Between Cultures
This is an ongoing group for students who are connected to and identify with multiple cultures but may struggle with finding a full sense of belonging to these cultures.
Start Date: Ongoing
Time: Wednesdays, 3:00-4:30pm
Location: Remote over Zoom
Focus: This group is open to all UW students with intersectional cultures and identities.
Facilitators: Sashya Clark
To register: Call the UW Counseling Center at 206.543.1240
Getting Through Grief
This therapy group is for students to come to terms with the support of others to the loss of loved ones in their lives and is open to any student affected by grief and loss in their life
Start Date: Ongoing
Time: Thursdays, 9:00am – 10:30am
Location: Remote over zoom
Focus: Open to any UW student affected by grief or loss in their life
Facilitators: Treg Isaacson & Sashya Clark
To register: Call the UW Counseling Center at 206.543.1240
Healthy Connection – Disorder of Eating Group
College students often face high levels of pressure and stress, increasing their risk of losing balance. One way this stress can manifest is through the development of an eating disorder. The Healthy Connection—Disorder of Eating Group is a group therapy program designed to address common issues encountered by people struggling with disordered eating and body image. The group learns and practices healthy connections between the self, body, and eating behaviors in a safe and supportive environment. The group is an opportunity to reimagine one’s relationship with food and body. Active participation, a commitment to the eight weekly sessions, and participation in home exercises are all crucial components of the program.
If you’re interested in joining the Healthy Connection program, please call UWCC (206) 543-1240 and request to schedule a group intake / screening with either Seiko Ryan or Wendy Lendrum.
Date and Time: Tuesdays 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: UW Counseling Center (Schmitz Hall 4th Floor – 1410 NE Campus Pkwy, 98105)
Style: In-Person
Size: 6-8 people
Length: 8 sessions starting on 10/22/2024
Facilitators: Seiko Ryan MS-LMHC & Wendy Lendrum MN – ARNP
Procrastination and Perfectionism
A weekly group open to anyone who feels badly about how much they procrastinate, or who struggles with perfectionism.
Start Date: Ongoing
Time: Fridays 10:30am – 12:00pm
Location: Remote over zoom
Focus: This is a therapy group for graduate and undergraduate students that struggle with perfectionism and/or procrastination.
Facilitators: Arionna Scott
To register: Call the UW Counseling Center at 206.543.1240
Ongoing Mindfulness Group
Hour long sessions at noon on Thursdays, where experienced mindfulness practitioners gather to practice mindfulness together. Silent settling practice lasts about 20 minutes and is followed by guided meditation and sharing of observations.
Start Date: Ongoing
Time: Thursdays 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Location: In-person, Counseling Center, Schmitz Hall
Focus: This therapy group is for more advanced student practitioners of mindfulness who find it helpful.
Facilitators: Treg Isaacson
To register: Call the UW Counseling Center at 206.543.1240
Umoja
Start date: October 3rd, 2024
Time: Thursdays from 3:00pm-4:20pm
Location: Remote
Facilitators: Charisse Williams & Herleena Verraich
Focus: This interpersonal and support group prioritizes the experiences and healing of Brown and Black women who are also graduate students (undergraduate students will be considered as space permits). The focus of the group will be addressing sociopolitical and cultural concerns utilizing a multicultural, intersectional, and social justice lens and framework. Topics to be discussed and processed are managing stress, cross-cultural communication, communicating with advisors, the experience of being a student of color at a PWI (predominantly White institution), micro/macro-aggressions, racial trauma, family responsibilities and dynamics, imposter syndrome, the sociopolitical global climate, liberation psychology, radical self-care, restorative justice intergenerational healing, etc. Interventions to be used include support-giving, storytelling, interpersonal processing, mindfulness, play and art therapy.
Feminist Process Group for Graduate Students
Start date: October 10, 2024
Time: Thursdays, 10am-11:30am
Location: Remote over Zoom
Facilitators: Amy Collins
Focus: This process group focuses on connection, support, and exploring the range of experiences group members have while navigating life as graduate students. Members will have the opportunity to communicate authentically and relate in healthy ways within a supportive, feminist space. This group focuses on the experiences of graduate students and non-traditional age undergraduate students who identify as women, non-binary, genderqueer, or agender.
Beginning Mindfulness Meditation
Start date: October 14th, 2024
Time: 3:30-5:00
Location: Remote
Facilitators: Treg Isaacson and
Focus: An 8-week practice and discussion-oriented group that helps people calm and soothe their nervous systems, looking at different aspects of mindfulness and sharing thoughts about the practice. We look at groundedness to the senses in the body, loving kindness, self-compassion, gratitude, and dealing with difficult emotions.
ACT for Anxiety
Start date: October 17th, 2024
Time: Thursdays, 2pm-3:30pm
Location: Remote over Zoom
Facilitators: Heidi Li
Focus: Do you feel you overthink so much that you are stuck in your head? Do you feel that your anxiety is out of control? In this 7-week program, you will learn how to “unstuck” – to stay in the present moment and handle your anxious thoughts and feelings, while focusing on the things you find important in your life. This program is based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) model, a mindfulness-based therapy model focusing on how to embrace different emotions (instead of avoiding them) and live a value-based life. Group participants are expected to attend all 7 weekly sessions.
Information on this page is updated quarterly. Check back each quarter for new group offerings.
We are currently offering both virtual and in-person groups. Please refer to the descriptions of each group for details about attendance and format. For virtual groups, you will need a smartphone or computer with webcam to participate, as well as a good internet connection.
To request disability accommodations for your appointment, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 (voice), 206-543-6452 (TTY), 206-685-7264 (fax), or dso@uw.edu, preferably at least 10 days in advance.
