If you are feeling anxious, shy, sad, dissatisfied with your relationships, lonely or struggling with a specific issue, group therapy has been very helpful for Northeastern students with these types of concerns. Group participation provides an excellent opportunity to share and learn from the experiences of others. Most CCSD groups begin early in the quarter, so we suggest that you call as soon as possible to sign up for or obtain further information about them. Group therapy gives students an opportunity to meet other students like themselves and share their problems and concerns. It is this sharing that helps students to feel less alone, which is the most effective part of group therapy.
Members also give feedback to each other by expressing their own feelings about what others say.
This gives group members an opportunity to try out new ways of behaving and learn more about the way they interact with others. Although students come to the CCSD with a variety of issues, most often these issues include difficulties in relationships. Relationships include those with family, friends, romantic partners or authority figures. Some students have had unsatisfactory or disappointing relationships and want to learn to have healthier ones. Some students have had very few relationships, feel very lonely and isolated, and want to learn how to reach out to others.