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Online Support Groups Near Kansas City

Whether you are in Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee's Summit or somewhere else on the Kansas or Missouri side, ShareWell has live online support groups where "fine" is not the only acceptable answer. Kansas City is friendly, and that friendliness comes with an unspoken rule that you keep your troubles to yourself.

Every group meets online by live video, so you can join from home.

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These online groups start during the day and evening in Central time, so they fit a day near Kansas City.

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Upcoming Groups

IVF Cycle Support

Member-led

IVF Cycle Support

For women navigating IVF cycles and fertility stress

Anxiety
Fertility
Stress management
2/16
Tue, 10/6, 1:00 AM • 60 min
NPD Abuse Support Group

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NPD Abuse Support Group

For survivors seeking support after NPD abuse

Emotional abuse
NPD Abuse
Relationship struggles
10/16
Tue, 10/6, 2:00 AM • 60 min
Late-Diagnosed ADHD
Free

Member-led

Late-Diagnosed ADHD

people diagnosed with ADHD as adults

ADHD
Free
General mental health
2/16
Tue, 10/6, 2:00 AM • 60 min
Conflict Resolving Communication
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Mpumi

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Conflict Resolving Communication

People navigating conflict with clarity and confidence

Growth
Relationship struggles
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Local life

Saying you are fine when you are not

People here are raised to be pleasant, to ask after your family and to answer every "how are you" with "good, you?" no matter what is going on at home. That habit makes the metro an easy place to live and a hard place to be honest, because admitting you are struggling feels like breaking a rule everyone else is keeping. The metro also sits on a state line, so services, insurance networks and even the crisis numbers change depending on which side of State Line Road you sleep on, and plenty of people give up before they work out which system is theirs. Add long, flat suburbs where you drive everywhere and a cold stretch from January into March, and a person can be surrounded by nice neighbors and completely alone with a problem.

Why it helps

How peer support helps near Kansas City

A peer group is built for the honest answer, and it has no state line. You join from home in Kansas or Missouri, the hour belongs to whatever is really going on, and the only expectation is that you show up as you are.

Inside the room

What members near Kansas City talk about

  • Keeping up a cheerful front while something is falling apart
  • Anxiety that nobody around you seems to notice
  • Marriage or family trouble you have not told anyone about
  • Feeling stuck between two states and two sets of rules
Good fit for

Who these groups may help

  • People who are good at seeming fine
  • Anyone who got lost trying to find help across the state line
  • Suburban parents who have no one to be honest with
  • Longtime residents who find the winters harder every year
Find your group

Support group topics for people near Kansas City

Every topic has its own page with live groups, so you can start with the one closest to what you are carrying.

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Anxiety
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Depression
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R
Relationship struggles
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Stress management
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L
Loneliness
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Grief
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B
Burnout
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ADHD
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Areas around Kansas City

Every group meets online, so you can join from home anywhere around Kansas City.

  • Overland Park
  • Olathe
  • Independence
  • Lee's Summit
  • Shawnee
  • Lenexa
  • Blue Springs
  • Johnson County
  • Jackson County
Local help lines

Crisis and help lines near Kansas City

ShareWell groups are peer support and are not crisis or emergency services. If you or someone near you is in danger, call 911, or call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at any hour.

  • Johnson County Mental Health Center Crisis Line
    913-268-0156

    Johnson County, Kansas, 24 hours a day, every day

    Official site
Other cities

Support groups in other cities

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to live in Kansas City to join?

No. Groups are online, so you can join from Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee's Summit, Shawnee, Lenexa, Blue Springs or anywhere else on either side of the line.

Does it matter whether I live in Kansas or Missouri?

Not at all. ShareWell groups are not tied to a state, an insurer or a county, so the state line does not come into it.

I am nervous about being honest with strangers. Is that normal?

Very. Most members say the first session felt strange and the second felt like relief. Strangers who share your situation are often easier to be honest with than people who know you.

What time are groups held?

Groups run throughout the day and evening in Central time, every day of the week, and the page shows upcoming groups with open spots.

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