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Group Counseling
The UCC offers a variety of groups each semester. A group is formed when people with similar issues want to discuss and work on their common concerns. Groups are usually six to eight sessions and consist of four to twelve people. The individuals in a group meet face-to-face with one or more trained group therapists and talk about what is troubling them. Members also give feedback to each other by expressing their own feelings about what someone says or does in the group. This interaction gives group members an opportunity to try out new ways of behaving and to learn more about the way they interact with others. What makes the situation unique is that it is a closed and safe system. The content of the group sessions is confidential; what members talk about or disclose is not discussed outside the group.
When people come into a group and interact freely with other group members, they usually share the difficulties that brought them to counseling in the first place. The group is able to give support or offer alternatives. In this way the difficulty becomes resolved, alternative behaviors are learned, and the person develops new ways of relating to people. During group therapy, people begin to see that they are not alone. Many people feel they are unique because of their problems, and it is encouraging to hear that other people have similar difficulties. In the climate of trust provided by the group, people feel free to care about and help each other.
For more information, call 644-2003 or stop by the University Counseling Center on the 2nd Floor of the Student Life Building.
Spring 2007 Groups
(Please call the UCC at (850)644-2003 or come by the 2nd Floor of the Student Life Building to verify availability, time, and location of groups.)
Monday
- Adult Issues Group
3:00pm-4:30pm- Facilitators: David Gitlin and Josh Gross
For adults who are working on lifestyle issues.
Tuesday
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Women's Support Group
2:30pm-4:00pm-facilitator: Shamika Hall
Supportive process-oriented group for women to explore issues they face today including relationships, self-esteem, body image, family, friendships and assertiveness. open to undergrads and non-teaching grads. Start date is May15th-8 week group.
Wednesday
- Understanding Self and Others
1:00pm-2:30 - Facilitators: Josh Gross & Adina Aldea
For undergraduates interested in understanding relationships.
- Relationship Group – Ongoing Group
3:00pm-4:30pm Facilitators: Josh Gross
For graduate students who want to know more about their personal relationships.
Thursday
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New Group: Anxiety Group:
3:00-4:30pm Facilitators: Adina Aldea & Tamara Young
This is an 8 week psychoeducational/ process group for undergraduate students and non- teaching graduate students who would like to learn how to manage symptoms of anxiety, including but not limited to panic disorder, social, test, and generalized anxiety disorders.
8 openings- males and females
Fridays
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