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Groups provide a caring context in which you can talk confidentially with other students who share your concerns or experiences. A group can be a wonderful source of feedback, support, good humor, and creative ideas for how to cope with personal or interpersonal challenges. All groups are conducted in confidence, and are led by Counseling Center counselors.

For more information, select any of the following links:

“Understanding Self & Others” 

These insight-oriented groups will provide with a safe environment for interpersonal learning.  Members will have an opportunity to explore thoughts and feelings that get elicited in all types of relationships, understand relationship patterns (especially in the areas of trust, intimacy, anger, and assertiveness), receive feedback from other members, and practice "trying on" new behaviors in the safety and "social microcosm" of the group.

Group 1: Mondays, 3:35-4:50 pm (Leaders: Amanda Rahimi, Ph.D., Kurt Stevens)

Group 2: Mondays, 5:00-6:15 pm (Leaders: Diane Herbstman, Psy.D., Kelly Arteaga)

Group 3: Tuesdays, 3:35-4:50 pm (Leaders: Tim Calvey, Psy.D., Gina Bruns)

Group 4: Fridays, 3:15-4:00 pm (Leaders: Traci Callandrillo, Ph.D., Ana Buenaventura)

“Stress Management Group”
During this 8-session group, members will learn how to recognize signs of stress, as well as how to reduce your stress through relaxation and visualization, mindfulness meditation, and other cognitive coping strategies.

Tuesdays, 5:00-6:15 pm, Dates TBA (Leaders: Charrise Hipol, Psy.D., Kelly Arteaga)


“International Student Discussion Group”
International Student Support Group: Building Communication Skills in a New Culture.  This group is for international students who wish to understand their experiences in a new culture and build communication skills in academic and social situations. The group provides information as well as an opportunity to discuss cultural adjustment, communication styles, relationship issues, and career/future plans.

Fridays, 12:15-1:30 pm (Leader: Keum Choi, Ph.D., Ana Buenaventura)


“Women's Empowerment Group”
This group is for women who have been negatively impacted by experiences of oppression (i.e. sexual assault, abuse history, relationship violence, etc.) and will provide survivors with a safe environment for gaining support, coping with the aftermath, and understanding how their experiences impact current functioning and relationships.

Tuesdays, 2:00-3:00pm (Leaders: Wanda Collins, Ph.D., Adrienne Simenhoff, Psy.D.)

Men's Group

This insight-oriented group will provide a supportive environment for exploring the ways men relate to other men, relationships with women, issues such as self esteem, sexuality, vulnerability, and other masculine-associated characteristics.

Mondays, 4:00-5:00pm (Leaders: Tim Calvey, Psy.D., Wanda Collins, Ph.D.)

If you are interested in participating in a group, please contact the Counseling Center as early in the semester as you can. If you have ideas for an additional group that would interest you, please let us know!