Community therapy for students

PAIGE SHAPIRO Staff Writer

The therapy group program is a general group, so any student is welcome to join. It is a group session that occurs at least once a week between students who want support and who are experiencing challenges throughout the semester—in and outside of school. As well as providing a community for students to feel a part of.

For now, the group is to meet in online video sessions, but if enough students join, they can eventually be made in-person. The time of the group is yet to be determined; the students who join will decide on the time and day that is most suitable for everyone. To join, contact Claudia Marte by email.

According to Claudia Marte, the lead counselor in charge of the therapy group program, the goal is to make students feel that they are part of a community. Marte states that she hears many students feel like they are alone or isolated, or that students only feel like they go to the college for just classes and they do not feel like they are a part of something. The group allows students to come to the group once a week to get support from peers.

“Seeing the history of me working in groups in various settings, you could reach a broader base individually -- one-on-one. But if you have five, 10 students in a group, you’re reaching a broader community,” Marte said.

Marte, a clinician and licensed counselor, was taught in graduate school that one of the key evidence-based research shows the effectiveness of group therapy in terms

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