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

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
The Living With Loss Group will be meeting every Monday night from 8:00 - 9:30 in the Dean-Eaton Formal Lounge for the Fall Semester. If you are interested 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 2, 2007 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
The Office of Counseling Services and the St. Lawrence University Wellness Initiative are in the process of developing two alcohol and drug related support groups for the 2006-2007 academic year.

We are in the process of bringing an Alcoholics' Anonymous (AA) for a Young People Group to campus. This group will focus on helping students wanting to abstain from the use of alcohol and other drugs. This group will be open to all youth of the Canton area, including students from all four Associated Colleges. Watch for further information as to the day of the week and the time this group will meet.

The second group will be focused on helping students who want to better control their alcohol and drug use, but who are not at the point of wanting to abstain from all use. This group will help students investigate why they use alcohol and other drugs, investigate other alternatives and offer support as they work to reduce their use. This group will be open to students from all four Associated Colleges and will be held weekly during the academic year, day and time will be announced after the Fall 2006 semester begins.

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