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Online Support Groups Near Milwaukee

Whether you are in Waukesha, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Racine or somewhere else in southeastern Wisconsin, ShareWell has live online support groups for people whose social life used to run through a bar. Milwaukee is a warm, loyal city where friendship is often poured, and for anyone who has stopped drinking or wants to, the invitations can dry up fast.

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

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

Upcoming Groups

The Reclaim Me Circle
clondon75

clondon75

The Reclaim Me Circle

Leaving Narcissistic Abuse and Rebuilding Myself

Healing
Self-love
Trauma recovery
16/25
Today 11:00 PM • 90 min
Reclaim & Rise Up (A Writing Group)
JessieMae

JessieMae

Reclaim & Rise Up (A Writing Group)

WOMEN ONLY have been sexually abused as a child or a adult

Childhood trauma
Trauma recovery
Womens groups
1/16
Today 11:00 PM • 90 min
Grief Recovery in Christ: Sanctuary Circle
TheWellnessSanctuary

TheWellnessSanctuary

Grief Recovery in Christ: Sanctuary Circle

Grief and Loss, Christianity, estrangement, identity

Grief
Loss
No contact
2/16
Today 11:30 PM • 90 min
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
Local life

When the social life runs through a bar

From the corner taverns to the tailgates to the Friday fish fry, Milwaukee gathers around a drink, and that is part of what makes it feel like home. The flip side shows up for the person who is cutting back, newly sober or watching a partner drink too much: the whole calendar is built around something they are trying to avoid, and saying no to the bar can feel like saying no to the people. The long winter makes the tavern the warmest room in the neighborhood, and the summer festivals bring their own pressure. Add the quiet Midwestern habit of not discussing feelings, and a person can go a long time without saying out loud that they are struggling.

Why it helps

How peer support helps near Milwaukee

A peer group is an hour of company with nothing on the table but the conversation. You join from home, meet people who are also working out how to be social without a drink in hand, and build a routine that does not depend on which bar the group is going to.

Inside the room

What members near Milwaukee talk about

  • Staying sober in a city where everything happens over a beer
  • Loneliness after stepping away from the drinking crowd
  • Living with a partner or parent whose drinking is a problem
  • The low months of winter when the bar is the only place open
Good fit for

Who these groups may help

  • People in recovery or trying to cut back
  • Partners and family members of heavy drinkers
  • Anyone who lost their social circle when they stopped going out
  • Residents who find Wisconsin winters hard on their mood
Find your group

Support group topics for people near Milwaukee

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

Join from anywhere nearby

Areas around Milwaukee

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

  • Waukesha
  • West Allis
  • Wauwatosa
  • Brookfield
  • Racine
  • Kenosha
  • Oak Creek
  • Milwaukee County
  • Waukesha County
Local help lines

Crisis and help lines near Milwaukee

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.

  • IMPACT 2-1-1
    211

    Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, Kenosha and surrounding counties, help finding local services (not a crisis line)

    Official site

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to live in Milwaukee to join?

No. Groups are online, so you can join from Waukesha, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Brookfield, Racine, Kenosha, Oak Creek or anywhere else in the area.

Do I have to be sober to join an addiction group?

No. Addiction groups welcome people at any point, including those who are still drinking and thinking about change. Hosts ask only that you join the hour sober.

Are there groups for the family of someone who drinks?

Yes. Many members of the addiction and relationship groups are partners, parents or adult children of someone who drinks, and they can join without the person knowing.

Is this like AA?

No. ShareWell groups are peer support with a trained host and no steps or sponsors. Plenty of members go to AA as well and find the two fit together.

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