Support Groups & Group Counseling
The Counseling Center provides various support and counseling groups for the Saint Mary's College campus community. We have offered (and will continue to offer) groups on various topics including Issues Related to Food and Body Image, Coping with Grief and Loss, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Issues Related to Alcohol and Drug Use, Relationships, Stress Management, Coping with Life Transitions, and Cultural Diversity and Interpersonal Communication.
If a particular need arises on campus, we will organize a group on a particular subject area or for a particular group of students or staff members. Groups take place at the Counseling Center or may be organized at another campus location.
Why Participate In Group?
• Group can provide a space for you to work on interpersonal issues in the context of many supportive and reliable relationships.
• Group therapy helps to establish a sense of belonging and connection that you may be seeking in your life.
• Group can help you to attain your goals by providing supportive and challenging feedback from members and trained facilitators.
• Group can be a great option for getting longer-term services.
SPRING 2010 GROUP OPPORTUNITIES:
BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS — This group is for students who want to increase self awareness and improve relationship skills. Come talk to your peers in a safe, confidential setting about:
• Identifying what qualities you want in a relationship.
• Communicating better with others.
• Setting healthy boundaries.
• Resolving conflict.
IN, OUT OR OTHERWISE — Confidential support for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, intersexed, questioning students and their allies. A safe place to openly discuss issues related to sexuality and gender. The goal is to create a sense of community and support and to provide a forum to meet others who are thinking about these issues.
MAKING PEACE WITH FOOD & BODY — This group will provide a safe and supportive atmosphere in which to explore your relationship with food and your feelings about your body. Together, we will work to create a new more empowered approach to eating and self.
SURVIVORS: RAPE & SEXUAL ABUSE — Have you endured an unwanted sexual experience? You don’t have to suffer in secrecy, silence, shame. Break the SILENCE. Join us: Unlock the secrets that weigh you down. Connect with others to know you are not alone.
