Group Counseling
Fall 2023 Groups
We offer a diverse variety of therapy and support groups to meet your needs. All of our groups are led by experienced counselors. By participating in group counseling you may benefit from the mutual support and feedback you get from meeting with a small group of individuals who have similar concerns. Group counseling also provides the opportunity to practice new behaviors and assert yourself in ways that might not be possible in individual counseling. In fact, most research has shown group counseling to be equal to or more effective to individual treatment.
Interested in signing up for a group? Please call us at
WellCat Counseling Center
Located in the Student Services Center office 430
WellCat Counseling Center Support Groups:
Stress & Anxiety Management - CLOSED
Facilitator: Brooke Hammond, LMFT
Day/Time: Wednesdays, 3:00pm-4:30pm
Location: SSC 426
Feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and anxious? Join the club, or in this case, group! This group is for students who want to feel better and gain positive momentum to ride this current stressful wave of life. Students will learn coping skills and tools to reduce stress and anxiety, have opportunities to connect with other students, and will be taught mindfulness, self-care, and self-compassion techniques.
Grad Student Support Group - CLOSED
Facilitator: Sherri Elkins, LMFT
Day/Times: Wednesdays, 4:00pm-5:30pm
This group is designed to support students struggling with the challenges of graduate education. This group will provide a space for graduate students to connect with their peers, share their experiences, and learn from each other. Participants will explore the transition into grad school, dealing with imposter syndrome, coping with feelings of burn out, managing academic stress and anxiety, and developing healthy coping strategies.
Radical Self Compassion
Facilitator: Courtney Chambless, Ph.D
Day/Time: Thursdays, 10:00am-11:30am
Location: SSC 426
Do you find that your internal critic rules your thoughts and feelings about yourself? Often, our worst enemy is ourselves. This toxic relationship with ourselves can hinder our relationships, hold us back professionally, and create misery. This group is devoted to helping group members cultivate a greater sense of self-compassion and self-acceptance.
Queer Enough?
Facilitator: Essie Marchiano, LMFT/LPCC
Day/Time: Fridays, 2:00pm-3:30pm
Location: The Well
This group is designed to provide a safe space for LGBTQIA+ identified students to discuss the unique experiences related to being a member of the Queer community. The group welcomes students at all levels of sexual and/or gender identity development, and group discussion is driven by the priorities and needs of its members.
Making Peace with Food & Body - CLOSED
Facilitator: Melissa Harter, LCSW
Day/Time: Fridays, 10:00am-11:30am
Location: SSC 490
This group is designed to support students who experience challenges with food and/or body image issues. If you have ever blamed your body for not being “good enough;” if you have ever found yourself obsessing about your weight, food, or exercise this group will help you explore your relationship to food and your body. You will also learn skills and strategies to start making peace with yourself, your body, and food.
Better Relationships - CLOSED
Facilitator: Tara Donnell, LMFT
Day/Time: Fridays, 2:00pm-3:30pm
Location: SSC 426
This group is for the students who want to build new relationships and improve their current relationships with friends, family, partners, and others. We will look at ways to foster greater self-awareness and more satisfying relationships by exploring how your background and upbringing affect your relationships, becoming more aware of your thoughts and feelings, and exploring your "here-and-now" feelings with other group members.