What are Wellness Skill-Building Groups?
Join free, skills-building groups offered by the Counselling & Student Well-being department.
What will you be doing during these groups?
Learn techniques to help you better manage your thoughts, behaviours, and emotions in a supportive community of other students.
To learn more, please see our Groups FAQ.
Groups and Workshops Calendar Winter 2025
We've designed a helpful student services calendar with links to upcoming events for Winter 2025. Please download the PDF below to make sure you don't miss out!
How to join
To join these groups, either fill out a registration form for the groups that specify such below or book an intake appointment with a counsellor and let them know which group you're interested in. To request an appointment, either email letstalk@georgebrown.ca or book online through the Counselling Student Portal. Spaces are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Available Groups
The Well: Mindfulness Skills with Stillness and Movement
The Well group uses sitting mindfulness meditations and creative mindful movement to music. The group is designed to be a nourishing space to reduce stress or overwhelm, reconnect with your body’s wisdom and emotions to understand yourself better, cultivate a kinder relationship with yourself, and/or to find support in your personal growth. It is a space to be in a supportive community of other students.
Students can join anytime, but we recommend attending as often as possible for the most benefit. No prior experience is needed to participate.
Dates: Thursdays, from January 30 to March 20, 12 to 1:30 p.m.
Location: In person (St. James)
Registration and more details: Access this form
Questions: nadia.stolpner@georgebrown.ca
Sharing Circle
Sharing circles provide space for individuals to come together, share their experiences, and connect. Recognizing the often complex landscapes students navigate, we offer safer and braver spaces for exploring and navigating challenging realities. Sharing circles are an opportunity for personal growth and community building.
Students can join anytime.
Dates: Tuesdays, TBA
Location: In person (Waterfront Campus)
Registration: Fill out this form
Healthy Emotions Group
Learn mindfulness and distress tolerance techniques to help you deal with stress, difficult emotions, depression and anxiety, impulse control issues, addictions and excessive behaviours.
It’s important to be able to attend all sessions.
Dates: Thursdays, from January 30 to February 20, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Location: In person (St. James Campus)
Changing Behaviours Group
Learn techniques to help you better manage your behaviours, thoughts and emotions.
It’s important to be able to attend all sessions.
Dates: Wednesdays, from February 5 to 26, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Changing Thoughts Group: Improve Depression, Anxiety or Self-Criticism
Learn techniques to help you better manage your thoughts, behaviours, and emotions to improve depression, anxiety and self-criticism.
It’s important to be able to attend all sessions.
Dates: Wednesdays, from March 5 to 26, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Healthy Relationships Group
Learn interpersonal effectiveness and emotion regulation techniques to help you deal with stress, difficult emotions, depression and anxiety, impulse control issues, addictions and excessive behaviours.
It’s important to be able to attend all sessions.
Dates: Thursdays, from March 6 to 27, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Location: In person (St. James Campus)
