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Counseling Services

Emotional Wellbeing Workshops

**Due to the current social distancing regulations, and in order to maximize student access, services are currently offered via a HIPAA-compliant Zoom or phone.**

Counseling Services has created several Emotional Wellbeing Workshops that will help you grow and learn by doing!  We know that students are busy and can benefit from quick and useful tools for common presenting concerns.  The Emotional Wellbeing Workshop series is currently comprised of three unique workshops, all of which are broken up into 3 sessions (provided once per week) of 50 minutes each.  All workshops come with a student workbook that will allow you to practice your new skills in between sessions.  

If you are interested in attending any (or all!) of the workshops, schedule an Initial Consultation and tell your counselor.  If you are already seeing a therapist at Counseling Services, tell them you are interested in a workshop. 

You are free to do more than one workshop and to repeat them as often as you like!  Check with the front desk for current scheduling and availability.  When scheduled for an Emotional Wellbeing Workshop, you must come to each session on time, as the sessions build upon each other.  (Note that you will be charged a no show fee of $20 if you are more than 5 minutes late for any Emotional Wellbeing Workshop).

 

anxiety toolbox

Anxiety Toolbox focuses on helping you understand anxiety symptoms and build skills to manage these symptoms.  The three sessions are divided into content that builds upon itself.  The sessions include modules dedicated to: (1) understanding anxiety, (2) introducing a method for slowing down and disentangling the experience of anxiety, and (3) developing alternative responses to anxiety.  By the end of the workshop, you will have your own individualized plan for managing anxiety.  
 
CLICK HERE for the Anxiety Toolbox Student Workbook  
 
Workshop Day Dates Time Facilitator
Anxiety Toolbox (Virtual) Friday 9/18, 9/25, 10/2  11:00AM - 12:00PM Shala Cole, Psy.D.
Anxiety Toolbox (Virtual) Tuesday 9/22, 9/29, 10/6 3:00PM - 4:00PM Becca Gillis, Psy.D.
Anxiety Toolbox (Virtual) Wednesday 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 2:00PM - 3:00PM Becky Sznejkowski, Psy.D.
Anxiety Toolbox (Virtual) Monday 10/5, 10/12, 10/19 3:00PM - 4:00PM Jenilee Sneed, Ph.D.
Anxiety Toolbox (Virtual) Thursday 10/8, 10/15, 10/22 11:00AM - 12:00PM Shawna Dobson, LPCC
Anxiety Toolbox (Virtual) Tuesday 10/13, 10/20, 10/27 2:00PM - 3:00PM Paul Carbajal, Psy.D.
Anxiety Toolbox (Virtual) Monday 10/19, 10/26, 11/2 10:00AM - 11:00AM Becca Gillis, Psy.D.
Anxiety Toolbox (Virtual) Thursday 10/22, 10/29, 11/5 3:00PM - 4:00PM Isaac Brandt, Ph.D.
Anxiety Toolbox (Virtual) Wednesday 10/28, 11/4, 11/18 11:00AM - 12:00PM Becky Sznejkowski, Psy.D.
Anxiety Toolbox (Virtual) Tuesday 11/3, 11/10, 11/17 3:00PM - 4:00PM Ana Cabezas, Psy.D.
 

BRIDGE

BRIDGE (Building Relationship Intimacy and Dialogue Effectiveness) focuses on identifying ways to foster healthy relationships via self-monitoring, effective communication, and conflict resolution skills. The three sessions are divided into content that builds upon itself. The sessions include modules dedicated to help you: (1) better understand your values and boundaries in relationships, (2) learn the role of culture in communication, different styles of communication, and strategies for effective communication, and (3) identify common causes of conflict and effective conflict management techniques.
 
CLICK HERE for the BRIDGE Student Workbook
 
Workshop Day Dates Time Facilitator
BRIDGE (Virtual) Thursday 10/1, 10/8, 10/15 3:00PM - 4:00PM Ana Cabezas, Psy.D.
BRIDGE (Virtual) Wednesday 10/7, 10/14, 10/21 1:00PM - 2:00PM Becca Gillis, Psy.D.
BRIDGE (Virtual) Tuesday 10/13, 10/20, 10/27 11:00AM - 12:00PM Jenilee Sneed, Ph.D.
BRIDGE (Virtual) Wednesday 10/21, 10/28, 11/4 10:00AM - 11:00AM Amelia Ramirez, LMFT
BRIDGE (Virtual) Tuesday 10/27, 11/3, 11/10 3:00PM - 4:00PM Becca Gillis, Psy.D.
BRIDGE (Virtual) Monday 11/9, 11/16, 11/23 3:00PM - 4:00PM Jenilee Sneed, Ph.D.
 

getting unstuck

Getting Unstuck focuses on helping you understand depressive symptoms and build skills to manage these symptoms.  The three sessions are divided into content that builds upon itself.  The sessions include modules dedicated to: (1) understanding depression, (2) exploring how thoughts and behaviors impact depression, and (3) addressing how you can begin to make changes to thoughts and behaviors in order to better manage depression.  By the end of the workshop, you will have your own individualized plan for getting unstuck!  
 
CLICK HERE for the Getting Unstuck Student Workbook
 
Workshop Day Dates Time Facilitator
Getting Unstuck (Virtual) Friday 10/2, 10/9, 10/16 2:00PM - 3:00PM Becca Gillis, Psy.D.
Getting Unstuck (Virtual) Thursday 10/15, 10/22, 10/29 3:00PM - 4:00PM Shala Cole, Psy.D.
Getting Unstuck (Virtual) Monday 10/26, 11/2, 11/9 3:00PM - 4:00PM Alison Aylward, Ph.D.
Getting Unstuck (Virtual) Friday 11/6, 11/13, 11/20 11:00AM - 12:00PM Becky Sznejkowski, Psy.D
 

rio (recognition/insight/openness)

Recognition, Insight, Openness (RIO) focuses on building skills and creating flexibility in how you respond to distress.  The three sessions are divided into content that builds upon itself.  The sessions include modules dedicated to: (1) helping you gain a deeper understanding of your concerns, (2) creating flexibility in how you view and approach these issues, and (3) helping you take steps toward living with a wide range of emotions.  By the end of the workshop, you will have a better sense of your personal values and how you want to focus your energy.  
 
CLICK HERE for the RIO Student Workbook
 
CLICK HERE for recordings of the guided meditations used in RIO from the Counseling Services YouTube channel.
 
Workshop Day DateS Time Facilitator
RIO (Virtual) [DROP-IN] Thursday 9/17, 9/24, 10/1 4:00PM - 5:00PM Sarah Colwell, Psy.D.
RIO (Virtual) Friday 9/25, 10/2, 10/9 1:00PM - 2:00PM Jennifer Armstrong, Psy.D.
RIO (Virtual) Wednesday 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 2:00PM - 3:00PM Courtney de Blieck, Psy.D.
RIO (Virtual) Tuesday 10/6, 10/13, 10/20 11:00AM - 12:00PM Diana Menendez, Psy.D.
RIO (Virtual) Tuesday 10/13, 10/20, 10/27 2:00PM - 3:00PM Becky Sznejkowski, Psy.D.
RIO (Virtual) Friday 10/23, 10/30, 11/6 11:00AM - 12:00PM Shawna Dobson, LPCC
RIO (Virtual) [DROP-IN] Monday 10/26, 11/2, 11/9 4:00PM - 5:00PM Sarah Colwell, Psy.D.
RIO (Virtual) Thursday 11/5, 11/12, 11/19 3:00PM - 4:00PM Jennifer Armstrong, Psy.D.
 

SEEKING SERENITY

Seeking Serenity is informed by dialectical behavior therapy and is designed for students who experience overwhelming emotions that feel difficult to manage.  The three sessions are divided into content that builds upon itself. The sessions include modules dedicated to: (1) distress tolerance, (2) emotion regulation, and (3) mindfulness.  By the end of the workshop, you will have strategies for better managing overwhelming emotions.

Please note that, depending on the severity of your symptoms, you may be required to be concurrently enrolled in individual counseling (either through Counseling Services or off campus) in order to participate in Seeking Serenity.  Your initial consultation counselor will discuss this with you prior to enrollment.

CLICK HERE for the Seeking Serenity workbook

Workshop Day Dates Time Facilitator
Seeking Serenity (Virtual) Monday 10/12, 10/19, 10/26 2:00PM - 3:00PM Courtney de Blieck, Psy.D.
Seeking Serenity (Virtual) Tuesday 11/3, 11/10, 11/17 11:00AM - 12:00PM Courtney de Blieck, Psy.D.

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