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Support Groups

Here is a listing of support groups in your area. We encourage you to attend these local programs. If there is not a group in your area, or if the groups listed are not at a convenient time, try our online support education group! Our online support group is a four-week program with weekly chat sessions that cover specific IBD-related topics and allows participants to share their views.

  • CCFA Adult Support Group: Dallas, TX


    1801 Inwood Rd
    Dallas, TX 75235
    Meets at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Outpatient Building, 801 Inwood Rd, 4th Floor, Room WA4.102, Dallas, TX 75235. Date and time vary. Contact Winnie Wong for more information.
    214-645-0595
    winnie.wong@utsouthwestern.edu
    Meets: varies, contact facilitator to confirm

  • CCFA Adult Support Group: Dallas, TX


    8200 Walnut Hill Ln
    Dallas, TX 75231
    Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas in the GI Lab waiting room. For more information, contact Jennifer Gossett and Kristi Teichelman at 214-345-2669 or you may contact Jennifer or Kristi at jennifergossett@texashealth.org
    214-345-2669
    JenniferGossett@texashealth.org
    Meets: 2nd Tuesday of each month; contact the facilitator to confirm

  • CCFA Adult Support Group: Fort Worth, TX


    3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard
    Fort Worth, TX 76107
    Meets the first Saturday of each month, 9am - 11am at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Room 291 in the EAD building. For more information, contact Chuck Hinson at 817-240-8086 or by email at carrotdoctor@gmail.com.
    carrotdoctor@gmail.com
    Meets: 1st Saturday of every month, contact facilitator to confirm

  • CCFA Adult Support Group: Grapevine, TX


    210 N Main St
    Grapevine, TX 76051
    This group meets the 1st Tuesday of each month from 6 - 8 pm at The Back Porch Grill, 210 N. Main St, Grapevine TX 76051 in the Party Room. For more information, contact Vicki Blancett at 214-536-0732, vblancett@charter.net or Sonja Callicott at 817-312-5579, sonjarc@verizon.net
    214-536-0732
    vblancett@charter.net
    Meets: 1st Tuesday of the month

  • CCFA Adult, Pediatric Support Group: Lubbock, TX


    21st St & Louisville Ave
    Lubbock, TX 79410
    We are a Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America support group with information for adults and children to help support one another in our daily lives as people living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
    (432) 940.4727
    Meets: Monday, Once a month

  • CCFA Parent Support Group: Dallas, TX


    Dallas, TX
    Parent Chat: A Quarterly Support Group for Parents of Children with IBD. Parents of all IBD children through college age are welcome to attend. Each meeting will feature a speaker and Q&A session, and parents will be able to share stories, coping skills and strategies. Our next meeting will be May 14, 2013 at La Madeline located in Dallas, Texas off Preston Road and Forest Lane. The topic will include therapeutic yoga techniques for pain management.
    972-386-0607
    jleech@ccfa.org
    Meets: varies, quarterly

  • CCFA Pediatric Support Group: Fort Worth, TX


    801 7th Avenue
    Fort Worth, TX 76104
    Support group for children and their parents, family and friends. For April's session, the group will meet Tuesday, April 23 at 6:00pm in the Pavilion class room with Wayne Martin, Psychologist, speaking on relaxation techniques. For more information, contact Brenda Sonnier at brenda.sonnier@cookchildrens.org.
    682-885-4822
    brenda.sonnier@cookchildrens.org
    Meets: 3rd Tuesday of each month; contact the facilitator to confirm

  • CCFA Support Group: Temple, TX


    2401 South 31st Street
    Temple, TX 76504
    This group meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8 p.m. at Texas A&M University Medical Education Center, Room 117 (on the Scott & White Hospital Campus) located at 2401 S. 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508. For more information, contact Allison Benson at 254-724-4485 or abenson@sw.org
    abenson@sw.org
    Meets: 2nd Tuesday of each month

  • CCFA Support Group: Tyler, TX


    1720 S Beckham Ave
    Tyler, TX 75701
    This group meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm at Digestive Health Specialists of Tyler, 1720 S. Beckham, Tyler TX. For more information, contact Machelle McDowell at 903-595-5101
    903-595-5101
    ntexas@ccfa.org
    Meets: 3rd Tuesday of every month, contact facilitator to confirm

  • CCFA Teen Support Group: Dallas, TX


    1935 Medical District Dr
    Dallas, TX 75235
    Meets at Children's Medical Center of Dallas. For more information, contact Gabby Reed.
    214-456-8011
    gabree@childrens.com
    Meets: varies; contact the facilitator to confirm