These past few months have seen many tragedies within the Santa Barbara community. Some of our UC Santa Barbara students have been faced with trauma in the wake of these disasters, and the Hosford Counseling and Psychological Services Clinic is reaching out. Starting on February 28th and for the following Wednesdays through March 21st, the Clinic will be hosting a 4-week series of group therapy sessions called “Mindfulness for Well-being; Finding Inner Peace in the Wake of Natural Disasters.” These sessions will focus on equipping attendees with the skills to heal and reconnect with individual health and purpose. The group will practice mindfulness by paying attention to and accepting the present moment experience, so that attendees may learn to choose their response to tragedy with awareness and compassion. These Wednesday 6 pm sessions will by guided by Ida Taghavi and Daina Tagavi, clinical psychology doctoral students. The registration fee for this series is very low, and there are scholarships available. For more information and registration, call 805-893-8064 or email ucsbmindfulgroup@gmail.com.
The Hosford Counseling and Psychological Services Clinic is a university-based community clinic that provides psychological services to students and staff as well as the extended Santa Barbara community. The Hosford Clinic is a facility used for training students in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology (CCSP) of UC Santa Barbara, as well as a clinical-research facility for the faculty and staff of the CCSP Department. The Hosford Clinic seeks to promote mental health and well-being by providing affordable and effective counseling and psychological services supported by research.