The UW Counseling Center is offering the following drop-in groups and workshops for Winter Quarter 2020. Registration is not required and all sessions are FREE. Please visit the Counseling Center’s Eventplore Page for more information.
VALUES IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION WORKSHOP
An interactive workshop where graduate students will engage in small group activities to identify their highest values and to learn how these values may be applied to their professional pathways
When: Tuesday, January 14, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Where: Mary Gates Hall, Room 136 – Career & Internship Center Conference Room
Who: Appropriate for graduate students
TRANQUIL TUESDAYS
A drop-in stress reduction and mindfulness group for those affiliated with the military to de-stress, relax, and learn tools for taming stress.
When: Tuesdays, January 14, 21, 28, February 18, 25, and March 3
Where: HUB 337, Student Veteran Life
Who: Appropriate for all military affiliated students
WOMXN OF COLOR HEALING CIRCLE
Designed for Brown and Black womxn of color, including gender non-conforming. The group will focus on building a decolonized therapeutic space addressing any and all issues pertaining to being a womxn of color.
When: Tuesdays, January 14, 28, February 11, 25 and March 10, 3:00 – 5:00pm
Where: Ethnic Cultural Center – Resource Room
Who: Appropriate for Womxn of Color students
MINDFULNESS FOR STRESS & ANXIETY
Help manage stress and anxiety using mindfulness meditation and gentle yoga postures. No prior experience needed. Because sessions build upon each other students need to attend the first and/or second session of either round in order to proceed with the final two sessions.
When: Thursdays, Round 1 – January 16 through February 6. Round 2 – February 20 through March 11. 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Where: Schmitz Hall 401, Counseling Center
Who: Appropriate for all students
COPING SKILLS WORKSHOPS
These 5 drop-in workshops focus on learning skills to help you feel better fast.
January 24th – Mindfulness for Stress Relief
January 31st – Mindfulness for Self-Compassion
February 7th – How to Get What You Need in Relationships
February 14th – Changing Difficult Thoughts
February 21st – Sleep Better Tonight
When: Fridays, January 25 through February 21 11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m
Where: Schmitz Hall 401,Counseling Center
Who: Appropriate for all students
MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE PEOPLE
Mental Health for the People is a quarterly workshop series focused on mental health topics from a social justice perspective. Specifically, addressing issues such as racial fatigue, navigating mental health as a person of color, mindfulness and social justice work, and non-western healing practices. Each 90 minute drop-in workshop will be a different topic and will include time for a discussion and questions. Some topics may be focused on certain populations whereas others may be broad topics that impact a variety of marginalized identities.
When: Friday, February 14, 3:30 – 5:00pm
Where: Ethnic Cultural Center
Who: Appropriate for all students
LET’S TALK
Counselors—from the Counseling Center and Hall Health—provide informal consultations to help provide insight, solutions and information about other resources at various sites on campus. Let’s Talk it is not a substitute for regular therapy, counseling or psychiatric care.
When: Weekdays; times vary, visit the website for current schedule
Where: Locations vary, visit the website for current schedule
Who: Appropriate for all students
Again visit our Eventplore Page for the latest Groups and Workshops!
Natacha Foo Kune, Ph.D.
Pronouns: she, her, hers
Director
University of Washington Counseling Center
401 Schmitz, 1410 NE Campus Pkwy
Box 355830
Seattle, WA 98195-5830
Phone: 206-543-1240 Fax: 206-616-6910
To protect the confidentiality of our clients, Counseling Center staff will not discuss personal information by e-mail with clients or with others. E-mail may reach unintended audiences through forwarding, address errors, or disclosure as public records. Clients are urged to limit e-mails to the Center to scheduling issues, and to contact us by phone or in person for other matters. Please also be aware that I do not maintain 24 hour access to e-mail accounts, and e-mail is only checked intermittently during business hours.