Community Counseling Center Offers New Weekly Women’s Group on Thursday Evenings

Takoma Park, Md. (March 16, 2014) The Community Counseling Center at Washington Adventist University is hosting a new weekly Women’s Counseling Group on Thursday evenings, 7-8:30 p.m., starting on April 23. The group offers women a safe place to discuss wellness issues, including how to maintain healthy relationships, what to do about drug and alcohol abuse, and ways to enhance personal growth. The group is open not only to students and alumni, but to the community at large, and discussions will focus on finding healthy ways to address the stresses of daily life. 

The weekly women’s group will be led by Judith Upshaw, Med, LCADC, and clinical director of the Community Counseling Center.

“This group will give women a safe place to talk about personal issues that are getting in their way of living a healthy and happy life,” said Upshaw. “Joining a counseling group with other women who understand the issues and can offer support to each other is a good first step toward overcoming obstacles and achieving the life you envision for yourself.”

The Community Counseling Center is staffed by licensed drug and alcohol counselors and graduate students in the Department of Psychology and Counseling who also offer private individual counseling sessions. The Center specializes in drug and alcohol addictions, behavioral addictions and mental health issues. Clients are charged on a sliding fee scale for the services they receive, based on what they can afford to pay. The Center also accepts all health insurance.

The Community Counseling Center is located on the Fourth Floor of Wilkinson Hall, 7600 Flower Ave., Takoma Park, Md. 20912. There is a bus stop and BikeShare station directly across the street, and the Takoma Metro station is 1.5 miles away. Free parking is available both behind Wilkinson Hall off Greenwood Avenue and in front of the building across Flower Avenue.

For more information, to join the new women’s group, or to make an individual appointment, call 301-576-0131 or email jupshaw@wau.edu.

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Washington Adventist University is Montgomery County’s only four-year private college. Part of the Seventh-day Adventist system of higher education, Washington Adventist University has been educating college students since 1904 on a 19-acre campus in suburban Takoma Park, close to the nation’s capital. Approximately 1,100 students of all faiths participate in the university’s eight graduate and 32 undergraduate programs. The 2014 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked Washington Adventist University among the best regional colleges in the north.

Media Contacts:
Angie Crews, 301-891-4134, acrews@wau.edu
Donna Bigler, 240-286-1169, dbigler@wau.edu