Counseling Center

2013 Winter Quarter Group to be announced.

Groups for Fall Quarter 2012!  All Groups held in the Counseling Center.

Active Solutions Workshop
Get control of anxiety with tips from this 4 session workshop--attend one or all. Meeting times TBA.

• Session 1: breaking the anxiety cycle through controlled breathing
• Session2: reducing anxiety through muscle relaxation
• Session 3: changing anxious thoughts and feelings
• Session 4: improving sleep; impact of anxiety on your social life

 Contact: Deb Rose drose@kzoo.edu.

“Lives together, worlds apart?”
This group is for students in inter-ethnic/racial/national relationships interested in working on their unique differences and strengthening their relationship. The group will be relaxed and process oriented, with topics selected by the group members.  Couples are welcome! Meeting time TBA.

Contact: Hartini Abdul-Rahman at hartini.abdulrahman@kzoo.edu.

The Other Half of the W Curve:  Returning to K from Study Abroad
How is your return to K going?  Missing study abroad?  Struggling with the intensity of K?  Worried about your SIP?  Wanting to talk more about your experiences away?  This support group will meet on Wednesdays at 4 to discuss this challenging transition.  Meeting time TBA.

Contact Dr. Pat Ponto at Pat.Ponto@kzoo.edu if interested or 7191. 

ADDvantage Group
Deliver yourself and other students from distraction, disorganization and procrastination by developing your ADDvantage. We will use the totally funny “ADD and Loving it!”(www.totallyADD.com)  to kick off the season.  Meeting time TBA.

Contact:  Dr. Alan Hill at Alan.Hill@kzoo.edu or 7190.

ACOA Group
ACOAs (Adult Children of Alcoholic, Addicted, Absent or Angry Parent) at “K” are amongst the most ambitious, high achieving and caring.  We will build on this positive legacy to work on ACOA issues such as codependency, self-esteem, trust, expressing feelings and substance abuse.  Meeting time TBA.

Contact:  Dr. Alan Hill at Alan.Hill@kzoo.edu or 7190.

Sister Circle
Sister Circle (support group for women of color). Please join us as we discuss pertinent issues related to race and gender for women of color in a supportive environment. Meeting time TBA.

Contact: Dr. Danielle Standish at Standish@kzoo.edu or 7348 if you are interested.

Latino Men’s Group
The purpose of this group is to offer Latino male students at Kalamazoo College an opportunity to discuss topics of interest to all men, experience personal growth and have a good time being with and learning about, other men. The group will be relaxed and process oriented, with topics selected by the group members. Meeting time TBA.