All groups are free and open to undergraduate and graduate students. The Counseling Center offers a wide selection of groups (see below for group listings).
We also offer short-term workshop seminars (3-4 sessions) to build personal and interpersonal skills, and semester-long workshop seminars focused on personal growth and support.
Group experiences provide opportunities to:
For more information about our groups, please email Dr. Alessandra Pieraccini, the Coordinator of Group Services.
This is a therapy group. In it, you will learn about yourself, how you relate to others, and how others relate to you. It is a unique experience of connection and trust, as members work to achieve personal and interpersonal goals for growth.
Four separate groups meet throughout each semester.
Spring 2022 Group Times:
Mondays 2:00-3:30 PM
Tuesdays 2:30-4:00 PM
Wednesdays 1:30-3:00 PM
Thursdays 2:30-4:00 PM
This group is open to students of all gender identities who are survivors of sexual and relationship violence. The group will offer support and solidarity to survivors and will teach coping skills to promote emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
This group will meet Tuesdays 10:30-12:00 PM throughout the Spring 2022 semester.
This group is for students who have lost someone and would like a space to connect with others who have had similar experiences. Students in this group gain support and learn coping strategies with other students who have suffered a significant loss in their lives. They learn about the grieving process and work through significant losses with other students who understand what it feels like. This group will discuss issues such as social responses to loss, changing life roles, grief across cultures and religions, and more.
This group will meet Wednesdays 10:30-12:00 PM throughout the Spring 2022 semester.
This group is an opportunity to join with students who want to build community, grow networks, and add to one's resources. Themes may include: navigating unfamiliar situations, juggling finances and socializing, managing responsibilities and guilt, translating abilities to college success and empowerment through connecting with help and support.
This group will meet every other Wednesday from 1:00-2:00 PM in UU321 throughout the Spring 2022 semester.
Whether you are out, questioning, or not even sure, this group is for LGBTQIA students of all backgrounds to confidentially discuss and explore aspects of gender identity and sexual orientation in a safe space.
The group is support-based and is designed to encourage open discussion about:
This group will meet Fridays 1:00-2:00 PM throughout the Spring 2022 semester.
This group provides a supportive space for individual who identify as immigrants (1st gen, 1.5 gen, 2nd gen, etc.). Students are provided opportunities to receive support related to the immigrant experience, such as family stressors, bicultural identity issues, identity development, U.S. immigration issues, and more.
This group will meet Thursdays 1:00-2:00 PM throughout the Spring 2022 semester.
This is a group for folks who identify as cis- and trans- Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color (BIWOC) to discuss issues relevant to them and seek support from other women of color to cultivate the spirit sisterhood and community among TU students.
This group will meet Mondays 4:00-5:00 PM throughout the Spring 2022 semester.
A space for TU student-athletes to process their experiences and seek support.
This group will meet every other Thursday 6:00-7:00 PM in Towson Center-Fishbowl Lounge throughout the Spring 2022 semester.
This group meets for the entire semester, but focuses on self-reflection and skill building to help students learn to be kinder to themselves. It addresses a range of concerns, including low self-esteem, negative self-talk, difficulties with body image, and other forms of not accepting oneself.
This group will meet Fridays 10:00-11:00 AM throughout the Sprign 2022 semester.
This three-session workshop helps students learn coping skills for anxiety, informed by Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.
Four sections of this group will be offered throughout the Spring 2022 semester on the following dates and times:
This four-session workshop seminar helps students learn valuable self-help skills focused on topics such as:
Four sections of this group will be offered throughout the Spring 2022 semester on the following dates and times:
Four session weekly workshop seminar in which students will learn about mindfulness and have opportunities within the group to practice the skills.
This workshop is an introduction to meditation, including relaxation and visualization
practices for reducing stress, improving concentration, and increasing self-acceptance.
Four sections of this group will be offered throughout the Spring 2022 semester on the following dates and times:
For information about our Peer Education Workshops.