Workshops

Anxiety Toolbox - Thursdays, 11-12 p.m. | Conference Room, SRWC

Goal: Learn and practice skills for managing and alleviating anxiety. 

Section 1: February 1 - February 15
Section 2: March 1 - March 22
Section 3: March 29 - April 12
Section 4: April 19 - May 3

Mindfulness 101 - Tuesdays, 11-12 p.m. | Conference Room, SRWC

Goal: Learn and practice skills for managing and alleviating strong emotions. 

Section 1: February 6 - February 20
Section 2: February 27 - March 20
Section 3: March 27 - April 10
Section 4: April 17 - May 1

Finding Hope - Wednesdays, 11-12 p.m. | Conference Room, SRWC

Goal: Learn and practice skills for managing and alleviating depression. 

Section 1: February 14 - February 28
Section 2: March 21 - April 4
Section 3: April 11 - April 25

Stop by the Counseling Center and a counselor will work with you to identify which of the resources at our center is the best fit for your needs and goals. Given that a wide variety of personal difficulties can be addressed in the context of a workshop, students seeking other services at the Counseling Center may be asked to complete one of these services first or in conjunction with therapy. (Data shows that students report higher benefit from workshops and group therapy as compared to just individual therapy.) Students are encouraged to communicate openly with their screening counselor regarding any additional needs.

All Wellness workshops are offered free of charge. Given that the subject of each workshop builds from week to week, committed students are typically asked to attend all sessions of a workshop.

 

Soda & Solutions
Are you considering counseling? Do you have questions or would you like some feedback? Are you in the middle of a storm and need someone to listen? The ACU Counseling Center would like to offer you a free soda and a free session. Call 325-674-2626, email counseling@acu.edu or simply stop by the Medical and Counseling Care Center, located between Moody Coliseum and the Teague Special Events Center.

 

Annual Events

Suicide Prevention Walk - Saturday, April 7

 

Married Student Retreat
Each February, the Counseling Center hosts a retreat for currently enrolled ACU students who are married. Speakers from the Center for Healthy Relationships out of John Brown University come to Abilene to facilitate a special weekend for couples to strengthen and grow their marriages.

Making Choices Week
Many college students are at an integral time in their journey, making choices that affect their lives profoundly. Each spring, the Counseling Center hosts events that focus on current issues and encourages discussion and conversation regarding the choices they are facing.

Premarital Counseling Chapel Series - Friday, March 23

 

Beginning each year in March, the Counseling Center offers a 6 session chapel series specifically for engaged or soon-to-be engaged couples.

This Premarital Counseling Chapel Series is designed to help build stronger relationships and marriages by helping couples celebrate their strengths and identify their growth areas, encouraging couples to dialogue about their relationship in meaningful and productive ways, increasing practical relationship skills in Communication, Conflict Resolution, Closeness, Flexibility, and Financial Management, and increasing understanding of relationship issues in such areas as Personality, Affection & Sex, and Family of Origin.

Upon completion of the chapel series and the follow-up sessions, couples will be eligible for a $60 discount of their marriage license from Twogether in Texas. It is extremely important that each couple attend each session in order to receive the Twogether in Texas certificate.

The cost is $35 per couple, which is paid directly to PREPARE/ENRICH and includes the PREPARE/ENRICH Inventory and a workbook for each person.

Popcorn and Possibilities
If you are challenged by school or academic problems, depression or anxiety, relationships, stress - we can help! Watch for ads announcing the next Popcorn and Possibilities in the Campus Center. Come visit with us, enjoy popcorn and giveaways, and discuss solutions to questions you may have.