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Members of our staff at the Women's Center offer a variety of groups for UVA students. They also share information about groups being offered by colleagues in other offices across Grounds.

Our Groups 

Please check back soon for more information about additional groups we are offering this semester.

Wellness & Connection Group

Join this group for undergraduate UVA students seeking an opportunity to support and connect with each other in a more intentional way while sharing ideas for wellness. We will be doing some engagement activities early in the group to help participants get to know each other and themselves. Students will have an opportunity to share with other group members in a way that promotes healthy vulnerability without feeling overwhelmed.

Fall 2024: This group meets on Fridays at the Women’s Center and remains open for students to join by contacting Cathy Erickson 
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Authentic Leadership

Step into a circle of conversations about how liberating it can be when men connect more fully with their communities. Experience a fun, judgment-free zone that allows you to build a strong reflection practice that will serve you well in college and in life. From your own starting point - wherever you are - find the practices and paths that lead you to the front lines of showing up for others in the practice of ahimsa (nonviolence).

Fall 2024: This group meets on Thursdays, 1-2pm, from Sept. 19 through Nov. 21. Please email Uriel Santiago by Sept. 17 to ask questions or sign up. 
 

Safe, Supported & Surviving

This group is centered on the challenges women face after experiencing violence and betrayal (or sexual assault). Find opportunities for peer support and community healing within a framework of not looking back but looking forward. UVA students are invited to join this group.

Fall 2024: This group meets on Fridays at the Women’s Center. Contact Cathy Erickson by Sept. 20 with questions or requests to join.
 

Identifying and Healing from Toxic Relationships

Students who are experiencing or have experienced a relationship with a friend or partner that often leaves you feeling unheard, criticized, confused and blamed are invited to join this group.  These types of relationships are often characterized by behaviors such as gaslighting, deceit, manipulation and invalidation. We will discuss how to identify toxic patterns of behavior, the impact on the victim and ways to heal from and be on alert for these behaviors in future relationships. This group provides students with opportunities to learn and feel supported by their peers.

Fall 2024: This group meets on Fridays at the Women’s Center. Contact Cathy Erickson by Sept. 20 with questions or requests to join.


 

Other Ways to Engage

You might also find these other offerings at the Women’s Center to be helpful in supporting your wellbeing:

On this page you can find drop-in options at the center like Wellness Wednesday Giveaways, the Room to Breathe, and study spaces that are available any time we are open. There are special drop-in times, too, like these sessions happening regularly for Fall 2024: 

  • Cultivating Calm with Creativity, Thursdays, 12:30-1:30 pm
  • Fender's Office Hours, Wednesdays and Fridays, Noon-1pm
  • BuJo with Chanel, one Thursday a month (see calendar for details)

Our calendar also features events that are open to everyone in the UVA community and can be a great way to connect with others who share your interests!

Other Groups on Grounds

CAPS offers many groups for UVA students including groups focused on:

  • support
  • skills development
  • spaces for connection, and
  • interpersonal process. 

Visit their website to find a group that fits your schedule and would be helpful for you.