What is traditional group therapy?
These are groups for UW Seattle students who, in most cases, have completed an initial mental health visit with the Counseling Center and registered for the group as a part of their ongoing treatment plan. Each groups is facilitated by a therapist and focuses on identity, grief, mindfulness or other topics. Some groups are ongoing, while others have set dates each quarter. Find contact information to sign up for each group below.
Gender & sexuality
BEYOND LABELS
Beyond Labels provides an affirming space for Queer identified students to explore personal challenges and grow community. Students will have the opportunity to grow their ability to be in relation with others by exploring their intersectional identities, practicing giving and receiving support, and identifying ways to engage in self as well as community-care. This group is open to all who hold a Queer identity (e.g., folx who identify as sexual and/or gender diverse).
Time: Thursdays, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Online
Start date: 10/22
Duration: 10/22 – 12/10, with the opportunity to continue during Winter Quarter
Who: Any Queer identified graduate or nontraditional undergraduate students.
Intake needed: Yes
Cost: Free
Facilitator: Alexander Shappie, PhD
To register: Call 206.543.1240 to learn more
GRAD MEN’S GROUP
The chance for men to give and receive support around individual issues of academic/professional identity and personal concerns involving relationships with partners, friends, and family members.
Time: Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. or Fridays, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Online
Start date: Week of 10/12
Duration: Through Week of 12/7 (with opportunity to continue the following quarter)
Who: Male identified graduate students or non-traditional-aged undergrads (23 & older)
Intake needed: Yes
Cost: Free
Facilitator: Scott Shiebler, PhD, MSW and colleagues
To register: Call 206.543.1240 to learn more
GRAD WOMEN’S GROUP
An interpersonal process group for female-identified graduate students.
Time: Mondays, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Online
Start date: 10/12
Duration: Ongoing
Who: Female-identified grad students, either self-referred or clinician-referred.
Intake needed: Yes
Cost: Free
Facilitator: Sara Dale, PsyD and Tamara Randall
To register: Call 206.543.1240 to learn more
Identity & culture
ANTIRACISM AND ALLYSHIP SUPPORT GROUP
New group for students to reinforce antiracist beliefs and actions, exchange and gain growthful ideas, develop shame resilience, decrease stress and anxiety, and work toward becoming effective allies. A safe and supportive space for change will be promoted in this group.
Time: Tuesdays, 2 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Location: Online
Start date: When a small group of beginning members has registered and been screened.
Duration: Ongoing group, open to new members continuously.
Who: All students with the goals stated above.
Screening needed: Yes
Cost: Insurance is billed for this service. Students may have an out-of-pocket cost depending on their insurance plan.
Facilitators: Treg Isaacson, LMHC
To register: Call 206.543.5030 to learn more
BETWEEN CULTURES: HEALING FROM NOT BELONGING
An ongoing group for students who are caught between two different cultures and feel like they belong in neither or both at the same time.
Time: Mondays, 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Online
Duration: Ongoing
Who: Students who are biracial and/or bicultural
Intake needed: Yes
Cost: Insurance is billed for this service. Students may have an out-of-pocket cost depending on their insurance plan.
Facilitators: Ricardo Hildago, LMHC
To register: Call 206.543.5030 to learn more
BIPOC HEALING CIRCLE
This healing circle will support healing, understanding, learning from each other’s shared common experiences, identifying personal issues which help us to understand and grow, and building community amongst each other. This group is for individuals seeking a decolonized healing and therapeutic space.
Time: Fridays, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Online
Dates: 10/16, 11/20, 12/18, 1/15, and 2/19
Duration: Ongoing
Who: Students who identify as BIPOC
Intake needed: No
Cost: Free
Facilitator: Andrea Salazar-Nuñez, PhD
To register: Contact Andrea for the Zoom password at salazar6@uw.edu
Mindfulness
BEGINNING MINDFULNESS (Mindfulness 101)
An eight-week course in basic mindfulness meditation. Develop skills to help with difficult thoughts and emotions.
Time: Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Online
Start date: Beginning of each quarter
Duration: Eight weeks
Who: All students
Intake needed: Yes
Cost: Insurance is billed for this service. Students may have an out-of-pocket cost depending on their insurance plan.
Facilitator: Treg Isaacson, LMHC
To register: Call 206.543.5030 to learn more
Please find more mindfulness, yoga and meditation resources here.
Skills & coping
TBA: BeREAL MINDFULNESS SESSIONS
Join us in learning mindfulness-based skills for coping with stress and strengthening self-awareness. Each session will introduce a practice from BeREAL (Resilient Attitudes & Living), a program developed and offered to UW students. BeREAL facilitators will share practices including yoga, guided meditations, cognitive reframing techniques and emotional coping skills.
Fall quarter classes are TBA.
Questions: Email bereal@uw.edu
GETTING THROUGH GRIEF
An ongoing group to support those experiencing a significant loss. Group members will discuss, explore and come to understand feelings of grief.
Time: Thursdays, 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Location: Online
Duration: Ongoing
Who: All students
Intake needed: Yes
Cost: Insurance is billed for this service. Students may have an out-of-pocket cost depending on their insurance plan.
Facilitator: Ricardo Hidalgo, LMHC and Treg Isaacson, LMHC
To register: Call 206.543.5030
PROCRASTINATION & PERFECTIONISM
An ongoing therapy group for students struggling with trying to be perfect and putting off tasks.
Time: Sign up for Wednesdays, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. or Fridays, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: Online
Duration: Ongoing
Who: All students
Intake needed: Yes
Cost: Insurance is billed for this service. Students may have an out-of-pocket cost depending on their insurance plan.
Facilitator: Ricardo Hildago, LMHC and Hsuan Hsuan Dai, LMHC
To register: Call 206.543.5030
What is a mental health workshop?
These pre-scheduled workshops are facilitated by mental health counselors and open to any current UW student. Their purpose is to teach skills, such as how to manage difficult emotions. Online registration may be required.
MINDFULNESS FOR SELF-COMPASSION
From motivation level to stress management, your relationship with yourself has a huge impact on your well-being. Learn to be kinder to yourself and shift into a growth mindset with self-compassion.
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Time: 3:30-4:20 pm Tuesday, November 17th, 11:30 am-12:20 pm Friday, December 4th
Location: Online
Who: All currently-registered UW Seattle students
Intake needed: No
Cost: Free
Facilitators: Anne Swenson, PhD and Mandy Lu, PsyD
To register: Email counsels@uw.edu and we will send you a Zoom link for the workshop when available.
REMOTE AND TOGETHER
Six weeks of drop-in meetings to address difficulties and challenges associated with adjusting to a quarter with remote learning. This drop-in space is a place where you can talk about grief, loss, frustration, loneliness, and coping strategies throughout this adjustment.
Time: Wednesdays, 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Start Date: 10/28
Location: Online
Who: All currently-registered UW Seattle students
Intake needed: No
Cost: Free
Facilitators: Tomomi Ito, LMHC and Yuxin Sun, PhD
To register: Email counsels@uw.edu and we will send you a Zoom link for the workshop when available.
SUPPORT AND STRATEGIES FOR UW STUDENTS WHO ARE PARENTS/GUARDIANS/CAREGIVERS
Support and Strategies for UW Students who are Parents/Guardians/Caregivers (especially relevant for parents who have kids at home more than usual due to the Pandemic/remote school).
Time: 3:00-4:00pm, Thursdays: October 15th, October 29th, November 12th, & December 3rd
Location: Online
Who: UW students who are parents/guardians/caregivers of children
Intake needed: No
Cost: Free
Facilitators: Amy Collins, PhD
To register: E-mail Amy Collins at amyc26@uw.edu. Say which dates you plan to attend and Amy will e-mail you a Zoom link.
Other programs
OUT @ HOME
Out @ Home is a drop-in communal space for folks who identify as LGBTQ+ or questioning. This space is for students to connect, seek support, and identify ways to engage in self and community care, especially while navigating social distancing and sheltering-in-place, sometimes in non-affirming environments.
Time: Mondays, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Online
Dates: 11/23 and 12/7
Duration: Autumn quarter
Who: LGBTQ+ and questioning students
Intake needed: No
Cost: Free
Facilitators: Alexander Shappie, PhD and Andrew Pereira
To register: If you are interested in joining, or if you would like to learn more about this program, please email shappie@uw.edu or agp001@uw.edu.
PLUG-IN: CONVERSATIONS ABOUT STUDYING ABROAD FROM HOME
This is a year where many international students finding themselves studying in the United States from home, either in your home country or your room in Seattle. This can mean new challenges you’ve never faced before. We are inviting you to Plug In to conversations about these challenges with a cohort of your peers and support each other throughout them! You will be able lend a hand to your peers, and receive support when you need it.
Time: Thursdays, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Online
Start date: 10/15
Duration: Ongoing
Who: Students who are in the United States or in their home countries
Intake needed: No
Cost: Free
Facilitator: Yuxin Sun, PhD
To register: If you are interested in joining, or if you would like to learn more about this program, please email yuxinsun@uw.edu
