Earlier this month, Kate Scribner, MSW, CSW 
posted a request on the Association for Women in Psychology’s discussion list looking for group space for a colleague.
That’s when I asked each of you to help me crowdsource ideas to help her out.
As usual . . . you guys came through!
So . . . for every psychotherapist and allied health professional out there who doesn’t have space in his or her office but wants to offer group therapy, psycho-educational classes, or workshops, here are 26+ places that you can find space to do the work that you need to do.
(Some are free. Some request donations. And, some charge a fee.)
- Local retreat centers
- Public libraries
- Restaurant’s private meeting rooms
- Backyards
- Community centers
- Churches
- High schools
- Co-working spaces like WorkStation and General Assembly
- Volunteer fire station (meeting room or social hall)
- Hotels
- Colleges / universities
- Lobbies and atriums of office buildings
- Banks and credit unions
- Doctors’ offices
- Colleagues’ offices
- Recreational areas such as parks
- Utility companies
- Hospitals
- Country clubs
- Senior centers
- Chambers of Commerce
- Rental homes
- Community meeting spaces in apartments
- Extra office space in your own building
- The Parish center
- Children’s homes
And, as an added bonus . . . Fred Theobold in Dallas, TX offered the following :
Contact you state ACA organization. In Texas the Texas Counseling Association has contracted rates with several different hotel chains for meeting rooms, etc. This works best for larger groups but you may be surprised at how inexpensive it can be if you take non-peak hours and the TCA not only makes the arrangements, they’ll advertise the event and help with registration for a small fee.”
Who knew that?! I love that!
Here is where you can read all the comments that came in on Crowdsourcing Space for Your Psychotherapy Groups, Classes, and Workshops.
If you know of other places to host yours or your colleagues’ work, please add them below (and don’t forget if they are location-specific to include that info, too)!
And, if you found this post to be useful, please take a moment to share it with your colleagues by clicking on the share buttons below or passing along the URL to Private Practice from the Inside Out.
Thank you to Mary Reilly Mathews, Fred Theobold, Amy Johnson Maricle, Mary Rose Baldacchino, Dr. Neal Houston, Kimberly Perry, Kate Turner, Gary Dickson, Barbara Sheehan-Zeidler, Sandra Geisman, Linda Lochridge Hoenigsberg, Kathi Bivens, Jodi Hickenlooper, Pam Dyson, Ella, and Patricia for sharing your ideas with us!
Wow! This is a goldmine of possibilities I had never considered. I’ve just pinned this to my secret Work Stuff Pinterest Board. Thanks!
Yea! So happy to inspire you! . . . so what’s up with that “secret Work Stuff . . . ” board? NOW you’ve got my curiosity up!
sorry, I did not mean to sound mysterious. Pinterest allows you to create “secret” boards that are not visible to the public. I find it a great, easy way to stash & curate ideas I want to come back to later that I may not want / need to have visible to the public or that are not in line with the professional purpose of my pinterest activity…. one of my secret boards is titled Work Stuff…
Got it! Great idea, Mary, and happy to be included on your secret board!
This was a great idea Tamara. I’m saving this list in Evernote.
Sweet! So happy it’s useful!
I was just trying to come up with a list for this a couple weeks ago. You must be reading my mind! Thank you!
Excellent, Linda! Hey! Do you know that you can get a little picture of you to accompany all of your comments (here and elsewhere)? It’s free and it’s easy to do – Check out this tutorial.
Fantastic list. Here is one more for those of us west of the Mississsippi: A Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage. They have communty rooms. http://www.naturalgrocers.com/store-locations.
Thanks, Brenda! I had no idea! How cool that they all have community rooms! Thanks for dropping in today!
You seem to read my mind. Your topics are always so pertinent and timely for me. Thanks for this list!
Hi, Debera! Ha-ha! I love that! You’re so welcome! Feel free to share it with others who may be looking for space!
Tamara – There are some great suggestions here, especially the off hours hotel use. Thanks so much for your good work and for the link too!
Best,
Amy
You’re so welcome, Amy! Thanks for dropping in!
Hi Tamara.
Thank you so much for all that you’ve done and continue to do to make the lives and practice endeavors and work of people like me (us) doable. I am new to the world as an official practitioner and the work putting all things together and in place to meet the demands has been greatly supported enhanced and encouraged by YOU.
This latest “gift” is no surprise. 10k Blessings to you!!
A Greatful “New Kid On The Block”
Congrats to you, Phyllis, on joining our ranks! I’m happy to support you on your journey and looking forward to hearing from you! New kids on the block bring us enthusiasm, optimism, and new ways of seeing. Your voice is welcome here! (And, let us know when you get your website up.)
In Colorado Springs, Colorado, you can rent The Alibi Room in the art gallery called Dream Catchers. It’s on 103 S. Wahsatch. 719-505-5476 http://www.dreamcatcherscos.com
In Boulder, Colorado, you can rent space in The Solstice Center at 302 Pearl Street. 303-939-8463 http://www.302pearl.com/index.html