The Counseling Center offers a variety of outreach programs designed to support student mental health, personal growth, and academic success. From workshops and presentations to campus-wide events, these programs cover topics like stress management, healthy relationships, and emotional well-being. All offerings are led by experienced professionals and are available to the UA community throughout the year.
Outreach Programs
The Counseling Center provides a variety of group programming options, known as outreach, related to emotional health and student success. Programs can take the form of presentations, workshops, events, displays and classroom instruction. Our Center also coordinates or participates in focused education or prevention campaigns, including college adjustment (September), suicide (October), alcohol and drugs (November), sexual responsibility and healthy relationships (February), eating disorders and body image (March), and stress management (December and April).
Contact us at 348-3863 or complete our online program request form.
A two week notice may be required depending on our availability.
Our professional staff members, who have over 250 years of collective experience, provide about 300 educational and prevention-oriented programs each year. Some examples from recent years include:
- Counseling Center Services
- Stress Management/Stress Reduction
- Relaxation Skills
- Mindfulness
- Study Skills/Academic Problems
- Mastering Test Anxiety
- Improving Attention Skills
- Procrastination/Time Management
- Improving Sleep
- Improving Roommate/Family Relations
- Self-Care Skills
- College Adjustment/Homesickness
- Anxiety Management
- Depression Management
- Civility/Anger Management
- Interacting with Distressed Students
- Responding to Crisis Events
- Suicide Awareness and/or Postvention
- Suicide Prevention Training/QPR
- Alcohol and Drug Issues
- Eating and Body Image Concerns
- Grief and Bereavement
- Healthy Relationships
- Conflict Management
- International Student Adjustment
- Effective/Assertive Communication
- Supporting Your Student While Helping Them Learn (for parents)
Brain Matters
Brain Matters is our live weekly one hour radio show, aired on WVUA 90.7 The Capstone, on Tuesdays from 6 – 7 p.m. during the fall and spring terms. The show is hosted by Dr. B.J. Guenther, a staff therapist at the UA Counseling Center, and features guests who discuss mental health issues and issues pertaining to the college student population. Some topics discussed are depression, relationships, academic and study skills, finances and anxiety.
Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts and check out recordings of our past Brain Matters shows.
Mind Matters Workshop Series
The Counseling Center hosts a “Mind Matters” workshop throughout the academic year. Every workshop focuses on a different topic that students may face or struggle with during their college experience. Each workshop is 1 hour in length.
Stress Free Days
Join the Counseling Center and University Programs for a week of events aimed at helping students destress and unwind before finals. All events are free and open to all.