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Online Support Groups Near Baltimore

Whether you are in Towson, Columbia, Dundalk, Annapolis or somewhere else around the Baltimore area, ShareWell has live online support groups you can join once the shift is over. This is a city full of nurses, teachers, EMTs, social workers and shipyard crews, and the people who hold it together are rarely asked how they are holding up.

Every group meets online by live video, so you can join from home.

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These online groups start during the day and evening in Eastern time, so they fit a day near Baltimore.

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Saturday Vent - Support or Insights Session

Sat, Oct 10 | 9:00AM - 10:00AM UTC
This a venting session. Before you start I will ask if you want support or solutions. If you only want support, you will vent and we will only listen and offer support and understanding. If you want insight, all in chat will be able to offer insights based on our own lived experiences to you. No advice will be given. Please be open. Please be respectful. Please do not use sarcasm or mock anyone.
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Upcoming Groups

Emotional Abuse: Restoring Ourselves

Member-led

Emotional Abuse: Restoring Ourselves

For anyone reclaiming themselves after harm

Emotional abuse
Self-care
Trauma recovery
1/16
Sat, 10/10, 2:00 PM • 60 min
The Hangout Squad
Susan

Susan

The Hangout Squad

Sit-down on camera no driving chat

General mental health
Loneliness
Self-care
4/8
Sat, 10/10, 3:00 PM • 60 min
The Space to be(addictionhealing)
Doctorsantoshluna

Doctorsantoshluna

The Space to be(addictionhealing)

Everyone, especially you

Addiction
Depression
General mental health
3/10
Sat, 10/10, 5:00 PM • 60 min
Zentangle - Drawing with Shapes and Pattens
CorrieMichele

CorrieMichele

Zentangle - Drawing with Shapes and Pattens

Peers looking to unwind and get creative!

Personal development
Self-care
Stress management
1/16
Sat, 10/10, 7:00 PM • 90 min
Local life

Carrying the hard days home from work

Baltimore runs on its hospitals, its schools and its port, and the work in all three is the kind you cannot fully leave at the door. A nurse coming off a long shift at one of the big medical campuses, a teacher who spent the day being everything to a classroom of kids, a medic who saw something on the last call: they all go home to families who need them too. Neighborhood loyalty is strong here, and people take pride in being the one others lean on, which makes it harder to admit that the leaning has started to crush them. The commute to Washington adds another hour each way for many, and with it another reason there is no time for yourself.

Why it helps

How peer support helps near Baltimore

A peer group is the one room where nobody needs you to be the capable one. You can say what the week actually took out of you, hear from people whose work asks the same of them, and do it from home without finding a sitter or crossing the Beltway.

Inside the room

What members near Baltimore talk about

  • Compassion fatigue from caring for patients, students or clients
  • Bringing the stress of the job into the house
  • Being the dependable one for family and neighbors
  • Losing someone and still going in to work the next day
Good fit for

Who these groups may help

  • Hospital and healthcare staff who have no one to debrief with
  • Teachers, counselors and social workers running on empty
  • First responders and port or shipyard workers on hard rotations
  • Anyone who commutes to DC and has stopped seeing their friends
Find your group

Support group topics for people near Baltimore

Every topic has its own page with live groups, so you can start with the one closest to what you are carrying.

B
Burnout
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Stress management
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T
Trauma recovery
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C
Caregiving
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G
Grief
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A
Anxiety
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D
Depression
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L
Loneliness
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Areas around Baltimore

Every group meets online, so you can join from home anywhere around Baltimore.

  • Towson
  • Columbia
  • Glen Burnie
  • Catonsville
  • Dundalk
  • Ellicott City
  • Annapolis
  • Baltimore County
  • Anne Arundel County
  • Howard County
Local help lines

Crisis and help lines near Baltimore

ShareWell groups are peer support and are not crisis or emergency services. If you or someone near you is in danger, call 911, or call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at any hour.

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    Frequently asked questions

    Do I need to live in Baltimore to join?

    No. Groups are online, so you can join from Towson, Columbia, Glen Burnie, Catonsville, Dundalk, Ellicott City, Annapolis or anywhere else in Maryland.

    Are there groups for people who work in healthcare?

    ShareWell has groups for burnout, stress and caregiving where many members work in hospitals, clinics and schools. Groups are open to everyone, so you will meet people from other fields too.

    I work night shifts. Can I still find a group?

    Yes. Groups run from early morning to late evening in Eastern time, so there are options before a night shift starts or after a day shift ends.

    Is what I say in a group kept private?

    Groups are closed rooms and members agree to keep what is shared inside them. You choose how much to say and can keep your camera off if that feels better.

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