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Emotional Wellbeing Workshops

Counseling Services is currently offering services in person and remotely by phone and HIPAA-compliant Zoom. When attending an in-person appointment, you are required to wear a facial covering during the entirety of the appointment and may be asked to show a valid, green campus pass. If you feel ill, please stay home and call 805-756-2511 to meet virtually instead.  

What are the Emotional Wellbeing Workshops?

Emotional Wellbeing Workshops will help you grow and Learn by Doing!   These workshops offer quick, effective solutions and useful tools for common concerns like anxiety (Anxiety Toolbox), relationships (BRIDGE), and depression (Getting Unstuck).   We know your schedules are full – these workshops are designed to be high value, helping you learn new skills and gain insight while connecting with other students. 

What can I expect?

Each Emotional Wellbeing Workshop is a three-session series that meets once per week for three weeks.  Each meeting is 50  minutes.  All workshops come with a workbook to help you practice new skills and apply ideas in between sessions.   There is no charge for workshops at Cal Poly – your student health fees cover this service.  We ask that you commit to the full series when you sign up and attend each session, as they build on one another.

Can I attend more than one?

You are free to do more than one workshop and to repeat them as often as you like!  If you are interested in attending any (or all!) of the workshops, schedule a Brief Screening and tell the counselor you meet with.  If you are already seeing a therapist at Counseling Services, tell them you are interested in a workshop, and they'll get you connected.  

Call us today at 805-756-2511 to get started.

 

anxiety toolbox

Anxiety Toolbox focuses on helping you understand anxiety symptoms and build skills to manage these symptoms. The sessions include modules dedicated to: (1) understanding anxiety, (2) introducing a method for slowing down and disentangling the experience of anxiety, and (3) developing alternative responses to anxiety.  By the end of the workshop, you will have your own individualized plan for managing anxiety.  
 
 
Workshop Day Dates Time Facilitator LOCATION
Anxiety Toolbox Thursday 4/6, 4/13, 4/20 11:00am-12:00pm Dr. Becca Gillis Virtual
Anxiety Toolbox Tuesday 4/11, 4/18, 4/25 2:00-3:00pm Dr. Shala Cole Virtual
Anxiety Toolbox Monday 4/17, 4/24, 5/1 1:00-2:00pm Ms. Shawna Dobson On Campus
Anxiety Toolbox Thursday 4/20, 4/27, 5/4 3:00-4:00pm Dr. Diana Menendez Virtual
Anxiety Toolbox Wednesday 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 1:00-2:00pm Ms. Amber Clemmons-Trigueros On Campus
Anxiety Toolbox Friday 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 3:00-4:00pm Ms. Johneen Manno On Campus
Anxiety Toolbox Tuesday 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 10:00-11:00am Ms. Mayra Lopez Virtual
Anxiety Toolbox Thursday 5/18, 5/25, 6/1 2:00-3:00pm Ms. Allison Parker On Campus
Anxiety Toolbox Wednesday 5/24, 5/31, 6/7 3:00-4:00pm Dr. Paul Carbajal Virtual
 

rio (recognition/insight/openness)

Recognition, Insight, Openness (RIO) focuses on building skills and creating flexibility in how you respond to distress. The sessions include modules dedicated to: (1) helping you gain a deeper understanding of your concerns, (2) creating flexibility in how you view and approach these issues, and (3) helping you take steps toward living with a wide range of emotions.  By the end of the workshop, you will have a better sense of your personal values and how you want to focus your energy.  
 
 
Recordings of guided meditations used in RIO from the Cal Poly Counseling Services YouTube channel.
 
Full-length video clips of each RIO session, hosted by Florida International University (Go Panthers!).
 
Workshop Day Dates Time Facilitator Location
RIO Thursday 4/20, 4/27, 5/4 11:00am-12:00pm Dr. Jenn Armstrong On Campus
RIO Wednesday 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 11:00am-12:00pm Dr. Paul Carbajal Virtual
RIO Monday 5/1, 5/8, 5/15 2:00-3:00pm Dr. Shala Cole Virtual
RIO Tuesday 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 1:00-2:00pm Ms. Allison Parker On Campus
RIO Friday 5/12, 5/19, 5/26 1:00-2:00pm Mr. Ben Campos On Campus

RIO

Wednesday 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 2:00-3:00pm Ms. Cheri Love Virtual
RIO Thursday 5/25, 6/1, 6/8 11:00am-12:00pm Dr. Diana Menendez Virtual

 

getting unstuck

Getting Unstuck focuses on helping you understand depressive symptoms and build skills to manage these symptoms. The sessions include modules dedicated to: (1) understanding depression, (2) exploring how thoughts and behaviors impact depression, and (3) addressing how you can begin to make changes to thoughts and behaviors in order to better manage depression.  By the end of the workshop, you will have your own individualized plan for getting unstuck!  
 
 
Workshop Day Dates Time Facilitator Location
Getting Unstuck Tuesday 4/11, 4/18, 4/25 3:00-4:00pm Dr. Alison Aylward Virtual
Getting Unstuck Friday 4/21, 4/28, 5/5 1:00-2:00pm Mr. Ben Campos On Campus
Getting Unstuck Thursday 4/27, 5/4, 5/11 11:00am-12:00pm Mr. Conrad Mendoza Virtual
Getting Unstuck Wednesday 5/10, 5/17, 5/24 2:00-3:00pm Dr. Isaac Brandt On Campus 
Getting Unstuck Monday 5/15, 5/22, 6/5 11:00am-12:00pm Dr. Becca Gillis Virtual
Getting Unstuck Thursday 5/25, 6/1, 6/8 1:00-2:00pm Ms. Shawna Dobson On Campus

BRIDGE

BRIDGE (Building Relationship Intimacy and Dialogue Effectiveness) focuses on identifying ways to foster healthy relationships via self-monitoring, effective communication, and conflict resolution skills. The sessions include modules dedicated to help you: (1) better understand your values and boundaries in relationships, (2) learn the role of culture in communication, different styles of communication, and strategies for effective communication, and (3) identify common causes of conflict and effective conflict management techniques.
 
 
Workshop Day Dates Time Facilitator Location
BRIDGE Wednesday 4/19, 4/26, 5/3 2:00-3:00pm Dr. Ana Cabezas Virtual
BRIDGE Tuesday 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 3:00-4:00pm Ms. Cheri Love On Campus
BRIDGE Friday 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 11:00am-12:00pm Dr. Becca Gillis Virtual
BRIDGE Thursday 5/11, 5/18, 5/25 11:00am-12:00pm Ms. Amelia Ramirez On Campus
BRIDGE Wednesday 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 1:00-2:00pm Ms. Amber Clemmons-Trigueros Virtual


SEEKING SERENITY

Seeking Serenity is informed by dialectical behavior therapy and is designed for students who experience overwhelming emotions that feel difficult to manage. The sessions include modules dedicated to: (1) distress tolerance, (2) emotion regulation, and (3) mindfulness.  By the end of the workshop, you will have strategies for better managing overwhelming emotions.

Please note that, depending on the severity of your symptoms, you may be required to be concurrently enrolled in individual counseling (either through Counseling Services or off campus) in order to participate in Seeking Serenity.  Your initial consultation counselor will discuss this with you prior to enrollment.

Seeking Serenity workbook

Workshop Day Dates Time Facilitator Location
Seeking Serenity TBD TBD      
Seeking Serenity TBD TBD      

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