Support Groups & Workshops

To register for a group or workshop please call: 707-782-1222
or email us at contact@petalumacounseling.com

Aftercare Group for People in Early Recovery

mandalaLed by Lauren Maclise, MFTI

Friday Evenings 6:00–7:30pm
Ongoing - $30/week
Please call for initial interview to join group.

Would you like to get more support for the issues you face in early recovery from drug or alcohol addiction? This group is good for people just having finished a treatment program or anyone in early recovery looking for more support. The group is in alignment with the 12-step principles of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, but there will be an opportunity to go deeper emotionally into the challenges of early recovery.

Lauren Maclise, Marriage and Family Therapist Intern, supervised by Jill Silverman, MFT, has over 10 years of experience working with couples, families, adolescents, children, individuals, and groups regarding issues such as codependency, drug & alcohol addiction, chronic pain, gay & lesbian issues, depression, anxiety, and sex addiction. She is certified as a PTSD and Trauma counselor. Lauren is also currently a counselor at Mountain Vista Farm Treatment Center where she runs groups for the families of the addict or alcoholic who is in early recovery.

Women In Transition: A Support Group

Led by Rachel Honey, MFT

Wednesday Evenings, 5:00–6:30pm
Cost: $40 per week

Transitions offer us a great opportunity to wake up and see our lives and ourselves in surprising new ways. Many people find times of change unsettling as well as enlivening. This group will help participants to embrace the challenge of change through support and connection with others.

Rachel Honey, MFT is a Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Santa Rosa and Petaluma, where she works with adults, children and young people. She has worked extensively with adults experiencing depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties or who have experienced childhood or other trauma. Rachel has led groups through the Women’s Therapy Center in London, England as well as in the Bay Area.

Co-Dependency Support Group

Led by Lauren Maclise, MFTI

Thursday evenings 5:30–7:00pm • Ongoing
Please call for initial interview to join group.

Did you grow up in a family where the unspoken rules were, “Don’t let yourself be vulnerable, imperfect, or selfish. Don’t express anger or upset.”? Do you struggle with knowing what are realistic expectations to have of yourself or others? This group will help you to start taking care of yourself and to notice when you are falling into the trap of focusing on others too much. Issues of control will be explored with the focus being on learning what you have control over and what you don’t. Come meet with others who have fallen into the same trap and get support and education which will empower you to break out of outdated family rules.

Lauren Maclise is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern. Please see info above.