Find a Support Group: States MA - NY
Note: by including Information about support groups and email groups we are not endorsing nor recommending a particular treatment provider, self-help contact or resource. They have simply let us know that they are familiar with or suffer from trichotillomania. Appropriate treatment and advice should always be obtained directly from a qualified and experienced doctor and/or mental health professional.
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Massachusetts
Cambridge
Hair Pullers Anonymous
HPA, or Hair Pullers Anonymous, is a 12-step meeting for hair pullers only. This group meets every Wednesday from 7:00-8:00pm. Meetings are held at Youville Hospital on Cambridge Street between Inman and Harvard Squares in Cambridge, MA. There is no requirement to come every week and new members are always welcome. Please contact us at the numbers below if you have any questions. Because we are a small group, we ask newcomers to inform us when they plan to attend their first meeting so that we can ensure that someone will be at the meeting to receive them.
Contact: Umaa (617) 970-9418 or Tom (781) 329-6111
The Monday Night Group for Adult Women
This trichotillomania support group is open to all adult women hair-pullers and meets the first Monday of each month (except major holidays). Meetings are from 6:30pm - 8:00pm at Youville Hospital on Cambridge Street between Inman Square and Harvard Square. Go through the front door of the hospital, go right, take first left, take first left, conference room is on the right.
Private, confidential cell, call Elaina for more info: 781-956-4410
email: trichboston@yahoo.com (This email address is not checked as often as the cell #--better to call.)
Maryland
Columbia
Trichotillomania (Hair Pullers) Groups
These are therapist-assisted groups. One group for children and adolescents, and one group for adults. Fee: $70. No insurance accepted but possible insurance reimbursement (which depends on your insurance contract). Office is close to Route 95 and Route 32.
contact: Dr. Deborah Cole
phone: 301-596-5916 or 410-381-7551
email: classicart@verizon.net
Michigan
Farmington Hills
TSN-THEO - Trichotillomania Support Network - To Help Each Other
THEO celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2003. We have had contact with hundreds of trichotillomania sufferers in and around the state of Michigan, Northern Ohio, and Windsor, Ontario. The group meets on the 1st & 3rd Sundays of the month at 1:00pm in the Administration and Education Center at Botsford Hospital, which is located on Grand River north of Eight Mile Road in Farmington Hills.
contact: Bobbie
phone: (734) 522-8907
email: RSlade9627@aol.com
Grand Rapids
BFRBs Group (Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors)
Support group for compulsive hair pulling, skin picking and nail biting. Open to teens and adults. Free of charge. Meets first Tuesday of the month from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.
contact: Alan Carriero, MSW
address: 312 Grandville Ave.
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
phone: 616-356-1614
email: director@anxietyresourcecenter.org
website: http://www.anxietyresourcecenter.org
Nebraska
Omaha
Free trichotillomania support group
You are not alone! This group is open to people of all ages who suffer with trichotillomania. Parents also welcome. Meets once monthly at the Millard Public Library.
For more information call
402-312-3396
email: omahatrichsupportgroup@gmail.com
website: www.omahatrichsupportgroup.webs.com
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
Seacoast Trichotillomania Support Group
We are a FREE peer support group for anyone suffering from Trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling) in the New Hampshire Seacoast area (including Southern Maine and Northern Massachusetts). We are open to adults and teens with TTM, skin-picking, nail-biting and other body focused related disorders. We meet in the Board Room at the Community Campus in Portsmouth, NH from 6:30-8:00pm on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. We have been meeting regularly since 2007-please join us! Please note: The 2nd Monday meeting is open to teens and adults; the 4th Monday meeting is adults only.
contact: Kate
email: seacoast_trich@yahoo.com
New Jersey
Cherry Hill
South Jersey/Philadelphia Trichotillomania Support Group
The South Jersey/Philadelphia Trichotillomania support group is a free meeting for children, adolescents, and adults living with trichotillomania. Family members are also welcome. This therapist-assisted group is led by a member of the Trichotillomania community. This is not a therapy group, but rather a venue to share experiences and connect with others effected by trichotillomania. Dr. Deibler will be present at meetings to serve as a facilitator and answer questions. If you are interested in learning more about the support group, or have any questions, please contact Dr. Deibler. Meetings are held on the first Saturday of each month from 10:00 am to 11:00 am.
contact: Dr. Marla Deibler
The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC
address: 385 N. King's Highway, Suite 205
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
phone: 856-220-9672
email: mail@thecenterforemotionalhealth.com
website: http://www.thecenterforemotionalhealth.com
North Jersey
North Jersey TTM Support Group
The North Jersey TTM Support Group for adults meets once a month on a Thursday night from 7:30-9:30 pm at the homes of some of our members in Essex, Union and Morris counties. We've been in existence for over 10 years, and are actively seeking new members. We can provide you a place for support, compassion and laughter (yes, laughter!). Join us and connect with others who really DO know how you feel. For further information, call or email Lisa.
contact: Lisa
phone: (973) 263-4518 (home - you can leave a message)
email: ljp_edc@hotmail.com
Bergen County
New Jersey TTM Support Group for Children/Teens/Adults/Parents
The Bergen County support group is a free meeting for children, teens, adults and parents who suffer with or are affected by Trichotillomania. This therapist-assisted group is led by a member of the Trichotillomania community. This is not a therapy group, but rather a venue to share experiences and connect with others in a non-judgmental environment. Ann Marie Cecere, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. will be present at meetings to help facilitate and answer questions. Meetings are held once a month on Sunday from 1:30 pm – to 3:30 pm. Please call or email for date.
Our goals are to:
Support kids, teens, parents and adults in a non-judgmental environment
Raise awareness and advocate for Trichotillomania and the Trichotillomania Learning Center (TLC)
Educate therapists, cosmetologists and other healthcare professionals and the public to create new resources
Build a “trichster” community in New Jersey to support those who suffer with Trichotillomania and their families
For more information:
contact: Marc Foner
phone: 201-670-4192
email: NJTRICHSUPPORT@gmail.com
Mercer County/Central New Jersey
The Tuesday Night group is a self-led support group for women with trichotillomania and other body focused repetitive behaviors such as skin-picking. Meetings are held on Tuesday nights 7:30-9:00 pm in the library at the YWCA, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton. The group provides a safe, confidential and healing environment where women share personal experiences and develop strategies to manage these disorders. Please don't be alone any longer! Please contact Audrey at email below for more information.
contact: Audrey
email: mercertrich@yahoo.com
New York
Albany
Capital Region trichotillomania support group forming.
Please contact Sue Price, suep3737@hotmail.com for more information.
Manhattan / New York City
This peer support group for adults has been meeting weekly in Manhattan since 1996. We follow the standard TLC format of a 'check-in', followed by a general discussion. Each week, approximately 10-15 people attend. There is no requirement to come every week and new members are always welcome. The group is exclusively for people 18 and older who have trichotillomania and/or skin-picking (friends and family do not accompany members). There is no fee. Weekly meetings are Tuesday evenings from 7:00-8:30 pm and Saturdays 11:00-12:30 at a community center on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
For more information contact Amy:
Email nyctrichsupport@gmail.com and request to be added to the group's listserve or call group messaging service for meeting details at 212- 802-9496, leaving a detailed message with callback information. Or call Amy directly at (516) 672-3137.
New York City
New York Trichotillomania/Skin Picking Meetup Group
The New York Trichotillomania Meetup group is for people ages 18 and older who are living with trichotillomania or skin picking. The group will be facilitated by Clinical Psychologist and TLC member, Dr. Ori Shinar.
This is not a therapy group, but rather a venue to share experiences and connect with others affected by trichotillomania and/or skin picking. Dr. Shinar will also provide workshops and answer questions regarding trichotillomania research and treatment. If you are interested in learning more about the support group, or have any questions, please contact Dr. Shinar, or visit the websites below.
Dr. Shinar is a licensed psychologist with over 10 years experience treating hair pulling and skin picking.
contact: Dr. Ori Shinar
Advanced Behavioral Health, LLP
51 East 42nd St., Suite 812
New York, NY 10017
phone: 917-806-0155
email: doctorshinar@aol.com
ABH website: www.behaviortherapynyc.com
Meetup website: http://trich.meetup.com/158/
North Carolina
Charlotte, NC/Fort Mill, SC
Trichotillomania Support Group of the Carolinas
The Trichotillomania Support Group of the Carolinas is comprised of other pullers and pickers of all ages, and their parents, friends, and/or other support people, who believe that supporting each other is a vital step towards recovery. The message board (linked below) is a place to provide loving support to one another in lieu of in-person meetings and to stay up-to-date on events. This is a safe and non-judgmental place to share ideas, strategies, difficulties and successes. We encourage you to ask questions and share insights.
Meeting dates: 3rd Saturday of every month 2-4 pm
Fort Mill Library@ Baxter Village
1818 Second Baxter Crossing
Fort Mill, SC
(Library phone
803 547-4114; Approx 20 mins south of Uptown Charlotte, NC)
website and contact info: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/charlottenc_trichsupport/
North Dakota
Fargo
Fargo Trichotillomania Support Group
The Fargo Trichotillomania Support Group meets the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month from 3-4pm in the community room at 4333 15th Avenue S. Fargo, ND. There is no fee. Sandra provides a light snack and beverage.
Note: Sandra is currently looking for someone to provide childcare for those with children-if any members have a teen who is interested in volunteering, that would be great!
contact: Sandra Bodek
address: community room at
4333 15th Avenue S.
Fargo, ND
phone: 701-282-2904
website: http://www.myspace.com/ttmsupportgroupnd