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Alcohol Peer Educator 

Peer educators serve as student leaders and role models with the primary goal of educating their peers about alcohol and related topics. Peer Educators are paid by funding from the PA Liquor Control Board. They work on implementing alcohol prevention programming. They also assist in survey administration, marketing, and tracking program feedback.  

2024-2025 Alcohol Peer Educators 

Wellness Center Groups Fall 2024 semester

Fall 2024 Wellness Center Groups 

Clinical Groups

Clinical groups require a screening prior to participation

Building Balance: Skills for Managing Mood and Improving Well-being   

Fridays (3:30-4:20 pm)

Wellness Center

This is 4-week skills-based group for students who want to improve their ability to manage their mood, increase their ability to tolerate distress, learn ways to cope with stressors, improve their self-care, and learn skills to improve interpersonal relationships. Each session builds on the skills learned the week before, so attendance at all 4 sessions is requested. The 4-week course is packed with empirically supported ways to improve one’s overall well-being and manage distress. Registration and referral from CAPS are required. Participants are invited to share within the group at a level that is comfortable to them; however, the group is psychoeducational/skills instruction format, rather than process oriented.    

Nicole Lavertue, PsyD

Bunny Connections Group- Level 1 (Intro)

Wednesdays 2-3 pm (start as soon as soon as group slots full)

Wellness Center: Bunny Group Room; weekly for 8-weeks

This is a 60-minute closed group (6 students per group) focused on the following: helping students strengthen basic interpersonal connections with other group members; learning how to set and respond to healthy boundaries with other group members and therapy bunnies; and engaging in playful activities alongside, and with, therapy bunnies.  While this group is designed to be primarily experiential in nature, group members are provided opportunities for some personal sharing as they build connections with each other.

Students do not need to be in any additional forms of mental health treatment, but they will need to complete an Initial Consultation appointment and Group Screening appointment.

Carrie Bowerman, LCSW and Rebecca Shoemaker, PsyD

Bunny Connections Group- Level 2 (Advanced)

Thursdays 3:30 –4:30 pm (start as soon as group slots full)

Wellness Center: Bunny Group Room; weekly for 8-weeks; max 6 students

Students will need to complete Initial Consultation, Intake, and Group Screening appointments as some students appropriate for this group may also need to have adjunct individual therapy sessions (at the clinical discretion of their primary CAPS clinician).

*Additional Details coming soon!

Carrie Bowerman, LCSW and Rebecca Shoemaker, PsyD

DBT-Informed Skills Group:   

Thursdays 12:00-1:00 PM &²Ô²ú²õ±è;&²Ô²ú²õ±è;

Wellness Center

This is a structured, time-limited psychoeducational group that will teach various skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). There are four main skills the group will cover: mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills were developed to help people who feel overwhelmed by their emotions and/or have a history of difficult relationships. The goal of this group is to improve the quality of relationships and to replace destructive behaviors with more effective coping skills.   

Todd Drazien, LCSW & Missy Stine, PhD

Interpersonal Process Group   

Tuesdays 12-1:15 PM 

Wellness Center

This group provides students with a safe environment where they can increase their understanding of themselves, explore how they relate to others, and try new ways to interact with peers. 

Megan Nesbitt, PsyD & Rebecca Shoemaker, PsyD 

Social Interactive Support Group 

Date & Time TBD

Wellness Center

This is a 60-minute clinical support group that aims to help students struggling with making friends, maintaining friendships, or struggling with their friend group. This support group is open to all enrolled students but is targeted towards those who struggle with Social Anxiety Disorder or are on the autism spectrum. This group will encourage students to share their social challenges and will rely on support from the group, psychoeducation, and role-playing exercises.  

Todd Drazien, LCSW 

Drop in Workshops

  Alleviating Anxiety and Panic Workshop   

Fridays: 2nd Friday of the month (9/13, 10/11, and 11/8)

Offered 12:30-1:20 pm at the Wellness Center (2nd Floor Conference Room)

This is a 50-minute drop-in group workshop which covers the signs and symptoms of anxiety, the difference between worry and anxiety, and the impact of anxiety and panic. The session is full of different evidence-based ways to alleviate anxiety, as well as tips for overcoming Panic Attacks. This is a psychoeducational workshop.  

Nicole Lavertue, PsyD &²Ô²ú²õ±è;&²Ô²ú²õ±è;

Dialing Down Depression  

Fridays: 3rd Friday of the month (9/20, 10/18, and 11/15)

Offered 12:30-1:20 pm at the Wellness Center (2nd Floor Conference Room)

This is a 50-min drop-in group workshop which covers the signs and symptoms of depression and its impact on oneself and in relationships. Much of the time in session is devoted to learning evidence-based skills to help reduce depression, as well as improve mood, interpersonal connection, and promote healthier thinking. This is a psychoeducational workshop.   

Nicole Lavertue, PsyD

Managing Stress Workshop  

Fridays: 1st Friday of the Month (9/6, 10/4, and 11/1)

Offered 12:30-1:20 at the Wellness Center (2nd Floor Conference Room)

This is a 50-minute drop-in psychoeducational group workshop, discussing signs and symptoms of stress, as well as how stress impacts our lives and our bodies. Much of the session is spent learning many different skills or strategies that are proven to reduce stress and improve overall functioning.  

Nicole Lavertue, PsyD 

Navigating Grief and Loss Workshop 

Fridays: 4th Friday of the month (9/27, 10/25, and 11/22)

Offered 12:30- 1:20 at the Wellness Center (2nd Floor Conference Room)

This is a 50-minute drop-in group workshop that discusses the difficult journey of grief and loss, as well as offers tools that may help along the journey of grieving.  This workshop is psychoeducational in nature. 

Nicole Lavertue, PsyD   

Upgrade Your Well-Being &²Ô²ú²õ±è;&²Ô²ú²õ±è;

Friday 12/6, 12:30 to 1:20 at the Wellness Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room

This is a 50-minute drop-in psychoeducational workshop which focuses on improving your overall well-being. The goal of the workshop is to increase your coping strengths and add tools to your toolbox, so you can enhance your overall well-being.  

Nicole Lavertue, PsyD 

Bunny Break 

Day and Time TBD

Wellness Center

Need a break? Sign up for a bunny break. There is no agenda for this time other than to hang out with the bunnies. Bring a book, bring your homework, and just spend time with Dixie and Otto. 

Students must RSVP through Engaged, limit 5 students per break. 

Lauren Strunk, LPC

Mindful Mondays 

Mondays at 1:00 PM, beginning 9/9 (no meeting on 10/21 or 11/25)

This thirty-minute workshop will focus on helping attendees learn and practice techniques to be present with themselves, slow thoughts, and set aside stressors. Meets weekly. Beginners and drop ins welcome.   

Megan Nesbitt, PsyD 

Wellness Center, Relaxation Room (2nd floor) 

Support Groups

Chronic Illness Support Group 

Wednesdays 4:15-5 p.m. on 9/11, 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 11/6, 11/20, 12/4 

Are you living with a chronic medical illness? Feeling Overwhelmed or alone? Or just wanting to connect with others who know what you are going through?  The Wellness Center is hosting a twice monthly "drop in” style group for students with a chronic medical illness. There is no commitment, and you are welcome to attend any or all sessions. Light snacks will be provided. Our goal is to bring together students who are impacted by a chronic medical illness in a safe space with a counselor and nurse practitioners to offer support, guidance and structure to foster success both on and off campus.  

Location: Wellness Center Group Room (2nd floor) 

Carrie Bowerman, LCSW and Ashley Lebo, MSN, CRNP

Non-clinical Support Group, open/drop in, in-person at the Wellness Center

Destination Dickinson Bunnies: Supporting International Students 

Tuesdays from 12:00-1:00 (start date to be announced)

This group is geared toward International Students. It offers a welcoming, safe, and supportive space, where international students are invited to (but not required to) share with one another their experiences, specific to being an International Student, as they navigate their journey at ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app. This group meets with the center’s bunnies; therefore, an initial screening must be completed. There is a limit of 6 students per meeting.

Wellness Center 2nd Floor

Nicole Lavertue, Psy.D.

Non-Clinical Support Meeting; Initial consultation required to attend; must sign up for specific dates