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SFCAMFT Member Process and Exploratory Groups

The SFCAMFT Diversity Committee

Friday, 3/28 from 12pm-1pm

This group is committed to the chapter’s needs regarding education and support as it relates to diversity among clinicians and the people we serve. In 2017, we began hosting online support groups for therapists of Color with focuses in both business development and clinical work.

These groups provide a safe space for you to talk about the challenges and joys of doing this work as a person of Color.

If you are interested in learning more about these groups, please contact the Diversity Committee chair, Cindy Shu, at cindypshu@gmail.com.

Pre-licensed Support Group with Paul Zager, MS, LMFT

Ongoing: 2nd Tuesday of the month, from 7:30-8:45pm

Upcoming: March 11th and April 8th

Drop In Group

The group offers a safe and confidential space to share questions and concerns (and joys) about the Pre-Licensed process with folks at different levels of that process, so that each person can get or give support if needed and wanted. Topics can be about associateships, supervision, burnout, stress, how to find balance in your busy life, the joy of helping others, or just about anything that pertains to what a pre-licensed person can be going through at that time. Each person has an opportunity to share (or just to listen if that is what they need at the time), give support or ask for support.

Here is the zoom link for each monthly group, and no RSVP necessary. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2145066868

The AI Research Group

March 26, 2025 6:15pm

This is a monthly group that meets to discuss the impact of AI in the professional field of mental health.

Topics: AI in grad programs, licensing and professional development

The current applications of AI in our field

Law, Ethics and regulations around AI

The statewide board leaders are also doing research and advocacy in this area,

so there is so much for us to learn.

This is a new group that began in January 2025, but you can join anytime.

Please reach out to Fiona for the zoom link and meeting dates.

White Therapists Fighting Racism (WTFR)

Every 3rd Sunday of the month 3pm-5pm virtual

Are you a white-identified therapist committed to anti-racism? Are you interested in joining a community of peers dedicated to dismantling racism in our clinical practice, therapy associations, and communities? White Therapists Fighting Racism (WTFR), was established in 2020, under the umbrella of the LA-CAMFT Diversity Committee to provide a brave and confidential virtual space for white-identified therapists to increase knowledge about racism and white identity.

Through facilitated discussion and shared reflection, we explore our own racial socialization, unpack implicit biases, and develop a deeper understanding of how white supremacy operates within ourselves and our work. The group is co-facilitated by Randi Gottlieb, LMFT, Estelle Fisher, LMFT and Hazel Moore, LMFT, LPCC, and meets every third Sunday of the month from 3 to 5 pm online.

Interested in being part of the first wave of San Franciscans joining WTFR? Complete and submit a Prospective Member Questionnaire (PMQ). Once you submit the PMQ, you'll be invited to a casual pre-meeting with WTFR facilitators to explore how the group's offerings align with what you're looking for.

Click here to receive the PMQ https://lacamft.formstack.com/forms/wtfr_member_questionnaire

Still have questions? Contact Stephen Jacob Coffey at sjc@stephenjacobcoffey.com

Therapy Groups for Therapists

Meets weekly online

Since 1984 these groups for mental health professionals and trainees have provided a safe,
supportive environment for the exploration of personal and professional issues. They meet
weekly online.

Objectives

 facilitate a richer understanding of oneself through the perceptions of other
group members
 foster greater awareness of how one affects others emotionally in both
personal and professional relationships
 deepen members’ insight into their own psychological needs and defenses, and
increase their ability to utilize countertransference reactions for therapeutic
purposes
 promote the exploration and working through of longstanding emotional conflicts
and early trauma
 enhance professional growth and identity

About the leader
The groups are led by Art Raisman, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist (PSY 7795), with 50 years
experience as a group therapist, teacher, and supervisor. Dr. Raisman is an Assistant Clinical
Professor at UCSF, Psychiatry, and Past President of the Northern California Group
Psychotherapy Society. He has a private practice in individual, couple/family, and group
psychotherapy in San Rafael and online.

Also available
Two interpersonal process groups for high functioning men and women, open to both therapists
and non-therapists

Further information: 415-686-3342 / artraisman@msn.com