Counselling + Clinical Services Clinic Flooding
Updated: December 5, 2024
Due to emergency repairs, our clinicians are currently working virtually this month. Our reception desk is moved to SUB 2-703 and is staffed from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. If you have an appointment booked in December, please check your email for instructions.
Our team is working hard to reach out to students as soon as possible. Call 780-492-5205 to reach us during business hours. Thank you for your understanding!
Group therapy lets you connect with other students going through similar challenges in a safe, confidential space. Our psychologists offer therapy groups for common mental health concerns such as depression and anxiety, and support groups for international students and graduate students.
Groups typically have an educational component that teaches skills and strategies. They also provide an opportunity for students to share experiences, give and receive social support and build trust. Groups generally run once a week for 4-8 weeks.
How to register your interest in attending a therapy group
- Click the information registration link for the group you are interested in (see list of groups in the following section) and complete the form.
- Attend the group information session where you will:
- Meet the group facilitators
- Learn about the content, structure, and expectations for the group
- Better understand if the group is right for you
- Ask any questions you may have
- After the information session, you will receive an email with consent forms. Complete the forms within two days if you are interested in joining.
- Students who submit their forms within the two days will receive confirmation via email that they are enrolled.
- If there are more students interested in the group than there is space, participants will be randomly selected. Those not selected will be placed on a waitlist with priority to enrol, and will have the option to attend an initial consultation for alternative options for support.
NOTE: attending an info session is required in order to be eligible to attend group sessions.
Winter 2025 Groups
Learn more below about the therapy groups offered and available dates of upcoming information sessions.
Emotion Regulation Skills
The Emotion Regulation Group was created to help students manage or influence which emotions they have, when they have them, and how they experience and express emotions. As humans, we will never have complete control over what we feel, but we have a lot more influence over how we feel than we might think. When we manage or regulate our emotions, we can steer and direct how we feel and react. This 6-week group program will offer a mixture of psycho-educational support and skill building elements to help you understand and accept your emotions, reduce their emotional vulnerability and volatility, and decrease emotional suffering.
Session details:
Sessions are weekly and run in-person from Jan. 30 - Mar. 13, 2025, on Thursday afternoons, 2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Register for an upcoming Information Session below:
Overcoming Perfectionism
Learn practical skills to manage your anxiety. We aim to help students be more aware of their thinking patterns that contribute to anxiety and to understand effective behavioral responses to anxiety. The group focuses on relaxation strategies, controlled breathing strategies, thought checking/challenging/changing, and exposure to feared situations. The group is based in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or “CBT.”
Session details:
Sessions are weekly and run in-person from Feb. 11 - Apr. 1, 2025, on Tuesday afternoons, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Register for an upcoming Information Session below:
Break-up Boot Camp
This group is designed for individuals who have experienced a difficult break up (recently or in the past) or those who are having difficulty moving on following a break up. The focus of this group will be on building coping skills for grief and loss, developing more helpful and adaptive perspectives, and reconnecting to yourself as an individual. This group is open to those who have ended their relationship in addition to those whose partners ended their relationship.
Session details:
Sessions are weekly and run in-person from Feb. 26 - Mar. 19, 2025, on Wednesday afternoons, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Register for an upcoming Information Session below:
Graduate Student Support Group (Wednesdays)
The GSSG is a confidential place for graduate students to join together to give and receive support, and strategize, about making their way through the challenges of graduate school. Mental health, supervisory relationships, imposter syndrome, juggling responsibilities at home and school, and the additional hurdles that BIPOC folks and women face, are all possible topics. We are also here to celebrate successes, too!
Session details:
Sessions are biweekly and run in-person beginning from Jan. 22, 2025, on Wednesday afternoons, 2:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Register for an upcoming Information Session below:
Graduate Student Support Group (Thursdays)
The GSSG is a confidential place for graduate students to join together to give and receive support, and strategize, about making their way through the challenges of graduate school. Mental health, supervisory relationships, imposter syndrome, juggling responsibilities at home and school, and the additional hurdles that BIPOC folks and women face, are all possible topics. We are also here to celebrate successes, too!
Session details:
Sessions are biweekly, currently in progress and accepting new members. Sessions will be in-person on Thursday afternoons, 2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Register for an upcoming Information Session below:
BIPOC Support Group
The BIPOC support group is for any student who identifies as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Colour. The aim is to provide a compassionate space for students to talk about their lived experiences and get support from each other and the facilitators. Topics will be guided by group members, including themes such as belonging, racial trauma, cultural expectations, defying stereotypes, intersectionality, and general mental health. Join us to connect, build community, and talk about the issues that matter to you.
Session details:
Sessions are biweekly, currently in progress and accepting new members. Sessions will be in-person with a start date of January 15, 2025. Sessions will be held on Wednesday afternoons at 2:00 p.m.
Register for an upcoming Information Session below:
International Student Support Group
The ISSG is a confidential place for international students to join together to help decrease isolation and increase social connections through a group setting, validate and navigate some of the challenges faced by international students, normalize group members’ experiences, and foster positive social support in a non-judgmental setting. Possible topics include homesickness, stress management, and holiday isolation, alongside experiential exercises and general support/discussion.
Session details:
Sessions are biweekly and ongoing. Registration is currently closed.