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Groups and Workshops

Group Therapy

Group therapy is a confidential therapy space that allows for members to connect with others and their experiences, while also learning or exploring ways to focus on their mental health. There are various types of groups offered each semester.

All groups and workshops require a group referral from a Student Counseling Clinician.

All meetings occur in the Cleveland Clinic Health Sciences Building, unless noted otherwise.

For More Information or to Get Set Up with a Group or Workshop

  • Contact us by calling 513-529-4634.
  • For general Group Therapy information, visit our Group Counseling page.

Currently Offered Groups

Current Groups
Group Date and Time Description
Coping Mindfully (clinical workshop)

Mondays

2-3 p.m.

 A 12-week, weekly workshop series designed to help students foster mindfulness and coping strategies to combat stress, anxiety, and challenging life circumstances.
DARE: Depression and Anxiety Recovery

Wednesdays

3-4:30 p.m.

 DARE is a weekly group for students struggling with anxiety and/or depression. Members will learn about various ways to cope and understand anxiety and  depression, through discussion, exploration, activities and examples.
Diamond DBT Skills

Thursdays

10-11:30 a.m

 Skill building group for students who experience strong feelings or intense emotional reactions that may be overwhelming, have trouble coping, and/or turn to ineffective behaviors to reduce negative emotions. Each week, members will learn and practice skills focused on recognizing and understanding their emotions, developing healthy ways to cope with distress, or how to communicate effectively.
Expressing the Self Through Art

Wednesdays

3-4:30 p.m.

 Members will pay attention to their process of creating art through a variety of mediums and how this relates to the way they function emotionally, intrapersonally and interpersonally. Leaders will provide supplies and no art skills or experience are needed. Each week  members will create a piece of art according to a specific prompt or theme.
First Generation College Student Support 

Thursdays

3-4:30 p.m.

 A supportive space for first generation college students to explore topics like imposter syndrome, coping skills, navigating college and building connections.
Graduate Student Process Group

Fridays 

10-11:30 a.m.

 This group is intended as a supportive environment for graduate students experiencing the full range of stressors common to student life—academic pressures, financial concerns, and relationship issues with family, friends, faculty, and partners, among others.
Grief Group

Tuesdays

1-2:30 p.m.

 A weekly support group for students who have lost loved ones and are seeking a space where they can share their encounters with grief and loss with others who have had similar experiences. Losses that occurred maybe recent or past, friend or family.
Neurodivergent Group

Wednesdays

1-2:30 p.m.

Neurodivergent Resiliency is a process group focused on creating the opportunity to talk about common concerns of neurodivergent folks, and share strategies for navigating a neurotypical world. This group is a good fit for students who are neurodivergent or who have neurodivergent traits.
Sexual Assault Survivor Support Group TBD

Group members will explore and strengthen their social and communication skills through the use of role-playing games (RPG) as well as work towards personalized inter- and intra-personal goals. No prior experience with RPGs needed.
Stress Less Workshop (clinical workshop)

TBD 

 This drop-in style workshop is for students struggling with stress, anxiety, and motivation issues who need coping skills to help manage their wellbeing. This workshop will cover physical symptoms of anxiety, reducing anxious thoughts, feelings, and behaviors  through skills.
Taking ACTion

Tuesdays

3-4:30 p.m.

 

 This is a semi-structured group for people who struggle with Obsessive Compulsive and related disorders, negative thoughts, excessive worrying, feeling "stuck," and general stress. Group members will learn about mindfulness, how to interact with their thoughts in a different way and live in accordance with their values. Adapted from ACT work.

 

Transformations
Fridays
11 a.m.-noon
 This group is for students who are concerned about their use of different substances (alcohol, marijuana, etc.). The focus will be on identifying how substance use influences everyday life, how to reduce said use and how substance use may be interfering with personal goals, relationships, etc. 
Understanding Self and Others

TBD

 This group will provide a context for members to improve difficulties in their lives connected to developing and maintaining satisfying relationships with friends, family, partners, etc. A confidential environment will be created to help each member to learn how to trust, confront conflicts, understand one's interactional style, and develop healthy relationships with others and with one's self.

Virtual Workshops

A virtual workshop is a 20-30 minute live webinar focused on a specific mental health related topic presented by a staff member in Student Wellness. 

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Student Counseling Service

Cleveland Clinic Health Sciences and Wellness Facility
421 South Campus Avenue
Oxford, OH 45056

StudentCounseling@MiamiOH.edu
513-529-4634

Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Student Counseling Service (SCS) has been re-accredited by the International Accreditation of Counseling Services (IACS) through 2026.