Group Counseling

Groups bring together a number of students sharing a common concern to provide an opportunity for support, skill building, and personal growth. Groups typically meet one to two hours weekly, and may run from 4 to 12 weeks per semester. Groups address issues concerning relationships, depression, anxiety, and career goals.

How Do I Register?
Many of these classes are filled through referrals by UHS counselors. Instead of just signing up, you'd first make an appointment to talk with a counselor, who could then introduce you to a range of therapeutic strategies. Please call 265-5600, ext. 2, to make an appointment.

You can sign up for some classes, like meditation, by contacting the group leader to confirm that space is available. Groups can also form throughout the semester to meet the needs of those interested.

Happiness: Applying Positive Psychology to Your Life | Get Better Fast | Adult Children of Alcoholics | |Journey Through Depression | Dissertation Support Group | Graduate Women Group | Grief Group | LGBT Support Group | Meditation Group | Social Anxiety Group | Mindfulness-based Anxiety Group | Undergraduate Women Group | Yoga/Movement

Happiness: Appying Positive Psychology to Your Life
Monday 3:30-4:45 pm
Group designed to assist members in developing a sense of authentic happiness through a positive psychology approach. Focus of the group will be on learning personal strengths; learning the Postiive Psychology approach to authentic happiness; and other areas like mindfulness, gratitude, and random acts of kindness. Open to internal referrals and all students. top

Get Better Fast
Wed. 3:30 – 4:45 pm
Group for clients with a full range of concerns. The group will focus on Behavioral Activation Treatment: ie, will focus on making significant behavioral changes early in group process.top

Adult Children of Alcoholics
Wed. 3 - 4:30 PM
Growing up in a family where there is an alcoholic parent or other dysfunctional patterns can cause difficulty in relating to others. This group is a place to explore how you may have been affected by parental alcoholism, what has worked well for you in terms of coping with the dynamics in your family, and what you may want to change in your current relational style. There is an emphasis on creating a safe environment where you can be free to express yourself and offer this gift to others. Contact Emmy Woessner at 890-1345 for further information. top

Journey Through Depression
Tues. 11-12:30 PM
This 5 week support group is for those going through depression, to aid in healing through: support and understanding, learning skills to relieve stress, changing thoughts that lead to depression, managing emotions, and rebuilding connections with others. We will include attention to aspects of the whole person, including the emotional, mental, physical, spiritual, and relational dimensions.

The support group would not serve as a replacement for individual therapy when that is recommended. top

Dissertation Support Group
Mondays 3 — 4:3:0 p.m
Wednesdays Noon — 1:30 p.m. (closed)
the dissertation support group will help dissertators initiate, conduct, and complete their dissertation. Group members set goals and report on their success in reaching these goals each week. The challenges and difficulties of the dissertation process are also discussed, as are strategies to help group members negotiate their dissertation experience. top

Graduate Women Group
Wednesdays 3:00 p.m. — 4:30 p.m.
Group for women in graduate school wishing to feel more confident, set limits, and increase self-acceptance and self-nurturing skills. This is an unstructured group. top

Grief Group
Tues 2:30-4 PM
This group helps participants express and explore emotions related to their experiences of bereavement. Open to people who have lost a loved one. Combines sharing, discussion, support, and activities. top

LGBT Support Group
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This group will focus on the journey and the unique struggles and victories of being a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered or questioning college student. Group is interactive and is designed as a safe, supportive space to discuss experiences related to sexual orientation and gender identity, including: coming out and being out, integrating an LGBT identity with other areas of life, self-esteem, connecting with family and friends, community, relationships, religion, homophobia/biphobia/transphobia, and other topics of relevance. A brief telephone screening interview with one of the group leaders is required. top

Meditation Group
Section I - Mon 3-4 PM MU
Section II - Tues 3-4:15 PM
Meditation is an ancient practice that can bring deep levels of calm and relaxation. Focus will be on breathing/concentration practices and mindfulness. top

Social Anxiety
Wed 3 - 4 PM
This is a five-week group that will focus on how to better understand and manage reactions in social situations. The group will focus on teaching skills to improve communication and enhance self esteem. top

Mindfulness-Based Anxiety Group
Fridays 2 - 3:30 PM
Our natural response to anxiety is to avoid whatever is making us feel anxious, and to try to make the anxious feelings go away. However, these responses often have the paradoxical effect of strengthening our anxiety in the long run. In this group, we will explore how to stop struggling against anxiety and to face parts of our life that we have been avoiding. We will use experiential exercises to bring members into contact with the present moment and to cultivate greater acceptance of thoughts and feelings. This will be a structured 5 week group in two sessions. Members who participate in the first session will have the option of staying in the group for the second session to reinforce new skills. top

Undergraduate Women Group
Mondays 3 — 4:15 p.m.
Friday 1 – 2:15 pm
Ongoing group for undergraduate women who face issues of low self-esteem, problems with relationships, and depression. The group offers women support in expressing their thoughts and feelings, while managing the demands of school. top

Yoga/Movement
Mondays 3:00 p.m. — 3:50 p.m.
Mondays 4:00 p.m. — 4:50 p.m.
An hour of relaxing movement, stretching, and connecting mind and body. Must have a referral from UHS staff. To register, sign up at the UHS front desk at 333 East Campus Mall on the 7th floor, or email jschaefer@wisc.edu. top

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