Support Groups - Fall 2009
The UHH Counseling Center is pleased to offer the following support groups for the Fall 2009 semester:
Transforming Stress
Strengthen Your Interpersonal Relationships
Discover a Sense of Place Within Yourself and Hawai'i
Groups typically consist of 6 to 10 participants and are free to enrolled UH students. Each varies on topics covered and purpose, with the overall intention to provide a meaningful experience for participants in a safe, confidential, and supportive environment. Anyone interested in a particular group or has questions can get in touch with the contact person listed.
Group Name: Transforming Stress Group
Knowing how to relax will help you enjoy life more fully:

- Improve concentration
- Promote health & well-being
- Get creative juices flowing
- Increase energy
- Feel better
Learn a variety of methods that are easy & fun:
- Meditation
- Progressive relaxation
- Gentle movement
- Focusing
- And more!
WHEN: Thursdays: 1PM – 1:50; Starts October 8th
WHERE: Student Life Center
WHO: Open to students, faculty & staff. Dress comfortably and feel free to drop in.
Facilitators: Barbara Bird Heintz, UHH Counselor & Shari Tresky, Counseling Intern
CONTACT SHARI FOR MORE INFORMATION at tresky@hawaii.edu
Group Name: Strengthen Your Interpersonal Relationships
Explore ways to identify and appreciate differences in interests, values, temperaments, and refine your ability to better communicate with others from a space of clarity, honesty, and compassions. 
WHEN: Wednesdays: 3PM - 4:30pm; Starts October 7th.
WHERE: UCB 223
Facilitators: Will Concepcion - UHH Counselor & Lindsay Englund, Counseling Intern
Contact: Will Concepcion - 933-1656, SSB 205
Group Name: Discover a sense of place within yourself & Hawai'i
Being in a new place is a great adventure that can help you see things in a new way. But new places can also be unsettling, uncomfortable or scary. Each week, join others
who are looking for a stronger sense of self through:
· Music & art
· Soul collage crafts
· Stretching & movement
· Meeting new people
What makes you happy? Explore with us...
WHEN: Every other Sunday, 4-5:15 p.m. (Oct. 4, 18; Nov. 1, 15, 29; Dec. 13)
WHERE: Student Life Center
Facilitators:
Christine Leonard-Osterwalder, Lecturer, Communication Dept.; Barbara Bird Heintz, Interim Director & Counselor, & Shari Tresky, Counseling Intern; UHH Counseling Center
Contact: CJLO@HAWAII.EDU