Student Wellbeing Groups
Butterflies and Knots - how to cope with anxiety
Facilitators: Kate Aitchison and Sarah Patterson
If you are feeling, tense, impatient, pressurised, restless or irritable then this group should be of great benefit. It is our aim that you will identify how your tensions manifest themselves, discover and harness inner resources to relieve these and make life feel a whole lot lighter...
Time: Wednesdays 2:00pm - 4:00pm starting 6th February 2013, running for 4 weeks
Can't Work but Want to Work
Facilitator: Rob Bedford
This group welcomes students who are stuck with part or all of their work. Taking a solution focused approach it will enable group members to explore ways forward, identifying what works as opposed to what does not. Rather than looking at study skills, the group aims to promote an understanding of such things as procrastination and work block.
Time: Thursdays, 2:00pm - 3:30pm starting 14th February 2013, running for 4 weeks
Therapy Group
Facilitator: Neil Gibson **This group is now full but will be taking new students from October 2013. For more information please contact us**
This group is a safe and confidential space for you to explore how you are with others and learn more about your own emotions, problems and psychological processes. An excellent opportunity for self-development, the group offers a challenging and supportive environment that helps you better understand your own and others' experiences.
This group runs weekly throughout the academic year and all members will commit to working together for the full 25 weeks.
Time: Wednesdays, 3:30pm - 4:30pm.
Re-Route Your Mood – how to manage low mood & sleep problems
Facilitators: Michelle Bowen, Lindsay Graham & Alex Aspinall
Feeling down, irritable, having sleep problems, lost motivation or concentration? Then this course should benefit you; helping you find the answers to common questions about low mood & depression. The aims are to help you identify typical symptoms, establish what is problematic and what your current coping strategies are. We can then work out if they are helpful or unhelpful. If unhelpful, we can consider ways to help you begin to ‘re-route’ your mood by finding more helpful alternatives.
Time: Thursdays, 1.30 - 4pm (breaks included), starting 9th May 2013 for 4 weeks
If you are interested in attending any of the Wellbeing Groups please contact us
