Groups
Fearless Writing
Wednesdays 3:00pm-4:30pm
This group will explore different journaling practices through guided writing prompts with conversation/reflection afterwards. Participants will learn journaling skills & habits to help recognize & process feelings, life experiences and authentic self in a supportive, safe environment. Group will create Safe Space Rules for safety & confidentiality. Bring notebook/journal & writing utensil that bring you joy.
Location: Counseling Center Group Room
Contact counselingcenter@etsu.edu for more info on joining.
How to Be...
Wednesdays 3:00pm-4:30pm
This group is meant for students coping, and mourning with a recent loss. Grieving can take many forms and encompasses more than the death of a loved person. You may have experienced the loss of community, identity, home or family. Grieving can occur within all of these experiences. A good candidate for this group will have a willingness to show up for self and group members and be a consistent participant. Topics will include learning about common responses to grief and mourning, myths and facts, and how to cope. This group will be pre-screened. Please schedule screenings with the front desk or during needs assessments during the allotted group time. We can begin the group once we have four participants and will close the group once 12 participants are committed.
Location: Counseling Center Group Room
Contact counselingcenter@etsu.edu to learn how to join.
Mind-Body Connection Group
Tuesdays 4:15pm-6:15pm
Mind-Body Connection Group is intended for clients who wish to explore how the mind and body are interconnected. Through attunement and movement, clients will experience how physical and mental manifestations of their environment are stored, processed, and intricately woven together in their mind and body. We will explore ways behaviors, relationships, trauma, and more impact this connection, while learning skills to increase awareness, restore connection, and release anything that is no longer serving our mind or body.
Location: Counseling Center Group Room
Contact counselingcenter@etsu.edu to learn how to join.
Understanding Self & Others
Tuesdays 2:15pm-3:45pm
Wednesdays 11:30am-1:00pm
This group will provide a safe space for personal growth opportunities for students to engage in giving and receiving support, empathy, and feedback to help make desired changes, gain insight, explore meaning in your life and gain a better sense of self. Concerns such as anxiety, stress, depression, self-esteem, body image, feeling distant from others, trauma history or grief will be explored in this process group. Discover you are not alone in the difficulties you experience.
Location: Counseling Center Group Room
Contact counselingcenter@etsu.edu to sign up!
Fem Sex
*not offered this semester
FemSex is a semester long, weekly, non-credit workshop. Though the workshop is designed
around the experiences of people who identify as women or who have identified as women
at some point, all are welcome.
FemSex creates a safe space that encourages students to learn about their bodies, explore sexuality & relationships, and expand their understanding of social and cultural influence and diversity. Topics will include: body image, gender identity, safe sex/reproductive choice, sex & sexuality, communication & consent, partnership & relationship. Contact Amanda York for more information: yorkaj@etsu.edu
Workshops
Anxiety Toolkit
Fridays 2:00pm-3:00pm
A weekly, hour-long workshop that introduces skills for managing stress, anxiety,
and worry. Specifics regarding content by date outlined below.
Date/Time/Location: Fridays from 2-3PM in Culp Center Meeting Room #303
March 25 – Understanding behavior and responses to anxiety (e.g., avoidance) and learning
ways of doing things differently.
April 1 – No workshop!
April 8 – Diving into the emotional component of anxiety, including various strategies
to approach emotion more effectively.
April 15 – Learning more about what anxiety is, identifying triggers, and creating
a personalized and pro-active coping plan.
April 22 – Understanding and addressing anxiety-based thoughts, with emphasis on alternatives.
April 29 – Combined and condensed versions of March 25 / April 8 workshops
May 6 – Combined and condensed versions of April 15 / April 22 workshops
Kind Mind
Mondays 3:00-4:00PM
A weekly, hour-long workshop that introduces skills for challenging negative self-perceptions,
improving your relationship with yourself (and others), and creating a stronger sense
of self. Specifics regarding content by date outlined below.
Date/Time/Location: Mondays from 3-4PM in Culp Meeting Room #304 (with the exception
of April 4, which will be held in #303)
March 28 – Overview of how our identity/personality develops, discussion of the importance
of authenticity and vulnerability, and understanding the relationship we have with
the (likely self-critical) “voice” in our head.
April 4 – Understanding and re-writing the “story”(which may not be accurate) of how
we see ourselves as well as how others see us.
April 11 – Re-defining what it means to be considered “worthy”, reducing experiences
of judgment, and becoming more objective in our self-evaluations.
April 18 – The pursuit of “happiness”, shifting experiences of suffering, and creating
a life worth living.
April 25 – Combined and condensed versions of March 28 / April 4 workshops
May 2 – Combined and condensed versions of April 11 / April 18 workshops
Koda Kuddles
Thursdays 2:00pm-2:30pm
Koda will be available weekly for an open Kuddle session on the first floor of the
Culp! Feel free to come and give her a pet & enjoy the benefits of human-animal connection.
Koda is a 3 year old blue heeler/chow mix, & passed her certified therapy dog training
at a year old!
Location: 1st Floor DP Culp Center, across from Starbucks
Contact ccoutreach@etsu.edu for more info!
Other Recommended Campus Groups
Outside the Box
A social group for neurodivergents, friends and allies. Bring your lunch.
Day/Time: Fridays at 2 pm (until 3 pm)
Location: Email contact below to learn which meetings are in person or zoom https://etsu.zoom.us/j/99183809674
Contact Millie Newport for more information: NEWPORTM@etsu.edu
A.S.P.E.C.T.S.
Aligning, Support, Pride, Education, and Community for Trans Students. Open to all transgender or gender non-conforming ETSU students.
Meets every other Monday 1:00pm-2:30pm
Day for Spring (in-person): 1/24, 2/7, 2/21, 3/7, 3/21, 4/4, 4/18
Contact: Christy Oaks (she/they) at oaksac@etsu.edu or Patricia Robertson Pride Center.
Open Space
A student support group for integrating and celebrating your identity as spiritual/religious & LGBTQ+. A safe and anonymous place to share your story and hear someone else's.
Day/Time: Wednesdays at 5:00pm
Location: 1412 College Heights Rd
Contact: john@presbyhouse.org