Occasionally, students experiencing extreme psychological emergencies are referred to a hospital emergency room for more indepth help. For many people, these types of relationships can be just as intense as romantic ones. Relationship counseling focuses on helping the couple achieve goals BOTH have agreed to work towards. While it can't mend a relationship that's long past dead, this type of counseling can resuscitate relationships where the people involved still have a glimmer of hope. Group Counseling Group counseling brings together students with similar problems for mutual support and help.
Most groups tend to be fairly short-term, ranging from three to eight sessions.
Some groups, however, last as long as an academic year. Stress management, eating disorders, coping with grief, and self-esteem are just a few of the groups the Carruth Center has offered over the years. The types of groups being run change every semester. While WVU students are our primary focus, they aren't the only ones who benefit from our workshop programs. Parents, health care professionals and high school students are just a few of the community groups for whom we have provided services.