions. Cluttering is a psychological issue, not an organizing issue. For more information go to the website of local organization, ClutterLessEastBay.org.
Meeting times
CURRENTLY SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Location
Contact
ClutterLessPleasanton@hotmail.com
Parents of children with OCD who are in college
Description
There is not enough support for parents of children with OCD who are in, or about to enter, college. Radhika Sivaramakrishna, the organizer of the support group for parents, writes: I lost my 19 year old son Nandan Sathyanarayana 6 years ago to OCD-SUD. He was a brilliant boy and died barely a year into his college life at UC Berkeley. He was a wonderful, kind, caring human being who we lost due to the struggles he went through with his disease. Along the way, we realized that there is not enough support for parents of children with OCD navigating/about to enter college. I learnt many lessons along the way watching his struggles. I don’t have all the answers however I want to share what I have and together with other parents at least begin the discussion so we know what questions to ask so we can all help children and their parents navigate college successfully with this debilitating condition.
Meeting times
Second Saturday of each month, 8:00-9:00pm (Pacific Time)
