Group Counseling
UHCS offers a variety of counseling or psychotherapy groups each semester. Typically a group of students meets once a week with a group facilitator to talk about challenges and issues relevant to the members. UHCS offers groups because we believe the group format is an effective way to address issues common among college students, and can be a powerful setting for growth and change. Either your individual counselor or the group facilitator will recommend group therapy when it is the best way to address your concerns.
Group therapy provides an environment where you can learn from others, and give and receive feedback. By interacting with other members, you become exposed to a variety of different perspectives and learn new ways to address your problems. This gives you an opportunity to try new ways of behaving and learn more about how you interact socially. Most importantly, you will learn that you are not alone in your struggles.
It is common to feel uncertain about participating in group therapy. You might feel anxious about joining and might have difficulty imagining talking to a group of “strangers.” Trust and confidentiality are the two most common concerns people have about joining a group. Confidentiality is requested and expected from group members to create a safe and positive environment for growth. As the group evolves you will likely develop a sense of trust in the other members, however, how much and how quickly you talk about yourself depends upon your own comfort level.
Groups Offered for Fall 2009
Some groups are drop-in, while others require a pre-group meeting with the facilitator to make sure the group meets your needs. If you are interested in joining a specific group please call the main UHCS number at 617-373-2772 to register. If you have questions about a specific group, you can call the main number and ask to speak with the group facilitator. If you are interested in receiving group updates by email, send an email to uhcs@neu.edu and place "GROUPS" in subject line.
Groups are for Northeastern students ONLY.
• Adjustment to College (Thursdays, 4:00 - 5:00 pm): weekly group for students who seek support with transitioning to college life and being away from friends and family. **The Adjustment to College Group is now completed for the semester, please check back here for our Spring 2010 group schedule coming soon.**
• Relationship Issues (Tuesdays, 2:00 – 3:10 pm): weekly group for students interested in learning about themselves and improving their relationships with others.
• Complementary Approaches to Health and Wellbeing (Thursdays, 3:00 – 4:00 pm): weekly group for students interested in exploring ways of enhancing health and wellbeing through different approaches (i.e. meditation, breathing, qi gong and various energy modalities). Starting 9/17.
• Healing Circle (Mondays, 4:00 – 5:30 pm): weekly self-support group for students who seek joy in living while healing the emotional impact of trauma, abuse, neglect and other difficult life experiences. Starting 9/21.
• Coming Out as Lifelong Process: LGBT Support Group (Thursdays, 5:30 – 7:00 pm): weekly 8-session group for LGBTQ students seeking support in “coming out” in all different ways. Starting 9/24.
• Grief and Loss Group (Wednesday, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, starting November 4th): four-session group for students who have lost a loved one and who seek support in dealing with the holidays.
• Drug Info Group (every 1st Wednesday of the month, 12:00 - 1:00 pm): monthly informational group for students who are interested in learning about the effects and causes of drug and alcohol abuse. Dates: Oct 7th, Nov 4th, Dec 2nd.
• Relationships and Substance Abuse (every 3rd Wednesday of the month, 12:00 - 1:00 pm): monthly support group for students who are affected by the substance abuse and addiction of others. Dates: Sept 16th, Oct 21st, Nov 18th, Dec 16th.
• Medications NU (every 2nd Wednesday, except November, 12:00-1:00): monthly informational groups for students interested in learning about psychiatric medications. Dates: 09/09, 10/14, 12/09.
• Support for Graduate Students Only (Tuesday, 5:00-6:00pm): weekly group for graduate students to find ways to stay grounded and focused while negotiating multiple roles, address academic and professional stresses and manage relationships. PLEASE NOTE* this group is only for graduate students who have paid the Health Center Fee.