Telehealth Counseling Groups
(Due to state laws, counseling groups are open to students who reside in Massachusetts and will be conducted virtually due to COVID.)
The Counseling Center is offering confidential counseling groups that help people feel more connected and learn from each other. If you are interested in participating in one of the groups we are offering, please email us at counselingcenter@lesley.edu or call 617.349.8545 to schedule an initial meeting with the group leader.
Bouncing Back: Exploring Your Relationship with and Understanding of Resilience.
This group is an opportunity to examine your relationship and understand resilience. Together in a supportive space, our group will share in a discussion how people are affected by and adapt to things like adversity, change, loss, and risk. Throughout the 8 weeks, we will develop or increase existing resilience to gain insight into how to cope adaptively and bounce back after changes, challenges, setbacks, and disappointments while at Lesley University. Contact eyates@lesley.edu if interested.
Group Chat: Communication Skills, Boundaries and talking about the tough stuff
The aim of this eight-week group is to provide a safer space to support each other and learn how to move past the mindset that setting boundaries means we’re being selfish or “mean”. Together we’ll learn how to identify our needs, set healthy limits and improve self-esteem. “End The Struggle, Speak Up for What You Need, And Experience the Freedom of Being Truly Yourself”. -Nedra Tawwab Glover Contact nsmith33@lesley.edu if interested.
Interpersonal Process Group
Learn about yourself through social interactions and engage through a here and now process centering open and honest communication. Contact counselingcenter@lesley.edu if interested.
Processing Grief & Loss
This group offers a safe and supportive space for students to come together, to share stories, and to explore ways of coping following a death of a friend or family member. This group meets Fridays from 1:00 to 2:15 pm. Contact counselingcenter@lesley.edu if interested.
Recovering Together: Exploring Your Relationship to Food and Your Bodies
Together in a supportive space, this group will share the difficulties and successes in the eating disorder recovery process and help build coping skills and insight addressing thought patterns that fuel eating concerns. Contact rmarsh2@lesley.edu if interested.
Spirituality & Well-Being
In this eight-week group, participants will share philosophies and holistic practices which can help to amplify important values, heighten joy, and help to move through the tough times. A spiritual perspective can be one of the greatest supports to mental health and can contribute to an overall sense of well-being. This group meets Wednesdays from 12:00-1:00 pm beginning on February 16, 2022. Contact counselingcenter@lesley.edu or tgreenfi@lesley.edu if interested.
Tolerating Transitions and Confronting Change:
This open group is an opportunity for students to support one another in addressing transitions. Students are encouraged to attend the group for a minimum of four times. Contact rmarsh2@lesley.edu if interested.
Virtual Support Spaces
Open to all students no matter where you live: in-state, out-of-state or internationally and conducted virtually due to COVID.
Support spaces will be monthly (unless otherwise indicated) where students can meet and connect with other students to share experiences and increase a sense of belonging at Lesley University. Contact us at counselingcenter@lesley.edu for the date, time, and Zoom links.
BIPOC Support Space:
Dates: March 2, April 6, and May 4.
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm/
The aim of the support group is to create a safer space for BIPOC students to explore and discuss their experiences on campus. Allowing for space and time to process the impact of current local and national social issues on our wellbeing.
Contact: Nasya Smith, Staff Counselor nsmith33@lesley.edu or Edward Yates, Staff Counselor eyates@lesley.edu
Register for the BIPOC Support Space.
International Student Support Space
Dates: March 11, April 8 and May 13
This monthly virtual support space is for international students to come together, share their experiences, have conversations about life as an international student at Lesley, and to feel a sense of belonging and community.
Contact: Tracy Greenfield, Associate Director, tgreenfi@lesley.edu
LGBTQIA+ Support Space
Dates: March 1, April 5 and May 3.
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
A drop-in support space designed for undergraduate and graduate LGBTQIA+ students to gather and discuss topics related to sexuality and life at Lesley.
Contact: Rose Marsh, Staff Counselor rmarsh2@lesley.edu
Register for the LGBTQIA+ Support Space.
Parenting Support Space
Time: March 9, April 13 and May 11.
This monthly virtual support space will be for students who are also parents to have the opportunity to meet each other, to discuss the joys and challenges of parenting while being a student, to share insights and resources, and to create a sense of belonging and community.
Contact: Tracy Greenfield, Associate Director, tgreenfi@lesley.edu
Register for the Parenting Support Space.
Wellness Workshops:
Anxiety Skill Based Workshop and Support Group:
Dates: February 21, March 7, March 21, April 4, and May 2.
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
This 60-minute skills-based workshop and support group aims to create an empathetic environment for students to collaborate with one another while exploring their current experiences with anxiety. Gain useful tools and skills to better manage anxiety and its symptoms by supporting each other.
Register for the workshops.
The Art of Saying No: Exploring Healthy Boundaries
Dates: March 24 and April 21.
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
This one time 60-minute virtual workshop will create opportunities for students to engage with each other as we explore how to create healthy boundaries within our self and our lives.
Register for the workshops.
Loving Kindness Compassion
Dates: March 7, April 4 and May 2.
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm.
Explore the benefits of incorporating self-care practices and compassion for others into your daily routines to support overall well-being and care for others. Sessions are the first Monday of each month.
Register for the workshops.
Taking Care of Self: Strategies for Stress Management
Dates: March 10, April 7, and May 5.
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Getting to know yourself by getting to know stress This one time 60-minute virtual workshop will provide students the opportunities to develop awareness and stress management skills to enhance supportive self-care practices.
Register for the workshops.