Interpersonal Process Groups
Fridays 10:30 am – 12 pm & 12:30 pm – 2 pm
Student Health and Wellness Center 8th Floor
Interpersonal process groups are a powerful form of therapy to help facilitate growth and change. Groups consist of 5-9 students who meet weekly to share their concerns, receive feedback/ support and provide feedback to other group members in a safe and confidential environment. For more information contact Lynn Mucha LCSW at mucha@uwm.edu.
Topic Groups
Topic-based groups bring students together who are going through or have gone through similar experiences and share common ground. Sharing a common experience related to identity, trauma, transition etc. helps members focus on a more specific life area/concern and provides students with peer support and understanding. Topic groups are facilitated by a SHAW Counseling Services provider.
Managing Emotions
Fridays 11 AM – 12:30 PM
Student Health and Wellness Center 8th Floor
Do you:
- Struggle to regulate your emotions?
- Try to avoid or ignore your problems?
- Have a hard time coping with difficult thoughts and feelings?
- Feel overwhelmed by your emotions?
- Engage in unhelpful patterns of behavior?
For more information, please contact Jeb Ebben, LCSW at jtebben@uwm.edu
RA Support Group
Wednesdays 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Sandburg Hall
A mental health support space for Resident Assistants facilitated by former members of Residence Life.
Potential Topics
- Perfectionism
- Staff Dynamics
- Burnout
- Compassion Fatigue
- Balance
- Boundaries
For more information, please contact Elyssa Kenagy, LPC at eakenagy@uwm.edu
Grad Student Support Group
Monday 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Student Health and Wellness Center 8th Floor
Graduate Student Life is Complicated!
- Do you feel like you have imposter syndrome?
- Would you like support from other grad students?
- Do you have difficulty with your advisor?
- Is it hard to juggle your coursework with your teachings?
Then maybe the Grad Student Support Group is for you!
For more information, please contact Charlotte Shanaver, PHD at shanaver@uwm.edu
Student Caregiver Support
Tuesdays 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Student Health and Wellness Center 8th Floor
The student Caregiver support group will provide a safe space to discuss stressors, challenges and rewards related to providing care for loved ones. In group students can share experiences and provide emotional support to one another. Participants will have a space to connect with others and gain insight into coping and maintaining a sense of identify outside of the caregiver role.
All Are Welcome!
For more information, please contact Constance Phillips, LCSW at philli65@uwm.edu
LGBTQIA+ Support Group
Tuesdays 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Student Health and Wellness Center 8th Floor
Co – sponsored by the LGBTQIA+ Resource Center, this therapy group focuses on supporting positive mental health and social connectedness among students who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Members can expect to have a space to discuss topics such as relationships, family dynamics, “coming out”, “being out”, the impact of homophobia, transphobia, and other systems of oppression, rejection, and discrimination have on mental health, as well as navigating multiple identities.
For more information, please contact Nathan Shepard, APSW at sheppardn@uwm.edu
Surviving to Thriving Support Group
Fridays 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Student Health and Wellness Center 8th Floor
This therapy group is for students that have experienced any form of sexual violence ( which includes but is not limited to sexual harassment, sexual assault, relationship violence, non-consensual sexual contact, childhood abuse, and stalking).
Group members can expect to receive and offer support to one another and also address common concerns related to experiences of sexual violence. Group members will be encouraged to claim time to process their thoughts and experiences as they move through their healing process.
For more information, please contact Cassidy Bernhardt, MSW at bernharc@uwm.edu
Circle of Support Grief Support Group
Student Health and Wellness Center 8th Floor
This weekly group will focus on helping students understand and cope with the loss of an immediate family member or primary caretaker in a safe supportive space.
Focus will be on having a space to share experiences of loss, develop or strengthen coping strategies and explore one’s own unique grief process
For more information, please contact Lynn Mucha, LCSW at mucha@uwm.edu