Diana B. Torrey '82 Health and Counseling Center
Counseling Services

Services Provided:

Individual Counseling:

Provides an opportunity for self-focused exploration of feelings attitudes and behaviors. Appropriate referrals are made as necessary.

Group Counseling:

Groups offer the experience of interacting meaningfully with others in a supportive environment. They may be arranged around a common issue or topic and vary from semester to semester.

Resource Library:

Counseling Services offers a variety of self-help books and tapes that may be used in the office or checked out for extended use.

Workshops Available:

Small Group Workshops

Various workshops are offered throughout the year for the campus community. Staff members are available to work with students and campus community to plan and present programs of interest. Past programs have included but have not been limited to:

  • Assertiveness
  • Stress management
  • Relaxation techniques
  • Multicultural concerns
  • Sexuality and relationships
  • Alcohol/drug use and abuse
  • Leadership and motivational training
  • Eating Disorders
  • Adult children of alcoholics
  • Wellness
  • Gender Communication

Living with Loss Student Support Group
This group will meet every Monday night from 8:30 - 10:00 in Dean-Eaton Formal Lounge for the Spring 2008 Semester. If you have any questions please contact Daniel Hernandez at 229-5391 or email dhernandez@stlawu.edu

Evening of Remembrance
There's a very special garden where the trees of memory grow nurtured by the kindness and concern that good friends show. The roots are cherished memories of good times in the past, the branches tender promise that souls endure and last. It's a place of peace and beauty where bright new hopes can start its memory's lovely garden that soothes the hurting heart. Author unknown.

Please join Daniel Hernandez for the Evening of Remembrance, Friday, November 14, 2008 at 7:00pm. The event will take place in the Gunnison Chapel at St. Lawrence University.

If you would like a picture of your loved one to appear in the program please, send if via electronic email or you can leave your picture at Torrey Health and Counseling Center.

Please provide the following information with your picture: name, date of birth, date of death, and a short message no longer than 10 words.

For more information contact Daniel Hernandez at 229-5391 or email dhernandez@stlawu.edu


Crisis Support Team
The Crisis Support Team (CST) is a group comprised of faculty and staff who participate in ongoing crisis response training. The objective of the crisis support team is to provide emotional support for students in the aftermath of a crisis. For further information contact Daniel Hernandez (facilitator and trainer) at 229-5391 or email dhernandez@stlawu.edu


Beyond Food and Body
A discussion/educational group about improving body image, improving your relationship with food, and ending your obsession with weight. The group is open to faculty, staff and students free of charge. IF you are interested in joining this group please contact Teresa Corbin at 229-5391 or email tcorbin@stlawu.edu



Alcohol and Drug Support Group | *Spring 2008 Meeting Time TBA
The Office of Counseling Services and the St. Lawrence University Wellness Initiative offer an on campus substance abuse group. The group will be focused on helping students who want to better control their use and/or help students who have decided to remain sober maintain that goal. This group will help students investigate why they use alcohol and other drugs, investigate other alternatives and offer support as they work to reduce or abstain from use. This group will be open to students from all four Associated Colleges and will be held weekly during the academic year.

When: Every Thursday during the fall semester, 4:15-5:00 PM Where: The Diana B. Torrey '82 Health and Counseling Center Multi-Purpose Room (immediate left after you enter the building). If it is your first time coming to the group, please arrive five minutes early to fill out a form on confidentiality and a brief survey.

For more information on the substance abuse groups please contact Jennifer French at 229-5391 or jfrench@stlawu.edu

Please Note: the following programs are available upon request. Please contact our office to schedule one of these programs or to ask about special program needs you might have.

  • Border-Crossing: Stepping outside our box when diversity threatens us.
  • Dreams and Dream Interpretation
  • Gender Communication
  • The Relationship Cure: A guide to strengthening the relationships in your life (romantic relationships, family relationships, and friendships).
  • What is Sexual Assault?
  • Preventing Sexual Assault: A Cultural Conversation about Power and Control.
  • Beyond Obsession: Stalking on the College Campus
  • How can you help/support a friend who has been assaulted?
  • What Everyone Should Know About Wellness!
  • When Intimate Relationships Go Bad