Kalamazoo College Counseling Center

03/20/2023

Looking for some simple ways to boost your mood during the break? Check this chart out!

03/14/2023

Looking for something to do in Kalamazoo over spring break? Check our Backyard yogis! They have special pricing for students and the BIPOC and LGBTQ community. They are located on the south side about a 10 minute drive from campus.

03/01/2023

This project is missing its owner. If this is yours, please stop by the Kalamazoo College Counseling Center to pick it up.

02/24/2023

This Saturday join WMU BGSA in welcoming event speaker chairmen Fred Hampton Jr!

01/27/2023

Come check out our happy lights in the counseling center. Happy lights help replenish your supply of vitamin D. Many michiganders are vitamin D deficient because of the lack of sunlight. Research also shows the darker your skin the more vitamin D you need. You can spend 15 minutes under the lamps, take a supplement, or talk to your doctor about doing blood work to test your vitamin D levels.

01/17/2023

Hey all, our weekly meditation sessions are starting again tomorrow! No experience necessary. Come join ORSL and The CC in a guided meditation. Yoga mats and snacks are provided! 🧘🏼‍♀️🧘🏿🧘🏽‍♂️

01/12/2023

We love our K students and know y’all can be really hard on yourself! Often times we think” being hard on myself is the best way to stay on my toes and keep improving” but what if you could improve with compassion and a growth mindset instead of striving for measures that may be outside of your control?? Check out these ways to strive for excellence! As a practice You might pick one reframe to work on this school year as your new affirmation.

11/17/2022

Hello Everyone, my name is Winnie Wilson and I am joining the team as a Ph. D counseling intern throughout Fall 2022 and Winter 2023. In regard to areas of interest; I am primarily interested in working with adolescents, students, and young adults. Furthermore, I specialize in working with students who have experienced traumas related to physical and/or emotional abuse. As an insight into my counseling approach, I embrace a humanistic, person-centered approach in which I believe individuals are experts on themselves and often have the inherent tools to navigate through challenges. My role is to help individuals recognize these inherent tools, and also support in developing new tools for heavier challenges. Common goals that clients and I often engage involves fostering greater capacities for self-awareness and understanding of relationships with others, strengthening relational bonds; developing and/or identifying values, and making meaning of life's experiences through exploration of goals, desires, fears, strengths, etc.

Fun facts:
I love the outdoors and exploring nature. One thing in particular that I enjoy is watching animals interact within their natural environment. I also enjoy traveling and exploring different cultures and cultural practices. So far, I have had the opportunity to travel to three continents but it is on my bucket list to visit every continent. I would prefer to travel by embarkment on a mission trip. In the past; mission trips have provided me richer experiences in comparison to a vacations due to my ability to interact and develop deep connections with people who I would not typically meet during a vacation.

11/15/2022

Join The CC & ORSL tomorrow for this years last group! The session will incorporate Tai Chi, stretching, and progressive muscle relaxation so be sure to wear comfy clothes you can easily move in! As always snacks will also be provided!

11/09/2022

Anyone else experience this 🤣

11/04/2022

As Election Day draws near, we want to remind you civic engagement is good for your mental health!

10/30/2022

As we head into the final weeks of the quarter remember your worth is NOT measured by productivity!!! Are you struggling with this? Ask yourself “ what other things do I find value in?” Maybe it’s your kindness, your emotional intelligence, the fact that you love outdoors… whatever the answer you are worthy with out without your accolades ❤️

09/29/2022

Get on top of your self-care by joining The CC and ORSL Monday at 4:15 for meditation and discussion! Never meditated before? That’s okay! Meditated for years, great! All levels welcome 🧘🏾🧘🏿🧘🏼‍♀️

09/27/2022

09/20/2022

We’ve had a lot of interest in groups this quarter already, so we’re ready to jump in! Join us in Our Mental Wellness group that starts this Wednesday! The topic this week will be homesickness ( and whatever else comes up😊) . Each week group members will pick the next topic and we will go from there. You can pop in for one group or be an ongoing group member. We are Looking forward to seeing you!