You've all made it through the first month of online classes, some of you are empowered and remaining hopeful but many of you are experiencing new feelings involving anger, apathy, unease, and restlessness due to the “indefinite-ness” of it all. The decision to watch/read more news or less news, or to explore more or less apps on how to reduce stress and anxiety is different for all of us. The important truth is that this pandemic is leading to deeply personal experiences with ourselves, our sense of safety and value and the immediate need to check in with our individual bodies and minds outside of the collective uncertainty happening daily.
We are here for you and want to support you. Continue to check out NYFA resources in the NYFA Well News email, by joining NYFA Events, and know that Counseling Services is available for mental health support services in the form of:
Group Options Counseling Services continues to offer groups, as we have all semester, although we have now shifted those meetings to Zoom. Want to join a group? Email CounselingLA@nyfa.edu to get the Zoom link:
Anxiety and Stress Processing Group, Every Tuesday at Noon
Self-Care and Empowering Creativity Group, Every Wednesday at 1pm
Interested in a group focused on other topics? Email CounselingLA@nyfa.edu and we will find a day/time for interested students. Other topics may include:
Relationships and Intimacy Group
International Support Group
LGBTQI+ Support Group
The Artist’s Way
Workshop Options Next week, we are offering two workshops (RSVP to CounselingLA@nyfa.edu):
Workshop for Chinese and Asian Identifying Students, Monday (April 13) at 2:00pm
Please join an open support workshop for Chinese and Asian identifying students at NYFA to explore the challenges of being away from home, loneliness and isolation, language challenges existing in a digital space, and culture specific difficulties.
Meaning and Creativity Processing Group, Thursday (April 16) at 10:00am
Join Dr. Stanley Tam in exploring themes of creativity, one’s voice, meaning, and isolation as a student, speaking on self-assessment and self-calibration during COVID-19. Develop a stronger sense of awareness and organization in regard to thoughts and feelings, exploring limits and boundaries of school, relationships and self.
Workshop for Chinese and Asian Identifying Students, Thursday (April 23) at 3:00pm
Please join an open support workshop for Chinese and Asian identifying students at NYFA to explore the challenges of being away from home, loneliness and isolation, language challenges existing in a digital space, and culture specific difficulties.
