The Stepfamily Connection of North Hills (http://www.stepfamilyconnection.org/)

Welcome to the Stepfamily Connection of North Hills!
Stepfamilies face many challenges, and love and good intentions are not always enough. The Stepfamily Connection is an education and support group that can help you build strong, lasting stepfamily relationships. The meetings are free to anyone living in a stepfamily or about to become part of a stepfamily. We meet the second week of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Northland Public Library in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, PA. The meetings are designed to help stepfamilies build healthy relationships and solve many of the challenges that stepfamilies face. In addition, we help you to gain positive communication skills and develop a support network of families. We also offer a variety of seminars each year to help educate stepfamilies on current topics of interest. Therefore, if you are struggling with stepfamily issues or just want to learn more about improving your relationships, you are invited to join us. We are looking forward to meeting with you. For more information and a complete schedule of educational topics, please call Dr. Anna McManus Gay at 724-799-2123.

Director/Group Facilitator.
Dr. Anna McManus Gay is a nurse therapist with over 25 years of experience in health care. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Science/Nursing (Phi Beta Kappa) and a Master’s Degree in Science from the University of Massachusetts. She also has a Post-Master’s Certificate and a PhD from Duquesne University in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. At the doctoral level, she concentrated on couple and family therapy and completed her dissertation on the process of forming a stepfamily. She currently has a full time private practice as a therapist working with couples, families, and individuals. She has been active with stepfamily groups since 1992 and founded the Stepfamily Connection of North Hills in 2003. Her husband, Thomas Gay, co-founded the group and they facilitate the meetings jointly. He is a cardiologist at Allegheny General Hospital. They got married in 1994 and have four grown, wonderful children and two grandchildren and are proof that you can have a successful stepfamily!

2008 MEETING INFORMATION

Monthly meetings are held at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237. Click here for directions

The group meets the second Friday of each month from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm during the fall, winter, and spring. Summer meetings are on the second Thursday (June, July, and August) from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Please refer to schedule below for dates and times.

January
February
March 14th
April 11th
May 9th
June 12th (Thursday)
July 10th (Thursday)
August 14th (Thursday) CANCELLED!
September 12th
October 10th
November 14th
No meeting in December

The Stepfamily Connection of North Hills has moved to a new location at Northland Library. Please note the change in location and times for our meetings.