{"id":52,"date":"2023-10-04T18:30:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T18:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentlife-wds-prd.utk.edu\/counselingcenter\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2025-04-08T12:30:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T16:30:02","slug":"group-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/counselingcenter\/counseling-services\/group-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">College students often face overwhelming emotions, difficult relationships and adjustments, and academic problems for which a group may be the best support option &#8211; often being more beneficial than one-on-one counseling. Groups offer a unique setting in which peer interactions facilitate self-improvement and the alleviation of suffering. Participants often feel less alone in their struggles, with the group providing a sense of community.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Benefits of Group Counseling<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connect with others who are experiencing similar emotions. You are not alone!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn from others who have similar problems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Become more aware of yourself through genuine feedback from others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pick up new interpersonal skills that you can use in your daily life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gain multiple perspectives on your concerns from different group members.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"orange-mark\">What Types of Groups are Available?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Student Counseling Center offers many group options and has 14 groups available for the spring 2025 semester.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You <\/span><b>do<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have to be a client of the Student Counseling Center to participate in groups. If you are an existing client, talk to your provider. If you want to establish services, call 865-974-2196 to set up a triage appointment and ask to be placed in group services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"custom-collapse-0\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"panel  panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#custom-collapse-0\"\" href=\"#custom-collapse-0-0\"  aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"#custom-collapse-0-0\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-collapse\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 7.33l2.829-2.83 9.175 9.339 9.167-9.339 2.829 2.83-11.996 12.17z\"\/><\/svg> Skills Based Groups<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"custom-collapse-0-0\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Skills Based Groups<\/strong> have a focus on teaching group members the skills needed to foster change and see improvement of symptoms. These groups are therapist-led and facilitated, and require a weekly commitment to the group for a set period of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples of Skills Based Groups:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dialectal Behavioral Therapy Skills<\/li>\n<li>ADHD Skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"custom-collapse-1\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"panel  panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#custom-collapse-1\"\" href=\"#custom-collapse-1-1\"  aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"#custom-collapse-1-1\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-collapse\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 7.33l2.829-2.83 9.175 9.339 9.167-9.339 2.829 2.83-11.996 12.17z\"\/><\/svg> Interpersonal Process (IP Groups)<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"custom-collapse-1-1\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I<strong>nterpersonal Process Groups<\/strong> are therapist-led and focus on helping group members examine and process their current concerns in a therapeutic group setting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All groups tend to be small, averaging no more than 8-10 people per group. Groups offered vary from semester to semester and availability changes from week to week.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You<\/span> do<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have to be a client of the Student Counseling Center to participate in an interpersonal process group. These groups focus on allowing students to practice new ways of relating and interacting with others, cultivate a better understanding and acceptance of themselves, and receive support and feedback from others. These groups are therapist-led and facilitated, and require a weekly commitment to the group for a set period of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are interested in joining one of the <\/span>Interpersonal Process Groups<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, your first step is to complete a Triage appointment at the Student Counseling Center, or talk with your provider if you are already a client.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please call the Student Counseling Center at 865-974-2196 for next available Triage appointment.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples of Interpersonal Process Groups:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Undergraduate Student Group<\/li>\n<li>Graduate Student Group<\/li>\n<li>Grief IP Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"orange-mark\">Workshops<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"custom-collapse-2\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"panel  panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#custom-collapse-2\"\" href=\"#custom-collapse-2-2\"  aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"#custom-collapse-2-2\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-collapse\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 7.33l2.829-2.83 9.175 9.339 9.167-9.339 2.829 2.83-11.996 12.17z\"\/><\/svg> Stress Management Workshop<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"custom-collapse-2-2\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a 3-part workshop series that will discuss ways to engage in healthier stress management techniques, coping skills, time management for both undergraduate and graduate students. Anyone can join for a workshop, but you do need to register. If you have a provider, ask them about registering for a workshop. If you are not a client, email <a href=\"mailto:counselingcenter@utk.edu\">counselingcenter@utk.edu<\/a> to register for a workshop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meets on Fridays, 2 p.m. &#8211; 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<br class=\"clearshortcode\">\n<div class=\"box-light torch\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are in urgent need or are in a mental health crisis, please call 865-974-2196 or walk into the Student Counseling Center M-F 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. If after business hours, then call 865-974-2196 and press option 2 to speak to a crisis counselor.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>College students often face overwhelming emotions, difficult relationships and adjustments, and academic problems for which a group may be the 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