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Group Counseling

Group counseling uniquely combines the benefits of professional guidance, peer feedback, and self-exploration while offering a safe, confidential way to address problems.

Groups vary from semester to semester. Some are offered most semesters, while others are created in response to student requests or suggestions. 


Some problems (lack of self-confidence, loneliness, feeling powerless, death of a friend or loved one, difficulty trusting others, trouble managing anger, substance problems), though rarely discussed and expressed in different ways, are experienced at one time or another by most students.

In a group, students often find that they feel more free to speak openly about strengths and weaknesses.

With the group’s support, encouragement, and gentle confrontation, members move forward, take risks, and try new ways of relating to others, coping, and taking charge of their lives.

Group counseling offers feedback not only from professionals but also from peers.

Group members often find their group to be not only a source of support and validation, but also a “mini-lab” in which they can observe how they react to others and influence others. 

From week to week, members can choose to experiment with new behaviors, knowing that the group will help with the “fine-tuning.”

  • Group members discuss the concerns that first brought them to consider counseling and other issues that may emerge. They can express thoughts and feelings honestly and react to what's been said by others in the group.
  • Members might share how they have tried to manage problems—successfully or unsuccessfully.
  • Group members might also discuss feelings and thoughts about the group itself, as the group strives to assist all members. 
  • Group counseling, of course, stresses confidentiality.