Support Groups - Fall 2009

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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:

Monkey Relaxing

  • 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. Holding Hands

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