THIS GROUP IS A SAFE PLACE TO...

• Increase your understanding of your reactions to your limitations
• Learn new ways to get your needs met
• Improve your self-confidence and self-esteem
• Discover the gift of compassion for yourself

This supportive psychotherapy group includes hidden disabilities and chronic pain issues. Members help each other find new ways to make the most of life with limitations, deal with the challenges that illness brings to relationship issues, trust, and intimacy.

** Wheelchair accessible **

About the Group Leader

Ann Steiner, Ph.D., M.F.T., CGP* has personal and professional experience working with and living fully with chronic illness. She has been leading psychotherapy groups for over 26 years, supervises, trains and provides consultation to therapists. She is a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Society, was a founding member of the National Registry of Group Psychotherapists,* and the American Orthopsychiatric Association’s Disability Study Group, was president of the Northern California Group Psychotherapy Society, and is the Chair of the American Group Psychotherapy Society's Medical Illness Special Interest Group.

Dr. Steiner is an Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California Medical School, S.F. and on the faculty of The Psychotherapy Institute’s Group Therapy Training Program. She lectures at professional meetings nationally and locally, writes for consumers and therapists.

More detailed information about her screening/preparation process and group work is available online in the Therapy Groups and article sections of her website, www.DrSteiner.com

Therapist Details

I am a certified group psychotherapist and have been leading psychotherapy groups for over 26 years, as well as supervise, train and consult to therapists in the SF Bay Area. I am a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Society, was a founding member of the National Registry of Group Psychotherapists, and was president of Northern California Group Psychotherapy Society, In 2008 I was appointed Co-Chair the American Group Psychotherapy Association's Medical Illness Special Interest Group.

I am currently a faculty member of The Psychotherapy Institute's Group Therapy Training Program where I led their first process training group, and was active as an Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California Medical School, San Francisco for 20 years, present regularly for the Northern California Group Psychotherapy Society, train group therapists, lecture at professional meetings nationally and locally, and write for consumers and therapists. I pioneered and have over 20 articles published about the Therapist’s Professional Will.

I specialize in relationship issues, chronic medical illness and use a blend of psychodynamic and systems orientation approaches.

I have 4 wonderful, rich ongoing groups:  A chronic medical illness group, relationship-focused process group, a therapy group for therapists and a consultation group for licensed clinicians.  Please see the articles about group therapy on my website, www.DrSteiner.com for more information about my groups in general, as well further information about my screening and preparation process.

My manual, The Nuts and Bolts of Starting and Maintaining Groups that Thrive is due out July 2009.

Academic Affiliations, Workshops and Training:

• Faculty member of The Psychotherapy Institute's Group Therapy Training Program where I led their first process training group
• Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California Medical School, San Francisco for 20 years, I supervised psychiatric residents in the group therapy program
• Regular presenter for the Northern California Group Psychotherapy Society
• Train group therapists, lecture at professional meetings nationally and locally, write for consumers and therapists
• Major pioneer of the Therapist’s Professional Will, with over 20 articles published
• Board of Behavioral Sciences approved Continuing Education Provider, CA