Group therapy gives students an opportunity to meet other students like themselves and share their problems and concerns. Typically six to eight students meet face-to-face once a week with one or more group therapists to talk about what's troubling them. Group members are able to learn alternative behaviors to resolve difficulties and develop new social skills and ways of relating to people. Most importantly, people learn they are not alone in their struggles and find it encouraging hearing that other people face similar challenges.
Support Groups, Workshops and Training
(Spring 2011)
Counseling groups and workshops available in the fall 2009 semester are described below. This is a free and confidential service to all Buffalo State students. Please speak with your counselor or call the Counseling Center for more information at: 878- 4436. We look forward to seeing you!
Sleep Health: A one session workshop designed to assess your sleep health as well as offering tips on getting a good night's sleep.
Women's Personal Growth: Women focus group to enhance feelings of personal self worth and self care skills. This group is also offered to non-traditional students.
Cognitive Behavioral Skills Group: An educational / skills therapy approach based on the principles of social learning. Emphasis is placed on overcoming skills deficits and increasing a person's abilities to deal with uncomfortable feelings and situations that commonly affects students' personal and academic goals.
Anger Management Workshop: A two-part workshop that focuses on understanding the emotion of anger, as well as developing strategies to handle and express it appropriately.
Inside Out Group: This group is for any student who wants to explore issues relevant to sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity/expression.
Men's Group: The men's group provides a safe space where members learn to trust each other, safely share their feelings, overcome isolation, build friendships, and be at home with others.
Grief and Loss Healing Group: This workshop will focus on normalizing and managing feelings associated with loss.
Relationship Workshop: This three part workshop is for men and women who want to have a better understanding of themselves and how they can improve their relationship with a significant other. Each workshop will focus on two separate topics.
- Workshop I: Communicating with your partner and resolving conflict
- Workshop II: Maintaining your identity in a relationship & understanding healthy versus unhealthy relationships
- Workshop III: Surviving a breakup and nurturing yourself
Body Image Group: The focus of this group is to promote healthy body image. This is a co-ed group for anyone who struggles with body image concerns. You do not have to have an identified eating disorder. The group will focus on healthy eating, respecting your body,dealing with societal pressures, and healthy exercise.
Peaceful Minds: Designed to help students gain alternative skills to cope through life stressors and difficulties of life. Coping skills will include mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.
For more information about the workshops and training contact The Counseling Center at 716- 878-4436
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