The Counseling Center offers a wide variety of support, therapy, and wellness groups. Our offerings are evolving and dependent on enrollment.
Would like to join a group or get more information? Get started now.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Autism Support Group
This is a space where students who identify as Autistic can come together to share their experiences, celebrate their strengths, and support one another while navigating university life. Please reach out to Nina Schiarizzi-Tobin at Disability Access and Inclusion or Mackenzie McNamara at The Counseling Center for more information.
Chat and Chew
A space for underserved students to meet, discuss world and local topics, discuss your adjustment to URI and find support. No registration needed.
Hardge Forum, Multicultural Student Services Center
12:30 – 1:30 PM, Bi-weekly (1/30, 2/13, 2/27, 3/27, 4/10)
First Gen Support Group
A support group for students whose parent or legal guardian has not
completed a four-year college degree. Potential discussion topics include: Imposter syndrome, college resources & experience, financial and family stress, academic struggles
Day and time TBD
Call or email Alondra Berrios to join
Graduate Student Support Group
Tuesdays: 5:30 – 6:45 PM
Graduate Students of Color Support Group
Day and Time: TBD
LBTQ+ Women’s Support Group
A safe, confidential and welcoming support for URI’s Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans, Queer & Questioning women + non-binary students raised as girls. It includes the support of Clinical Counselors, Holly Nichols, LMHC and Danielle Madden, LCSW.
New members are always welcome.
Have questions or want to join? Call group facilitators, Holly Nichols, LMHC or Danielle Madden, LCSW at 401-874-2288, or complete our interest form and we will reach out to you
Tuesdays: 5:00 – 6:15 PM
Q²TPOC Empowerment
Offered in collaboration with the URI Gender and Sexuality Center, this drop-in group provides a safe and supportive space. It is designed for queer, questioning, trans, and gender non-conforming people of color to connect and explore their identities without judgment. Through empowerment, community support, activities, and open discussions, members can share experiences, engage in self-expression, and build coping strategies to navigate the unique challenges of their intersecting identities.
Gender and Sexuality Center
Tuesdays 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
THERAPY GROUPS
Therapeutic Horticultural Group
Join us as we explore the healing power of nature through mindfulness activities,
gardening, and the design of a therapeutic garden over 7 weeks during the fall semester. This group will refurbish a space on campus and create a healing garden for our community. Participants will do the collaborative work of creating a vision for the space and bringing it to completion.
This group is now open
Email Warren Schwartz for information or to join
Understanding Self and Others
The USO group is an open process group that looks to improve interpersonal functioning, understanding, and well being. It aims to help a variety a presenting concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and more.
Fridays 2:30 – 4:00 PM
with possibility of another group time TBD.
WELLNESS GROUPS
Body Pump+
Exercise group that looks at the benefits of exercise on mental health while engaging in a BodyPump group fitness class. No exercise experience needed!
Tuesdays: 5:00 PM
Sign up via imleagues
Considering Change: Rethinking Substance Use
A drop-in group for students who want support as they rethink the way they use substances. The group includes the support of Substance Use/Misuse specialists Catherine Calise, LICSW and Arielle Sherman, LICSW
Feel free to bring a friend!
Memorial Union Room 354
Wednesdays 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Crafternoon: Expressive Arts Group
The Counseling Center and the Department of Disability, Access and Inclusion are offering a space for students to connect with other people, share experiences, build community and make art together! No experience needed! It is free and materials will be provided.
Hillside classroom
Biweekly, Fridays, 3:30-5:30 (call us for dates)
Stress GPS: Gaining Practical Skills *
Does stress and anxiety disrupt your day-to-day life? Join us for Stress G.P.S., a 3-week psycho-educational workshop centered on learning and practicing coping strategies and practical skills to improve your emotional and mental wellbeing.
Open to any URI student wanting to learn more about stress, anxiety, and how to cope.
Fridays from 10-11am, offered twice in Spring 2025
Session 1 – March 21st & 28th, and April 4th
Session 2 – April 11th, 18th, and 25th
Call 401-874-2288 or email
danielle.madden@uri.edu for more information.
* Adapted from the University of Massachusetts Amherst Center for Counseling and Psychological Health