Group Experiences

Some groups require consent prior to attending. To join a group, please click below on "Request for Group Counseling". After completing the request, a group facilitator will contact you. If the group of interest is not listed on the request form, no prior paperwork is necessary and you are welcome to attend at the advertised date and time. Learn more about each of our varied group experiences below. You may also download the printable pdf for the full group schedule. 
Group Schedule (pdf)
Request group counseling

Support groups

You do not have to be alone in your grief. Offered to those who have suffered the death of a loved one. 

This group will meet on Wednesday's from 5:00 - 6:30pm in Foust 136 beginning January 21, 2026. 

Lead by: Michelle Bigard

Grief and loss video

This support group is open to anyone who has been impacted by sexual assault, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, stalking and/or harassment. The content of the group varies from week to week but there is no obligation or pressure to share your story to attend. 

This group will meet on Wednesday's from 3:00 - 4:30pm in Foust 135 beginning January 21, 2026. 

Lead by: Aileen Guerra-Morales

Survivor support video

Coping and wellness

Do you struggle to manage your time/tasks, have a hard time asking for help, saying "no" to things you want to do, but don't have time to do? Learn strategies to help with prioritizing, organizing/shifting between tasks, and staying focused/regulating attention. Build or improve your skills and improve your classroom performance. 

This group will meet on Tuesday's from 5:00 - 6:30pm in Foust 135 beginning January 20, 2026.

Lead by: Anna Grajek

Combine calming and expressive art activities while getting and providing support along with others who can relate. Learn new anxiety management strategies as well as tangible skills and tools you can use to address anxiety while sharing what has worked for you with each other. 

This group will meet on Wednesday's from 5:00 - 6:30pm in Foust 135 beginning January 21, 2026. 

Lead by: Atefeh Jenrow

Connection

A time to relax, ask questions about mental health, create art, and connect with a counselor. Feel free to drop in for a few minutes or spend the entire time connecting. 

This group will meet on Wednesday's from 2:00 - 3:45pm in the CSID (lower level of the Bovee University Center) beginning January 14, 2026.

A support group for students with minoritized identities. 

This group will meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 7:00 - 8:30pm beginning January 28, 2026 in Kulhavi 142.

Lead by: Elizabeth Husbands

Counseling Center

Foust Hall 102

Mount Pleasant, MI 48859

Phone: 989-774-3381

Fax: 989-774-1124

Email: counsel@cmich.edu

Hours: Monday — Friday
8:00 a.m.— Noon, 1:00 p.m.— 5:00 p.m.