About the Group Leaders

The primary responsibility of group leaders is to help establish a safe environment in which students can both receive support and experience personal growth. Group leaders can help you and the other group members set and work on the goals mentioned above. Each group leader has his or her own style: some take an active role throughout the duration of group (e.g. guiding and directing individual self-exploration, giving feedback, encouraging risk-taking) while other group leaders are less active, tending to give group members more responsibility for self-exploration. You are encouraged to respond openly to what the group leaders are doing or not doing.

Our groups are led by our professional counseling staff, which is composed of psychologists (licensed by the State of California); doctoral interns completing their training in counseling or clinical psychology; and doctoral practicum trainees pursuing graduate study in psychology.

We offer groups to currently registered UCSB students. Click here for a current list of groups and a brief description of each. Some groups may require an initial interview while others are drop-in.