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Health Services Groups

The following confidential groups are currently running at Health Services. All SLC students are invited to join these groups free of charge. Information on meeting times and locations is available on MySLC»

Bereavement Group

The Bereavement Group is designed for Sarah Lawrence students who are coping with the loss of a loved one, either in the recent past or from long ago.

Cultural Conversations Group

Transitioning to a new culture can be an incredible experience, bringing with it much change. While change is often welcome and exciting, it can also bring several challenges. This group focuses on: Making the most of your classes; Getting to know your dons and professors; Meeting new friends and experiencing dating relationships; Just relaxing on the weekend.

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Group

The DBT Skills group focuses on the acquisition, integration and practice of cognitive, emotional and behavioral skills including:

Mindfulness Skills
Emotion Regulation Skills
Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills
Distress Tolerance Skills
Walking the Middle Path Skills

Eating Disorder Recovery Group

The weekly Eating Disorder Recovery Group is an atmosphere wherein students can discuss their struggles with food, eating and body image.

Harm Reduction Therapy Group

Harm Reduction is defined as reducing any damage caused by alcohol or other drug (AOD) use to the user, the user’s friends, the user’s family, and the user’s community. For some students, the healthiest relationship with Alcohol and other drugs, or the best way to reduce harm, is not to use them at all. We will help you negotiate the complexity of quitting, if that is what you choose to do. For others, it means avoiding or reducing harm by setting limits and making educated and safer choices in the way they use their drug of choice. Together in the harm reduction therapy group we will unwrap the multitude of meanings that substance use plays in the student’s life.

Mastering Your Moods Group

This group is for students experiencing mild to moderate anxiety, depression, and stress. Students will explore stress management skills, relaxation and self-care skills, and cognitive skills to address and decrease negative thinking. Students will also learn practical strategies to decrease anxiety and improve relationships. In brief four session modules, this group will cover concrete skills for organization, techniques for identifying and interrupting negative/unproductive thoughts, and skills for developing healthier attitudes and relationships. Each group session will include a relaxation exercise that students will be able to practice and use beyond the group.

Minority Identity Process Group

This group focuses on psychological experiences that are common to the human condition–relationship concerns, identity formation, anxiety, community issues, etc.–with an eye towards the unique minority experience that is part of a larger culture. It is designed to provide a safe therapeutic process for students of all minority status (gender, sexual orientation, racial, cultural, etc.) to explore issues associated with being perceived as “other” and to delve deeper into their psyches.

Process Therapy Group

This group focuses on common psychological experiences such as relationship concerns, depression, anxiety, and community issues. The group provides a unique and dynamic opportunity to work on these issues in real-time. It is designed to provide a safe space for students to explore issues and to delve deeper into their psyches.

Queer Support Group

This group focuses on psychological experiences that are common to the human condition—relationship concerns, depression, anxiety, community issues, etc.—with an eye towards the uniquely queer experience of wrestling with these dilemmas. It is designed to provide a safe and communal space for queer students to explore issues and to delve deeper into their psyches.

Smoking Cessation Group

The Smoking Cessation Group will provide a supportive, structured environment for students with the desire to quit smoking. The American Cancer Society’s quit smoking program, “Freshstart,” consists of six sessions, offered twice a week for three weeks.

Survivors of Sexual Assault Support Group

The Survivors of Sexual Assault Support Group is a safe, supportive place to explore the issues and feelings surrounding the experience of adult sexual assault. Membership is intended to help reduce the experience of isolation often experienced by survivors.