Online Support Groups Near Springfield, Missouri
Whether you are in Springfield, Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Bolivar or on a gravel road an hour out in the hills, ShareWell has live online support groups you can join from home. Springfield is where the Ozarks come to the doctor, the college and the store, and then everyone drives back to small towns and hollows where the nearest person who would understand might be an hour of back roads away.
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 Springfield.
Upcoming Groups
Belladonna
Compassion, empathy and support with major life challenges.
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Member-led
People whose anxiety makes ordinary days feel like a lot
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gracewongt
New moms needing extra support
Member-led
People whose anxiety makes ordinary days feel like a lot
An hour of back roads from anyone who gets it
Life in the hills around Springfield is private by design. Families have been on the same land for generations, people keep their business to themselves, and a trip to the city is for errands, not for talking about feelings. A young mother in Marshfield, a widower outside Bolivar, a teenager's parent in Rogersville dealing with a kid in trouble, all of them may know every neighbor and still have no one to confide in. Jobs in the hospitals, the colleges and the trucking firms in Springfield itself come with the same reserve. Church is central and generous, and some things are hard to bring to it. The country is beautiful and the quiet can be very loud.
How peer support helps near Springfield
A peer group puts a room full of understanding people on the kitchen table in a place where that room does not otherwise exist. You join from the farmhouse or the apartment in Nixa, nobody has to drive to town, and the others know what it is to live where you cannot be seen struggling.
What members near Springfield talk about
- Isolation on rural roads and in small towns
- Grief when the whole town knew the person
- Depression and anxiety in a culture that keeps quiet
- Raising kids, or caring for parents, far from services
Who these groups may help
- People in the small towns and countryside around Springfield
- Widows, widowers and caregivers out in the hills
- Students and hospital workers in Springfield itself
- Anyone who knows everyone and confides in no one
Support group topics for people near Springfield
Every topic has its own page with live groups, so you can start with the one closest to what you are carrying.
Areas around Springfield
Every group meets online, so you can join from home anywhere around Springfield.
- Nixa
- Ozark
- Republic
- Battlefield
- Willard
- Rogersville
- Bolivar
- Marshfield
- Branson
- Greene County
Crisis and help lines near Springfield
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.
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Frequently asked questions
I am well outside Springfield. Can I still join?
My internet out here is slow. Will the video work?
Is this connected to a church?
What if I only want to listen for a while?
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