Group Counseling and Support Sessions
For the 2026-2027 school year, the Counseling Center currently offers the following free groups to support students in their personal and academic lives:
LGBTQIA+ Group
Wednesdays, 1–2 pm In Person
This group is led by an LGBTQIA+ therapist and offers a safe, supportive, and confidential space to explore topics such as building community with other LGBTQIA+ students at Baruch, navigating family dynamics, integrating your identity with religious or spiritual beliefs, and receiving support around the coming-out process.
If interested, contact Dr. Lynn Kaplan at Lynn.Kaplan@baruch.cuny.edu.
BIPOC Relationship to Self and Others Group
Tuesdays, 12–1 pm In Person
This group offers a confidential, supportive, and intentional space for BIPOC students to explore their experiences in relationships, both within and outside of the group. Through open, honest, and respectful dialogue, group members will have the opportunity to deepen self-awareness, give and receive feedback, foster a sense of community and connectedness, and better understand how they relate to others.
If interested, contact Shenette Scille-Tye at Shenette.Scille@Baruch.cuny.edu
Relationship to Self and Others Group
Mondays, 11am –12 pm In Person
This group provides a confidential space for students to discuss, explore, and receive feedback on their own interpersonal style in order to build confidence, alleviate social anxiety and loneliness, and foster a sense of connectedness with others. Students will have the opportunity to explore new ways of relating both within the group and in their lives.
If interested, contact Shenette Scille-Tye at Shenette.Scille@Baruch.cuny.edu
Coping Skills Group
Wednesdays, 1–2 pm via Zoom, Starting October 7,2026
Using evidence-based and mindfulness practices, this 8-week group will focus on building skills to cope with everyday stressors that impact our mental health and wellbeing.
If interested, contact Gabrielle Rieckhof at Gabrielle.Rieckhof@Baruch.cuny.edu.
Black Mental Health Matters (BMHM) Support Sessions
Fridays, 2–3 pm via Zoom, Starting September 18, 2026
In light of ongoing racial violence and injustice towards Black, African American and African descendant communities, the Black Mental Health Matters support sessions aim to foster and support the growth, networking, collaboration, success, and well-being of Black Students at Baruch. Past topics have included:
• Self-care
• Being Black at Baruch and intersecting identities
• BLM movement and advocacy
• Power and privilege
• Finding motivation
• Coping with loss
• Developing community
• Microaggressions and power dynamics in and out of the classroom
• Food/Housing/financial insecurities
…and much more. These sessions are led by two Black psychologists, Dr. Jael Amador and Dr. Gary Dillon, who work from a social justice and multicultural framework.
If interested, contact Jael Amador at Jael.Amador@baruch.cuny.edu from your Baruch student email account.
