Groups and Workshops

Preventing and Coping with Burnout

This single-session psychoeducational workshop focuses on how we as college students can avoid the harmful effects of a significant institutional issue - burnout. We discuss strategies to avoid burnout. For those who are currently feeling burnt out, we also discuss strategies for dealing with burnout to nurse ourselves back to physical, emotional, and mental health. Spring 2025 Schedule

Tuesdays: Every other Tuesday, 12:00 PM -

Location: Zoom/Virtual

Peer led by Reanna Wadhwani...

Making Meaningful Changes

This single-session psychoeducational workshop is designed to help students make changes to improve their physical, mental, and emotional well-being. The workshop is designed to help identify small, sustainable, and meaningful changes to daily habits in a non-judgmental environment. Topics include values identification, motivation strategies, and recovering from a slip.

Spring 2025 Schedule:

Tuesdays, Second and Fourth,3:30 PM - 4:15 PM;

Location: Zoom/Virtual

Facilitated by Lauren Gent, PsyD...

Beyond Pain: Empowering Wellness

This workshop is designed to help students understand the causes of chronic pain, identify signs and symptoms of chronic pain, and introduces helpful treatment strategies to manage their pain symptoms and improve overall functioning.

Spring 2025 Schedule

Monday, Second and Fourth Monday, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Zoom/Virtual

Facilitated by Alexander Bennett, PhD

Starting a New Medication for Anxiety or Depression

This single session psycho-educational group covers the basic facts of common anxiety and depression medications, and factors that increase the likelihood of effectiveness. The group discusses tips and tricks for effective communication with your prescriber for ongoing medication management.

Spring 2025 Schedule

Tuesday, First and Third Tuesdays; 3:30 PM

Location: Zoom/Virtual

Facilitated by Lauren Gent, PsyD

Sign Up Options:

1. Self Referral

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Healing Through Grief and Loss

In this 8-week process group, we will explore some of the teachings of grief, share how we maintain a relational connection to our ancestors and loved ones beyond death, and support one another in coping with the strong emotions that accompany us on our healing journey.

This is for UC Berkeley students only who have experienced a loss 3 months ago or more. For more recent losses, please call and make an appointment with a counselor for individual support at (510) 642-9494.

Spring 2025 Schedule...

Survivor Support Group

This group provides a supportive environment for survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence to gather together and build community. Participants will learn to better understand their present lives in the context of their experiences while learning and practicing skills in grounding and mindfulness. Join this support group of survivors to reclaim a sense of personal power and well-being, as we know healing is amplified by connection. This group is open to survivors of all genders whose experiences occurred more than three months ago. Spring 2025

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Deepening Your Connection: A Group for Couples+

This 2-part group is designed to support partners in committed relationships to expand their ability to communicate through conflict, identify and shift unhelpful patterns, and build mutual trust. Participants can expect to receive an introduction to couples therapy frameworks and guided support with hands-on practice. We recommend that couples/partners sign up for this group together.

Eligibility:

This group is open to all UC Berkeley students and their partner(s). Non-student partner(s) of UC Berkeley students are welcome. Please note, this group is not...

Mindfulness Meditation Drop-In Group

Meditation has a lot of health benefits; such as reducing stress, improving relaxation, enhancing sense of well-being and alleviating health symptoms. This drop-in group is set up for students who want to try meditation and explore some techniques to do it. There is no need for commitment to come to all sessions. Students who had experiences doing meditation are also welcome to join to meditate together as well.

Tuesday: Weekly, 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM (February 11 - April 15)

Zoom/Virtual

Facilitated by: Kin Ming Chan, PhD

Wellness in Action Toolbox A

These 4-week skill-building groups are for students experiencing stress, mild to moderate anxiety, panic, and depression. Participants
will learn mental health and general wellness strategies to build personal awareness, develop coping strategies, and integrate wellness techniques into their daily routines. Participants will have an opportunity to engage in discussion, as well as to give and receive support.


Topics include: self-care (e.g.: sleep, exercise, nutrition), thinking patterns and mood, mindfulness, resilience, and fostering positive connections.

Spring 2025...

Grad Women's Support

This support group is offered for students who self-identify as female graduate students who wish to come together to share the challenges and struggles of being a grad student, discuss ways to balance school & personal life, discuss relationships with advisors and peers, increase self-confidence, and develop relationships with other women in grad school.

Spring 2025

Monday: Weekly, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, (January 27 - March 5)

Zoom/Virtual

Facilitated by Linda Zaruba