Therapy Groups
Group therapy is a form of counseling treatment designed to draw upon the healing found in community, under the expert guidance of a counseling provider. Typical benefits of groups include enhancing hope, realizing one is not alone in their suffering, imparting of knowledge, corrective emotional and cultural experiences, emotional release, and reconciliation of matters related to one’s existence.
Prior to beginning, all groups require a group screening. A group screening is a confidential meeting between you and the group facilitator to determine if the group is a good fit for you. If you are specifically seeking group counseling, please let our front office staff know this, and you will be allowed to bypass the initial assessment and be directly scheduled for a group screening with that designated group’s leader. Many of our Counseling Groups have co-facilitators. If you have any questions, would like more information, or need to set up a group screening, required for all groups, please call 618-650-2842 and press 1.
When you arrive at the Counseling & Health Services reception area for group, please inform the SIUE employee at the front desk that you are there for one of the groups and then wait in the reception area. The facilitator will come and get you when the group is ready to begin.
ACT Mindfully
- This group focuses on improving overall wellness by discussing and practicing coping skills, mindfulness, self-care, and distress tolerance skills.
- Wednesdays, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the Counseling & Health Services Conference Room.
Survivors of Silence
- This is a support group for male and female survivors of sexual violence. The group focuses on providing support, empathy and insight from other survivors, developing healthy coping skills, fostering a sense of empowerment and helping members to regain a sense of control and safety within their lives.
- Fridays, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Counseling & Health Services Conference Room.
Understanding Myself & Others
- This is an interpersonal process group focused on any issue impacting one's relationships with others.
- A wide variety of presenting concerns are appropriate for this group, including relationship problems, problems with emotional expressiveness, family of origin issues, general isolation or disconnectedness, social anxiety, identity concerns, and adjustment issues. This group can help you improve your interpersonal skills, gain awareness of social dynamics, increase emotional intelligence and expressiveness, and learn more about yourself in relation to others. This group will provide you with a safe space to explore feelings and thoughts related to presenting issues, give and receive support and feedback with others, practice new ways of interacting with others, and form connections with others.
- Two sections of this group will be offered this academic year, available on 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays or Fridays in the Counseling & Health Services Conference Room.
Powerful Minds
- This group will provide the opportunity to learn and apply cognitive-behavioral techniques that can help individuals better manage stress, anxiety, and depression, as well as identifying and decreasing unhelpful thought patterns.
- Thursdays, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the Counseling & Health Services Conference Room.
Àlàáfíá
- This is a counseling group for students identifying as African American and/or Black. The focus will be on community building, family of origin concerns, racial identity development, trauma, resilience, academic and career development, and navigating the intersections of multiple marginalized identities.
- Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. in the Counseling & Health Services Conference Room.
