Are you tired of bouncing checks, paying late fees and having creditors knocking at your door? Debtors Anonymous is a 12-step support group for compulsive spenders, debtors and underearners. Call 303-430-2811 for meeting information.

Divorce Support Group for women meets Saturday afternoons, 1855 S. Pearl St., Ste. 200. $15/session. For details, call 720-308-7906.

Life can be fun again. Denver Family Institute offers group counseling in treatment of depression, anxiety, grief/loss, divorce/remarriage, dating issues, school worries, family conflicts, low self-esteem or other individual or relational problems. Info: 303-756-3340 or www.denverfamilyinstitute.org.

Interested in relating 12-step recovery work to the Buddhist path? Attend the Addiction Recovery Group (12-Fold Path), meeting Wednesdays at Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver, 2305 S. Syracuse Way. Sessions open at 6:30p.m. with a sitting meditation, followed by a one-hour meeting at 7:30p.m. Info, call Martha Hildreth, 303-671-0611.

T.O.P.S., your guide to Take Off Pounds Sensibly, invites everyone to have fun while learning to take off weight with a healthy lifestyle. Meets Tuesdays, 9:30a.m., program 10-11a.m., at Cook Park Recreation Center, 7100 Cherry Creek Dr. S. First visit free, low fee thereafter.

The University of Denver Psychology Dept.’s couples clinic is now open for its 15th year, at sliding scale fees. Couples who want to improve their communication and conflict management skills can benefit; services are also offered to individuals whose partners are not willing to attend. Dr. Howard Markman supervises D.U. graduate students who staff the clinic. Info: 303-871-3306.

The Couples Clinic is held every Saturday at Denver Family Institute, 7200 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 301. Couples and individuals with relationship concerns are welcome. All intimate relationships share many common problems and solutions; learn more through taking a short assessment.
     Child custody, divorce issues, depression, anxiety and other diagnostics are all incorporated into our services. For info or appointment, call Kyle Laxson at 303-838-5790.

A free Breast Cancer support group is available for women interested in alternative therapies. The group meets weekly and is hosted by Julie Lovely-Ross, who has been an alternative health practitioner for more than a decade and has been dealing with her own breast cancer since October of 1993. Women in all stages of treatment and recovery are welcome. For more information, call 303-777-1166.