Support Groups

A support group can become a lifeline to information, support and encouragement through good times and bad. Support groups at CSCLA are facilitated by licensed mental health professionals in a caring and uplifting environment.

Counseling

Short-term therapy is available for individuals, couples, or families to address cancer-related concerns. Private therapy sessions can promote a sense of control through problem-solving and empowerment, decrease feelings of isolation, help navigate the numerous transitions that are faced by people impacted by a diagnosis of cancer, and improve a person’s quality of life.

Diagnosis & Population Specific Groups

Join a Networking Group to gain valuable support from others, reduce distress associated with cancer diagnosis, share treatment and side-effect information, learn ways to improve quality of life, and enhance communication with family, friends, and medical team.

Virtual Support Groups
Bereavement Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00 PM
Bereavement Wednesdays, 3:00-5:00 PM, 4:00-6:00 PM
Bereavement Thursdays, 6:00-8:00 PM
Bereavement (Young Adults) 2nd & 4th Monday of Each Month, 6:00-8:00 PM
Bereavement (Young Adults) 1st & 3rd Tuesday of Each Month, 6:00-7:30 PM
Blood Cancer 1st & 3rd Wednesday of Each Month, 1:00-3:00 PM
Brain Tumor* 2nd & 4th Monday of Each Month, 6:00-8:00 PM
Breast Cancer Mondays, 6:00-8:00 PM
Metastatic Breast Cancer Tuesdays, 5:00-7:00 PM
Metastatic Breast Cancer Thursdays, 4:00-6:00 PM
Gay Men’s Prostate Cancer 2nd & 4th Tuesday of Each Month, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
LGBTQ+ People Living with Cancer Fridays, 3:00 – 5:00 PM
People of Color Living with Cancer Group, Mondays, 6:30-8:00 PM
Post-Treatment Support Group 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 5:00-6:30 PM
Post-Treatment Women’s Health 1st & 3rd Wednesday of Each Month, 6:00-8:00 PM
Prostate Cancer 1st Monday of each month 6:00-8:00 PM
Writing Group** Wednesdays 1:00-3:00 PM
Young Adults 2nd & 4th Wednesdays 6:00-8:00 PM

* Patients & Caregivers welcome
** Patients, Caregivers, and Bereaved welcome

People Living with Cancer Groups

Our People Living with Cancer Groups are for individuals in current treatment to gain valuable support from others, reduce distress associated with a cancer diagnosis, share treatment and side-effect information, learn ways to improve quality of life, and enhance communication with family, friends, and medical team. People with any type or stage of cancer are welcome. Group members are encouraged to attend regularly. 

Virtual Support Groups
*Each group meets weekly on the following day/time
Mondays 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Mondays (Metastatic) 2:30 – 4:30 PM
Wednesdays 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Thursdays 5:00 – 7:00 PM 

Caregiver Groups

Caregiver groups are for care-partners, friends, spouses and family members of someone with cancer. Join similarly situated individuals to gain valuable support from others, reduce distress associated with caring for a loved one with cancer, learn ways to improve quality of life, and enhance communication with family, friends, and medical team. Group members are encouraged to attend regularly.

Virtual Support Groups
*Each group meets weekly on the following day/time
1st & 3rd Monday of Each Month (Young Adults) 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Wednesdays  6:00 – 8:00 PM
Thursdays (Metastatic-Only)  3:00 – 5:00 PM

Child, Teen & Family Groups

Creating Connections for Kids (ages 5-12) and Creating Connections for Teens (ages13-17) groups welcome children and teens who have a diagnosis of cancer or have a loved one with cancer (including siblings). These groups provide a fun and safe space that offers participants the opportunity to make new friends and feel supported and understood by others who are going through similar experiences

Virtual Support Groups
*Each group meets on the following day/time:
Tuesday from 4:00 to 5:00pm for 6 consecutive weeks
Beginning April 22, 2025, through May 27, 2025


Creating Connections for Parents
This support group provides an opportunity for parents to come together with other parents to connect and gain support while coping with cancer. Parents of children with pediatric cancer, parents who themselves have cancer, and parents who have a co-parent living with cancer are all welcome. This group is for parents who have children under age 18.

Meets the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month from 4:00-5:00pm

Spanish-Speaking Support Groups

*Grupos de apoyo virtuales | Virtual Support Groups
Grupo de apoyo para personas viviendo con cáncer (todos los diagnósticos), lunes 6:00pm-8:00pm | Spanish-Speaking People Living with Cancer Support Group, Mondays 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Grupo de apoyo para personas viviendo con cáncer (todos los diagnósticos), martes 6:00pm-7:30pm | Spanish-Speaking People Living with Cancer Support Group, Tuesdays 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Grupo de apoyo para después del tratamiento, 1er y 3er martes del mes, 6:00pm-7:30pm | Spanish-Speaking Post-Treatment Support Group, 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month, 6:00pm-7:30pm

Grupo de apoyo para pacientes de cáncer de mama, 2do miércoles del mes, 6:00-7:00pm  | Spanish-Speaking Breast Cancer Support Group, 2nd Wednesday of every month, 6:00pm-7:00pm