Group Counseling & Support

Group counseling provides the opportunity to share concerns with other group members and work together to reach a better understanding of yourself and your situation.

Our support groups meet throughout the academic year. Some groups are time-limited and focus on specific issues, while others are ongoing general therapy groups. There are no session limits to group therapy—you can participate in a group at any time and for as long as you want.

To request accommodations for any of these group offerings, contact the facilitator via email at least 3 days in advance.

Current groups include:

Adult Children Empowerment (ACE)

For undergraduate students who come from a troubled or dysfunctional family, and/or family with alcohol or substance use problems. Explore how family-of-origin issues may be affecting you and your relationships.

Membership: Open to all undergraduate students and their eligible dependents, currently residing in New Jersey.

Day/Time, TBD

Facilitated by David Campbell, Ph.D.

Email David Campbell to join.

Back at Princeton

Weekly discussion group for undergraduates who would like support as they transition back to school after a leave of absence, in a confidential virtual setting. The group meetings are focused on helping you readjust to school during the first term, by engaging in peer-to-peer dialogue about shared experiences, and becoming more adept at responding to stress and adversity.

Membership: Open to undergraduate students who are returning from a leave of absence.

Day/Time, TBD.

Facilitated by Jonathan Pastor, Psy.D. and Loretta Acquaah, LMSW.

Email Loretta Acquaah to join.

Black Tigers Talk

A safe and supportive space for Black students to share what's on their minds.

Membership: Open to undergraduate and graduate students, and their eligible dependents who identify as Black.

Mondays 2-3pm EST (9/14 - 10/26)

Facilitated by David Campbell, Ph.D. and Monica Johnson, Ph.D.

Email David Campbell to join.

Career Development and Wellness Fall Series: Virtual Community Care Circle for Grad Students

This drop-in circle series is a safe virtual community where graduate students of all years and disciplines can ask questions and share thoughts and feelings about career development and job search process. Each of the five sessions will highlight different aspects of graduate student career development made more challenging by the pandemic. Students are welcome to drop in for any or all of the five sessions offered.

Membership: Open to all graduate students and their eligible dependents.

4-5 p.m. EST (9/18, 10/9, 10/23, 11/6, and 11/20)

Facilitated by Gaeun Seo, Center for Career Development and Sue Kim, LSW.

RSVP via Google form or email Sue Kim to join.

Graduate Student Therapy

Learn more about yourself and how you may be viewed by others; how to cope more effectively with problems (including stress, anxiety, sadness); and, how to develop more satisfying relationships.

Membership: Open to graduate students and their eligible dependents.

Mondays, 5-6:30 p.m. EST (9/21-11/23)

Facilitated by Jadelyn Martinez, Ph.D., Gavin Jones, and Sue Kim, LSW.

Email Jadelyn Martinez to join.

LGB, Q, TGNB Text Community Support Group

This is a weekly drop-in chat group, to share our thoughts and feelings and be in community. We will use google docs to communicate, and to hopefully make the space feel more private and accessible. This is not a therapy group.

Membership: Open to undergraduate and graduate students who identify as, LGB, Q, TGNB.

Wednesdays, 5-6 p.m. EST, via Google Docs (9/9-11/18)

Facilitated by Jess Joseph, Ph.D.

Email Jess Joseph to join.

Life During Shutdown

A supportive space for students to talk about the challenges brought on by COVID-19. Join us for a drop-in support group to discuss how to navigate isolation, difficult relationships, and healthy coping skills while practicing social distancing.

Membership: Open to undergraduate and graduate students, and their eligible dependents.

Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m. EST (9/23-11/18)

Facilitated by Jadelyn Martinez, Ph.D.

Email Jadelyn Martinez to join.

Listening Circle for Chinese Graduate Students

A supportive space for Chinese graduate students navigating issues of race based discrimination, isolation, and other COVID-19 related stressors.

Membership: Open to all Chinese graduate students and their eligible dependents.

8-9 p.m. EST (9/22, 10/20, 11/17)

Facilitated by Sue Kim, LSW and supported by the Davis International Center.

Email Sue Kim to join.

Listening Circle for Students of Color

This is a support group for undergraduate students of color to affirm their experiences and to increase community connection. This is not a therapy group.

Membership: Open to all undergraduate students who identify as people of color.

5-6 p.m. EST (9/24, 10/15, 11/19)

Facilitated by Brenda X. Mejia-Smith, Ph.D.

Email Brenda Mejia-Smith to join.

Princeton University Neurodiversity Collective

The Princeton University Neurodiversity Collective (PUNC) empowers Princeton’s self-identifying neurodiverse students, faculty, post-docs, and staff, by building supportive communities, engaging in advocacy, fostering positive newfound visibility, and equipping the neurodiverse community with tools for professional and personal success. We strive to acknowledge and rectify persistent ableist inequalities and to increase awareness of the Princeton campus community’s neurodiverse population. PUNC welcomes and celebrates all cognitive identities with or without a specific diagnosis. This group is peer-led.

Membership: Open to self-identifying neurodiverse undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, post-docs, and staff.

Day/Time, TBD

Supported by Laura Murray, McGraw Center.

Email Sarah Marie to join.

Student Athlete Meditation

A 15-20 minute guided meditation for student-athletes.

Membership: Open to all undergraduate students.

Day/Time, TBD

Facilitated by Mike Gross.

Email Mike Gross to join.

Tigers Caring for Cubs Peer Support Group

A supportive space for student parents navigating the stress of balancing being a parent and a student.

Membership: Open to all graduate students and their eligible dependents.

Day/Time, TBD

Facilitated by Sue Kim, LSW.

Email Sue Kim to join.

Virtual Mindful Meditation

Half hour of mindful meditation led by the Mind Body Team at CPS. A weekly opportunity to reset and refresh your mind and body.

Membership: Open to all undergraduate and graduate students, and their eligible dependents.

Tuesdays, 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. EST (9/1 - 11/24)

Facilitated by Mind-Body Team at CPS.

Complete this google form to register and receive a Zoom link. Email Sue Kim with questions.

Women's Meditation

This meditation space is in conjunction with the Office of Religious Life and happens once a month on Tuesdays at lunchtime.

Membership: Open to all undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff who identify as women (inclusive of all gender identities and expressions, including but not limited to trans, cisgender, gender non-conforming and non-binary people).

Tuesdays, 12-1 p.m. EST

Facilitated by Jessica Cichalski, MSW, LCSW and Dean Alison Boden, Office of Religious Life

Email Patricia Florek to join.

Womxn & Femmes of Color Support Group

This is a weekly drop-in circle to share our thoughts and feelings and be in community. If you want, please feel free to bring snacks or materials to color/paint/draw/play with. This is not a therapy group.

Membership: Open to all undergraduate and graduate students who identify as people of color. All womxn and femme gender identities and expressions, including but not limited to trans, cisgender, gender non-conforming and non-binary people are welcome.

Tuesdays, 5-6 p.m. EST (9/8-11/17)

Facilitated by Jess Joseph, Ph.D.

Email Jess Joseph to join.

If you’d like to join a group or learn more information, please email the providers listed within each group’s descriptions. For general questions about group counseling and outreach, please email the Group Counseling & Support Coordinator, Dr. Cooper or call 609-258-3141.

For more mindfulness or mind-body group offerings, see the events calendar.

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