Group Information
Group counseling can be a very effective way to address a wide range of issues. What better way to address what’s on your mind than to get input from people who can relate to you! Groups can help people feel connected, get lots of feedback and ideas, and find hope that things can be better. Groups typically include 5-8 participants and 1 or 2 therapists and meet for 90 minutes each week for the duration of a semester. Groups are confidential, and participants sign contracts stating they will uphold confidentiality.
The following groups are being offered by the UofL Counseling Center during the Spring 2018 semester. All groups are held at the UofL Counseling Center at 215 Central Ave., Suite 201. Call our office at (502) 852-6585 or email the group leaders for more information and/or to sign up to attend.
| Group | Description | Meeting Time | Group Leaders |
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Understanding Self and Others through Expressive Art | This group will offer participants a nonjudgmental space to incorporate art therapy into their personal growth and healing processes. We will use a variety of art materials to explore how our creativity can help us cope. Issues commonly addressed include anxiety, depression, mood, relationship concerns, self-esteem, family of origin, etc. No artistic experience required! This group is full for the Spring 2018 semester. For more information, and to sign up for this group, please email rachelf.evans@louisville.edu | Thursdays 3:00 to 4:30 Begins: 1/25/18 | Rachel Evans, ATR, LPCC |
Staying Afloat: Skills to Cope with Difficult Emotions | This group is designed to help develop and practice healthier and more effective coping skills for navigating difficult emotions. If you have struggled with feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or unable to face life at times, this group is right for you. This will be a group to help teach essential coping skills to more effectively deal with difficult situations we all face from time to time and a place to connect with others who struggle with becoming overwhelmed by difficult emotions. This group is available to all currently enrolled UofL students You can join this group at any time during the semester. For more information, and to sign up for this group, please email ruby.casiano@louisville.edu | Tuesdays 2:00 to 3:30 .Begins 1/30/18 | Dr. Ruby Casiano *may include a graduate student co-facilitator |
Tame Your Critic | Are you hard on yourself or do you put yourself down a lot? This group will help you to reduce self-criticism and to see yourself through more compassionate eyes. This group has a cap of 8 individuals and requires a screening appointment with Dr. Kalawski. For more information, and to sign up for this group, please email juan_pablo.kalawski@louisville.edu | Start Date and Time TBD | Dr. Juan Pablo Kalawski |
Stress Group (Anxiety Management) | This group is designed to help you develop effective Anxiety Management Skills with Cognitive Behavior Therapy techniques in a small group setting. This group is cancelled for the remainder of the Spring 2018 semester. For more information, and to sign up for this group, please email susan.schroeder.1@louisville.edu | This group is cancelled for the remainder of the Spring 2018 semester. | Susan Schroeder, LPA
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| Graduate Student Support Group | Come join us and meet other graduate students from a variety of disciplines with whom you can share your struggles and successes in both graduate school and life. Each meeting we will discuss a few of the brief chapters from You are a Bad*ss—How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living An Awesome Life, by Jen Sincero Group members will need to purchase the book. This group is cancelled for the remainder of the Spring 2018 semester. It will resume in the Fall of 2018. For more information, and to sign up for this group, please email gabrielle.billings@louisville.edu or michelle.pinckney@louisville.edu | This group is cancelled for the remainder of the Spring 2018 semester. It will resume in the Fall of 2018. | Gabrielle Billings, LCSW Michelle Pinckney, LMFT, LPCC |
***Many people have their own beliefs about group counseling, perhaps from word of mouth, television shows, or just our own expectations. The document below includes a variety of myths that you may have heard about groups. Reading through this may help you feel at ease before attending your first group.