
Support Groups
The Center for Chronic Illness offers support groups for anyone impacted by chronic illness and rare disease. All programs are free of cost and held virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic. *Please note, while our support groups are professionally-facilitated and may offer psycho-educational tools for coping, our groups are NOT psychotherapy or counseling groups and are not an exchange for individual psychotherapy.
Please follow these steps to sign up for a support group:
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Visit the HeyPeers website
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Enter your email address, and click continue
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Enter your first and last name, and choose a username
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Choose a password, and agree to the HeyPeers Terms & Conditions
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Enter some demographic information and agree to Center for Chronic Illness disclaimer
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Find a meeting from the List or Calendar view, and click Register
To watch our webinar on getting signed up on HeyPeers, visit our YouTube page. Visit our Testimonials page to learn more about what attendees who join our programs say.
Scroll below to see a full list and description of our programs. Please contact us with any questions.
Contact us if you are interested in becoming an official community partner

General Chronic Illness Support Groups


Living with Chronic Illness (for Washington state residents)
2nd & 4th Wednesday
6:30-7:30pm PST
Contact us for the password for this group


Teens Living with Chronic Illness
for teens (ages 15-17)
1st Monday
4-5pm PST / 7-8pm EST
*Please note both a parent / guardian and teen will need to sign a consent form before the teen can participate in the group (contact us to obtain the form)




Living with Postpartum Chronic Illness Support Group
3rd Thursdays
(starting June 2023)
3-4pm PST / 6-7pm EST
Updated 7/21/2022

Grupo de apoyo de apoyo a personas latinas que viven con enfermedades crónicas
3er miércoles de cada mes
6-7pm PST / 9-10 pm EST
Updated 8/28/2023
BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ Support Groups
Support Groups for Loved Ones

Spouses, partners, parents, adult children, friends, and neighbors are welcome
3rd Tuesdays
5:30-6:30pm PST / 8:30-9:30pm EST



Supporting Loved Ones Living with Urea Cycle Disorder
1st Wednesday of every other month
4-5pm PST / 7-8pm EST

Supporting Loved Ones Living with Thyroid Eye Disease Support Group
3rd Tuesday of every other month
6-7pm PST / 9-10pm EST
Updated 7/21/2022
Rare Chronic Illness Support Groups


Living with Rare Chronic Illness (for Washington state residents)
2nd Wednesdays
1:30-2:30pm PST
Contact us for the password for this group




Supporting Loved Ones Living with Urea Cycle Disorder
1st Wednesday of every other month
4-5pm PST / 7-8pm EST

Living with Thyroid Eye Disease Support Group - 1st Tuesdays
6-7pm PST / 9-10pm EST

Supporting Loved Ones Living with Thyroid Eye Disease Support Group
3rd Tuesday of every other month
6-7pm PST / 9-10pm EST
Updated 7/21/2022