COUNSELING SERVICES SUPPORT FOR NYFA LA STUDENTS - May 28
Updated May 28, 2020
Dear NYFA LA Students,
As we’re entering a new term remotely, I want to make sure I reach out to address mental health and remind you of Counseling Services.
All of us are continually adapting to the changes occurring inside and outside of our living spaces. Some of us are still watching news for any and all updates while others are spending more time turning off media and making their way outside more. You may be considering what’s part of the ‘new normal’. Perhaps the healthy things like long phone calls with people we love, and the unhealthy things like eating just to eat or procrastinating in new ways. Many of us are experiencing all of it, the good and the bad.As Counseling Services, it’s our job to say out loud that “sometimes it’s hard, sometimes it’s complicated, sometimes it’s challenging.” Through all of this, we want to make sure we check-in and remind all of you that we are here for support, a confidential and safe space available, if and when needed throughout your academic career here at NYFA.
Here are some ways we are here to help…
Resources
Continue to check out NYFA resources in the NYFA Well News email, by joining NYFA Events, and know that Counseling Services is available for mental health support services in the form of:- One-on-one sessions (therapy, psycho-education, addiction/substance management)
- Online group counseling options
Group Options
Counseling Services continues to offer groups, as we have all semester, although we have now shifted those meetings to Zoom. Want to join a group? Email CounselingLA@nyfa.edu to get the Zoom link:- Anxiety and Stress Processing Group, Every Tuesday at Noon
- Self-Care and Empowering Creativity Group, Every Wednesday at 1pm
Interested in a group focused on other topics? Email CounselingLA@nyfa.edu and we will find a day/time for interested students. Other topics may include:- Relationships and Intimacy Group
- Interpersonal skills workshop of better managing relationships
- International Support Group
- The Artist’s Way
Workshop Options
Next week, we are offering workshops and a processing group (RSVP to CounselingLA@nyfa.edu):- LGBTQI+ Support Group, Wednesday (June 3) at 12:00am
- Join therapist Kathia Rabelo in exploring gender, sexuality and identity in a supportive space. This group will explore such themes as dating, loneliness, creativity and passion. Develop a stronger sense of awareness and mindfulness to feelings, exploring limits and boundaries of school, relationships and self.
- https://nyfa.zoom.us/j/4761867638
- Being Away from Home, a one-time Processing Group to Better Understand How It Affects Us, Wednesday (June 3) at 3:00pm
- Please join an open support workshop for students who are away from home, missing the people they love and feel safe around. A safe space to talk about what it’s like to be away from our creature comforts.
- https://nyfa.zoom.us/j/2452907278
- Dating and Relationships during COVID19, an Exploration of Connecting in a Disconnected Space, Thursday (June 4) at 2:00pm
- Please join an open support workshop to explore dating and relationships during a time when we are all asked to stay socially distanced with masks, to in many ways function in all the ways that keep us from building intimate relationships.
- https://nyfa.zoom.us/j/2452907278
If interested or curious, reach out to us at CounselingLA@nyfa.edu. We are here to help. We hope to see you!
Stay Safe and Be Well,
Dr. Stanley Tam
Director, Counseling Services - NYFA Los Angeles |
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