Stroke Support Groups
SHC Tri-Valley
Pleasanton Stroke Support Group

Meets 2nd Monday of the month
(Virtual or In-Person, Check Before)
2:00pm-3:00pm
Facilitator: Janis Emery, RN
Register: TVstrokesupport@stanfordhealthcare.org
Speech Communication
Group Support

Meets 3rd Monday of the month
(Virtual or In-Person, Check Before)
3:00pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Madison Fox, MS, CCC-SLP
Register: mfox@stanfordhealthcare.org
SHC Tri-Valley, Pleasanton
Stroke Support Group

Meets last Monday of the month
(Virtual or In-Person, Check Before)
2:00pm-3:00pm
Facilitators: Janis Emery, RN, BSN, CHFN Stroke Team & Megan Silveira
Register: jemery@stanfordhealthcare.org vcstrokesupport@stanfordhealthcare.org
Music Therapy
with a Ukulele

Stanford Healthcare Neuroscience Wellness
Every Monday, 3-4pm
Must register.
Program coordinators are Linh Layla and Darren Chan.
Register: linhtvo@stanford.edu
Dchan04@stanford.edu
In-Person Stroke
Support Group

Adventist Health Lodi Memorial Support Group
Meets 1st Monday of the Month
(In Person)
2:00 to 3:00 PM
Lodi Adventist Hospital
975 Fairmont Ave.
Facilitator: Monique Bedi
Register: No Registration Necessary
In-Person Stroke
Support Group

Meets 4th Monday of the Month
(In Person)
12:00 to 1:30 PM
Kaiser Point West Medical Offices
1650 Response Rd.
Facilitator: Cindy Centerwall
Register: Cindy.Centerwall@kp.org
Younger
Support Group

Stroke Awareness Oregon
Meets: 3rd Monday of the month
(Zoom/Virtual)
6:00pm (PST)
Register: Join with Zoom link here
Caregivers
Support Group

Meets 1st Tuesday of the month
(Virtual Meeting)
1:30pm-3:00pm
Facilitator: Dee Jay Hubbard, SLP, PhD
Register: groups@psastroke.org
Different Strokes
for Different Folks

Meets 2nd Tuesday of the month
(Virtual Meeting)
3:00pm-4:30pm
Facilitator: Dr. Naz Motayar, Neuropsychologist
Register: bewellwithdrnaz@gmail.com
Men’s
Club

Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month
(Virtual Meeting)
2:00pm-3:30pm
Facilitators: Dee Jay Hubbard, SLP, PhD and Peter Nelson, MD (Retired)
Register: peternelson94025@yahoo.com
Life After Stroke
Support Group

Meets last Tuesday of the month
(Virtual Meeting)
2:45pm-4:00pm
Facilitators: Deborah Flaherty, MA and Lori Tam Lee, OTR/L
Register: groups@psastroke.org
The Reinventors (30 and younger)
TBI, ABI, or CVA Support Group

Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month
(Virtual Meeting)
4:00pm-5:00pm
Facilitator: Vicky Fukuhara, MS, CCC-SP, CCM
Register: vfukuhar@comcast.net
Virtual
Support Group

For Caregivers with Aphasia Patients
Portland, Oregon
Meets every Tuesday of the month
2:00pm-3:30pm (PST)
Facilitators: Ms. Susan Ginley, MA and Dr. Susan Poulsen, PhD
Register: sginley@pdx.edu
Stroke
Support Group

Stroke Awareness Oregon
Meets: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
(Zoom/Virtual)
3:00 pm (PST)
Register: Join with Zoom Link Here
South County
Stroke Support Group

Meets 2nd Wednesday of the month
(In-Person)
1:00pm-2:00pm
Facilitator: Lilly Weissinger, PT
Gilroy Public Library, 350 W. 6th St., Gilroy
Register: Rich Yamashita richmy24@gmail.com
Stroke Social Gathering
San Jose

Meets 2nd Wednesday of the month
(In-Person)
1:30pm-3:30pm
Facilitators: Deb and Bob Shaw
Belmont Village Senior Living
500 S. Winchester Ave, San Jose
Register: deb@championthechallenges.org
Stroke In-Patient Peer
Support Group

Meets 2nd Wednesday of the month
4:00 pm–5:30 pm
Facilitator: Robert Medel (408) 885-2397
Register: robert.medel@hhs.sccgov.org
Post-Stroke
Support Group

Meets 3rd Wednesday of the month
(Virtual Meeting)
1:00pm-2:30pm
Facilitator: Colleen Kichula
Register: colleen.kichula@hcahealthcare.com
Stroke Survivor
Support Group

Meets 3rd Wednesday of the month
(In-Person)
1:00pm-2:00pm
Marie Calendar’s: 5622 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento
Facilitator: John Brummer
Register: jrbkpltg7@gmail.com
Stroke Social Club
Burlingame

Meets 4th Wednesday of the month
(In-Person)
1:00pm-3:00pm
Home Safety Services,
890 Cowan Rd., Suite G
Burlingame
Register: groups@psastroke.org
Let's Chat (30 and older)
Stroke & TBI Support Group

Meets 4th Wednesday of the month
(Virtual Meeting)
3:00pm-4:00pm
Facilitator: Vicki Fukuhara MS, CCC-SP, CCM
Register: vfukuhar@comcast.net
Living Beyond
Stroke

Meets 2nd Wednesday of the month
(In-person)
2:00pm-3:30pm
Facilitator: Erin Constantz
Phone: (831) 625-4996
2 Upper Ragsdale Dr. Monterey, CA 93940
Email: erin.constantz@chomp.org
In-Person Stroke
Support Group

Kaiser Roseville Stroke Support Group (we have a Kaiser banner)
Meets 1st Wednesday of the Month
12:00 to 1:30 PM
1660 Eureka Rd (Room Varies)
Facilitator: Cindy Centerwall
Register: Cindy.Centerwall@kp.org
In-Person Stroke
Support Group

Meets: 3rd Wednesday of the month
2:00pm (PST)
Stroke Awareness Oregon
695 SW Mill View Way Bend OR 97702
Facilitator Kim O’Kelley & Lawnae Hunter
Register: No RSVP Necessary
Caregiver & Family
Support Group

Meets: 1st Wednesday of the month
Stroke Awareness Oregon
(Zoom/Virtual)
3:00pm (PST)
Register: Join with Zoom link here
Men’s
Support Group

Stroke Awareness Oregon
Meets: 2nd Wednesday of the month
(Zoom/Virtual)
3:00pm (PST)
Register: Join with Zoom link here
Communication Group
for Adults with Aphasia

Meets 1st Thursday of the month
(Virtual Meeting)
1:00pm-2:00pm
Facilitator: Hallie Mass, MS, CCC-SLP
Register: Hallie_Mass@elcaminohealth.org
Stroke
Support Group

Meets 2nd Thursday of the month
(Virtual Meeting)
3:00pm-4:00pm
Facilitator: Annie Wallace, MOT, OTR/L
Register: Ann.X.Wallace@kp.org
Young Stroke Survivors
Support Group

Meets 3rd Thursday of the month
(Virtual Meeting)
4:00pm-5:30pm
Facilitator: Amy Kinaan
Register: aakinaan@yahoo.com
Stroke Survivor
Support Group

Meets 3rd Thursday of the month
4:30pm-6:00pm
Facilitators: Meaghan Lynch, MD – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation & Sarah Mena, RN – Neurology Care Coordinator.
Register: http://eepurl.com/gd6GDX
Sutter Tracy
Stroke Club

Meets 3rd Thursday of the month
3:30pm-5:00pm
Facilitators: Ms. Laura Cook, SLP (209) 835-1500 & Jennifer Fowler, RN
Emails: cookll@sutterhealth.org & fowlerjd@sutterhealth.org
Central New York Stroke
& Aneurysm

Meets 3rd Thursday of the month
(Virtual Meeting)
5:00pm – 6:30pm Eastern
Facilitator: Carrie Garcia
Register: garciac@upstate.edu
Swallowing
Support Group

Meets: 2nd Thursday of the month
(Virtual Meeting)
4:00pm-5:00pm (PST)
Facilitator: Claire Heitlinger
Register: bayareaswallow@gmail.com
Virtual or In-Person
Stroke Support Group

Right Hemisphere Stroke Support Group
Nazareth College York Wellness/Rehab Institute
Meets 3rd Thursday of the month
7:00pm-8:30pm Eastern Time
4245 East Ave., Rochester, New York 14618
Facilitators: Dr. Melissa Johnson, CCC-SLP, Mrs. Katie Pietsch, CCC-SLP
Register: mjohnso2@naz.edu
Bi-Monthly
Educational Forum I

Meets 2nd or 3rd Friday of the month
(Virtual Meeting)
10:30am-12:00pm
Register: groups@psastroke.org
Bi-Monthly Post-Stroke Educational Forum II

Meets 3rd Friday of the month
(Virtual Meeting)
10:30am-12:00pm
Register: groups@psastroke.org
Women’s
Support Group

Meets last Friday of the month
(Virtual Meeting)
10:30am-12:00pm
Facilitators: Pamela Davis, OTR/L and May Moy, PhD
Register: tommoy28@yahoo.com
Stroke
Support Group

U.C. Davis Rehabilitation Hospital Stroke Support Group
Meets 1st Friday of the Month
(In Person)
U.C. Davis Rehabilitation Hospital
4875 Broadway (Cafeteria)
Facilitator: Dawn Warner
Register: djwarner@ucdavis.edu
Healing Strokes

Held Every Saturday, 1pm, via Zoom.
(Meeting times are affected by the school schedule.)
It’s an identical link every Saturday.
Interested? Email Linh or Darren to receive supplies and the Zoom link to join.
Program coordinators are Linh Layla and Darren Chan.