Hearing Voices Groups are self-help, social groups not psychotherapy or “treatment” groups. Hearing Voices Groups may be run by a voice-hearer and/or a voice-hearing ally, but ideally by a person with lived experience of voices, visions, trance states, or other extreme/anomalous experiences. Click here to read the Hearing Voices USA Charter & to find out what a group entails. You can read a nice description of groups here.
Hearing Voices Network NYC does not control/monitor these groups in any way, groups are created by people in the community and then listed on the website as a means of organzing them.
Are you a voice-hearer or person with lived experience & are looking to form a group? Let us know! We can help you advertise your group, find a space, a co-facilitator, materials, etc.
Manhattan
(1)
Where: Midtown NAMI 505 8th Avenue #1103 (between 35th & 36th Streets)
When: First & Third Friday of every month from 3:30 to 5 pm
Contact: Call the Helpline at 212-684-3264 with any questions.
(2)
Where: West Village Jefferson Market Library 425 Ave of the Americas (6th Ave at 10th Street)
When: Monday nights 6:15pm
Contact: Tami: tgatta@communityaccess.org
Brooklyn
(1)
Where: YMHA of Boro Park Room #211: For Jewish Orthodox Voice-Hearers 4910 14th Ave. Brooklyn (between 50th & 49th Streets)
When: Men & Women Meetings on alternate Mondays 4-5:30; contact facilitator first
Queens
(1)
Where: Rego Park Library 91-41 63rd Drive, Rego Park, NY 11374
When: 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, 2:30-4:30pm
Contact: Maja Leibovitz mleibovitz@seriouscelebrations.com
Lower Hudson Valley
(1)
Where: CHOICE Hearing Voices Group 200 E. Post Rd. (Lower Level), White Plains, NY 10601
When: Wednesdays, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Contact: Rodolfo Borges – (914) 727-2251; rborges@choiceofny.org
(2)
Where: Mount Kisco Hearing Voices Group, 344 Main St., Suite 301, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
When: 1st & 3rd Monday of month, 6:00pm-7:30pm
Contact: Alice Armwood – (914) 424-1732; armstroa@mhawestchester.org OR Ronda Speight – (914) 343-4903; speightr@mhawestchester.org
(3)
Where: Peekskill Hearing Voices Group 648 Harrison Ave., Peekskill, NY 10566
When: 2nd & 4th Monday of month, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Contacts: Alice Armwood – (914) 424-1732; armstroa@mhawestchester.org OR Ronda Speight – (914) 343-4903; speightr@mhawestchester.org
(4)
Where: R.I.S.E. Center Hearing Voices Group 6 Gramatan Ave, Suite 206, Mount Vernon, NY, 10550
When: Tuesdays, 2:00pm-3:00pm
Contact: John Lyn – (914) 664-3444; jlyn@mhepinc.org
Long Island
(1)
Where: The Mental Health Association 16 Main St. Hempstead, NY 11550
When: Wednesday afternoon at 3:45 PM to 4:45 PM
Contact: Allen Cardwell, Turquoise House 516-489-0100 x 2005
Manager of Peer Services
Upstate New York
(1)
Where: The Empowerment Exchange 2136 Burdett Ave Troy, NY
When: Wednesday afternoons 4-5:30pm
Contact: Sarah at (518)235-2173 or sfelman@mhepinc.org
Online Support
First and Third Wednesday of every month
7PM Eastern / 4PM Pacific
The group will use the ZOOM meeting platform which is free to download on computers and Smartphones. Call-in option is also available.
This group is for those with personal lived experience with hearing voices, seeing visions, and/or negotiating alternative realities.
With further questions and for details on how to access the group please email Caroline at caroline@westernmassrlc.org.