Support Groups – Connect with Others

SUPPORT GROUPS
The IPA is here for you! A big part of our mission is to be able to provide help to individuals suffering from paruresis at any point in his or her journey. Support groups are an important tool to do just that. No support group near you? Just fill out our Contact the IPA page and we’ll connect you with one of our virtual groups – and perhaps encourage you to start your own group with our assistance!

We currently have an extensive list of international IPA support groups, each facilitated by someone with a personal understanding of Paruresis.  IPA support groups maintain contact with participants in a variety of ways and typically meet monthly for practice sessions and to share stories and experiences.  If you see a support group on the list that you are interested in, please contact the leader at the indicated address for additional information.* Leaders are volunteers, so we apologize if you don’t get a timely response. Again, feel free to reach out to the IPA Office for assistance on our Contact the IPA page.

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT
Thinking that a one-on-one interaction might be a good start? Our experienced, volunteer team can provide coaching on a no-cost, but limited basis – contact us to check availability. Interested in professional support? See our Shy Bladder Center page for licensed therapists with a specialty in Paruresis.

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
If you are interested in a support opportunity specifically for women, please use the following link: https://paruresis.org/womens-resources/.

For those looking for support in the United Kingdom area, please note that the United Kingdom Paruresis Trust (UKPT) is an independent organization which shares the common mission with the IPA to increase awareness of Paruresis and support for those struggling with it throughout the world. The UKPT can be contacted at andrew@ukpt.org.uk.

List of Support Groups and Localized Contacts

*Support Group Leader (SGL) – has attended an IPA-approved workshop.

*Contact Person – (CP) – has not attended any IPA-approved workshops but has IPA’s approval to organize and run support group.

Country	State	City	Type	Person	Email
WORLDWIDE	VIRTUAL SUPPORT GROUP	All	(SGL)	Dave	Click here for more info!
AUSTRALIA	Victoria	Melbourne	(SGL)	Jeremy	melbourne@support.paruresis.org
AUSTRALIA	New South Wales	Newcastle	(SGL)	Derek	meade.derek@yahoo.com.au
AUSTRALIA	New South Wales	Sydney	(SGL)	John	recov2000@gmail.com
AUSTRIA		Vienna	(SGL)	Bernd	office@paruresis.at
BRAZIL		All	(SGL)	Lucas	brasil@support.paruresis.org
CANADA	Alberta	Calgary	(CP)	Ken	calgary@support.paruresis.org
CANADA	Alberta	Edmonton	(CP)	Shuo	edmonton@support.paruresis.org
CANADA	British Columbia	Vancouver	(CP)	Roberto	vancouver@support.paruresis.org
CANADA	Ontario	Toronto	(CP)	Jim	toronto@support.paruresis.org
FINLAND		All	(SGL)	Eero	finland@support.paruresis.org
FRANCE		All	(CP)	Sylvain	france@support.paruresis.org
GERMANY		All	(SGL)	Christof	germany@support.paruresis.org
GREECE		All	(CP)	Anastasios	greece@support.paruresis.org
GUATEMALA	Guatemala	Guatemala City	(SGL)	Alejandro	ipaguatemala@gmail.com
INDIA		All	(CP)	Achyuth	paruresisindia@gmail.com
ISRAEL		---	(CP)	Coordinator Needed!	Please use the Contact the IPA form.
ITALY		All	(CP)	Max	italy@support.paruresis.org
MALAYSIA		Maleka	(CP)	YK	malaysiaparuresis@gmail.com
MEXICO	Nuevo León	Monterrey	(CP)	Oscar	ipamexico.info@gmail.com
POLAND		All	(CP)	Group	Paruresis Poland Facebook Group
PORTUGAL		All	(CP)	Rui	portugal@support.paruresis.org
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE	Singapore	Singapore	(CP)	Rajan	ipasingapore1@gmail.com
RUSSIA		Moscow	(CP)	Coordinator Needed!	Please use the Contact the IPA form.
SERBIA		All	(CP)	Miroslav	serbia@support.paruresis.org
SLOVENIA		Ljubljana	(SGL)	Zmago	slovenia@support.paruresis.org
SWEDEN		All	(CP)	Pernilla	sverige@support.paruresis.org
United States	ALABAMA	All	(SGL)	Brett	alabama@support.paruresis.org
United States	ARIZONA	All	(CP)	Clay	arizona@support.paruresis.org
United States	CALIFORNIA	Long Beach	(SGL)	Tony	tonygilbert310@gmail.com
United States	CALIFORNIA	Los Angeles/West LA	(SGL)	Benjamin or Steven	WestLAGroup@support.paruresis.org
United States	CALIFORNIA	Orange County	(CP)	Barry	orangecounty@support.paruresis.org
United States	CALIFORNIA	Salinas/Monterey	(SGL)	Mark	monterey@support.paruresis.org
United States	CALIFORNIA	San Diego	(CP)	Michael	sandiego@support.paruresis.org
United States	CALIFORNIA	San Fernando Valley	(CP)	Paul	thought_addict@yahoo.com
United States	CALIFORNIA	San Francisco	(CP)	Chris	sanfrancisco@support.paruresis.org
United States	CONNECTICUT	All	(SGL)	David	connecticut@support.paruresis.org
United States	FLORIDA	Miami area	(SGL)	Monty	ipasupportsfl@gmail.com
United States	FLORIDA	Tampa Bay Area	(CP)	David	followup@support.paruresis.org
United States	FLORIDA	Rest of state	(CP)	Joe	jmor25@aol.com
United States	GEORGIA	Atlanta	(SGL)	Coordinator Needed!	Please use the Contact the IPA form.
United States	HAWAII	All	(CP)	Coordinator Needed!	Please use the Contact the IPA form.
United States	IDAHO	All	(SGL)	Chris	idaho@support.paruresis.org
United States	ILLINOIS	Chicago	(SGL)	Dave	chicago@support.paruresis.org
United States	ILLINOIS	Downstate	(SGL)	Tom	illinois@support.paruresis.org
United States	INDIANA	All	(CP)	Coordinator Needed!	Please use the Contact the IPA form.
United States	KANSAS	All	(CP)	Coordinator Needed!	Please use the Contact the IPA form.
United States	KENTUCKY	All	(CP)	Coordinator Needed!	Please use the Contact the IPA form.
United States	LOUISIANA	All	(CP)	Coordinator Needed!	Please use the Contact the IPA form.
United States	MAINE	Portland	(SGL)	Mike	maine@support.paruresis.org
United States	MARYLAND	Baltimore	(SGL)	Bill	baltimore@support.paruresis.org
United States	MASSACHUSETTS	Boston	(CP)	Matt	boston@support.paruresis.org
United States	MICHIGAN	Detroit	(SGL)	Patrick	detroit@support.paruresis.org
United States	MINNESOTA	Minn./St. Paul	(SGL)	Jonathan	twincities@support.paruresis.org
United States	MISSOURI	All	(CP)	Coordinator Needed!	Please use the Contact the IPA form.
United States	NEVADA	Las Vegas	(CP)	Stanley	BuddyE98@gmail.com
United States	NEW JERSEY	Woodbridge	(SGL)	Glenn	ipanewjersey@gmail.com
United States	NEW YORK	Albany	(SGL)	A.J.	ipaalbany@gmail.com
United States	NEW YORK	Buffalo	(CP)	Alex	buffalo@support.paruresis.org
United States	NEW YORK	Hudson Valley	(SGL)	Steve	hudsonvalley@support.paruresis.org
United States	NEW YORK	Manhattan/Long Island	(SGL)	Coordinator Needed!	Please use the Contact the IPA form.
United States	NORTH CAROLINA	Winston-Salem	(SGL)	Roger	shybladder123@gmail.com
United States	OHIO	Cleveland	(CP)	Greg	cleveland@support.paruresis.org
United States	OKLAHOMA	All	(CP)	Coordinator Needed!	Please use the Contact the IPA form.
United States	OREGON	Portland	(SGL)	Doug	oregon@support.paruresis.org
United States	OREGON	Eugene	(SGL)	George	eugene@support.paruresis.org
United States	PENNSYLVANIA	Philadelphia	(SGL)	James	ipaphilly@yahoo.com
United States	TENNESSEE	All	(SGL)	Marty	tennessee@support.paruresis.org
United States	TEXAS	Dallas	(CP)	John	dallas@support.paruresis.org
United States	TEXAS	Houston	(CP)	Chris	houston@support.paruresis.org
United States	WASHINGTON	Seattle/Tacoma	(SGL)	Dave	seattle-tacoma@support.paruresis.org
United States	WISCONSIN	All	(SGL)	Dave	davidk@support.paruresis.org

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