Florida Support Groups

There are two different types of support groups in Florida -- Peer-led Support Groups and Professionally-led Support Groups.

 Peer-led Support Groups

RESOLVE Peer-led Support Groups are informal opportunities for women and men experiencing infertility to connect with one another, to discuss their situations and to receive support from others who have had similar experiences or who are struggling with similar issues. Group moderators are volunteers and are not mental health professionals. Attendance is free. Please contact the group host before attending your first meeting.

Don’t see a support group in your area? Want to start a new group? The first step in the process is to attend a free one-hour TeleSeminar entitled “How to Start a Peer-Led Support Group”. After you attend that training you will be given instructions on next steps in the process. We hope to make this process as simple and straightforward for you as possible, while also ensuring that our hosts have been adequately prepared for their role as group leader.

Boca Raton/West Palm Beach General Infertility Support Group
Meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 7:00PM to 8:30PM
Location: Palm Beach County Library West Boca Branch, 18685 State Road 7, Boca Raton, FL
Please contact Jeffrey at 954.868.9595 or email at resolvepb@gmail.com before attending your first meeting.

Jacksonville General Infertility Peer-led Support Group
Meets on the first Monday of every other month from 6:30PM to 7:45PM 
Memorial Hospital, 3625 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216 (in the Education Department classrooms)
Hosts: Deb, Kristin, Tiffany
Please contact Deb at resolvejaxfl@gmail.com before attending your first meeting.

Jupiter General Infertility Support Group
Meets on the first Wednesday of each month from 6:00PM to 7:30PM
Jupiter Public Library, 705 Military Trail, Jupiter, FL
Host: Marisa
Please contact Marisa at mb.infertility@yahoo.com or 561.601.1315 before attending your first meeting.

South Miami General Infertility Support Group
Meets on the first Saturday of the month from 10:00AM to 11:30AM*
Location: South Miami Pharmacy (US 1 across from South Miami Hospital), 6050 South Dixie Highway, South Miami, FL
Please contact Sandra Leyva at miamiinfertility@gmail.com or 305.244.2334 before attending your first meeting.
*Meets on the first Saturday of the month except September. Meeting date is Saturday, September 8, 2012.

Orlando General Infertility Support Group
Meets at 7:00 PM on the second Monday of every other month
Dr. P. Phillips Hospital (formerly Sand Lake Hospital), 9400 Turkey Lake Road, Orlando, Conference Room A. Parking is free in the garage. 
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Susanna at resolveofcentralflorida@gmail.com

Pensacola General Infertility Support Group
Meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00PM
West Florida Public Library: Lucia Tryon Branch, 1200 Langley Avenue
For more information, contact Laura at pensacola.resolve@gmail.com or 256.453.3142.

Sarasota General Infertility Support Group
Meets on the third Monday of every month
For more information, please contact Gayla Montegna at resolvesarasota@gmail.com or 941.961.2088

Tampa Bay General Infertility Support Group
Meets on the second Wednesday of every month from 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Memorial Hospital Auditorium  2901 Swann Avenue (between MacDill and Howard)
Please contact Kathy at fountainfertilit@gmail.com, Kym at drkymberlyblack@msn.com, or Nicole at ncwitt@yahoo.com, via email or call 727.521.0210 for more information or directions.

 Professionally-Led Support Groups

Professionally-led Support Groups are more structured than peer groups and form at various times throughout the year. They are led by trained and licensed therapists who are professional members of RESOLVE and specialize in assisting individuals and couples with the special challenges presented by the struggle of Infertility. Participation in professionally-led groups involves fees set by the individual therapist and a commitment to a specific number of sessions.

Attention Mental Health Professionals - RESOLVE is looking for licensed private practice psychotherapists with personal infertility experience to lead infertility and adoption support groups in the Southeast Region.  RESOLVE professional membership is required. Please contact Dawn Gannon at dgannon@resolve.org or 703.556.7172.

Attention Media: If you would like to talk to RESOLVE support members or leaders please contact Andy Schwarz, Media Relations, at 703.556.7172 or aschwarz@resolve.org.