Feeling stressed or anxious during this time? Need some strategies to manage anxiety? 

Cook Counseling Center is offering three virtual workshops for Virginia Tech students. Join us to learn tools to manage anxiety such as self soothing using senses, practicing mindfulness of thoughts and developing awareness of your feelings. 

Guidelines for participating in a virtual workshop (Privacy and confidentiality)

We cannot guarantee confidentiality, but we ask everyone to respect each other's privacy by agreeing not to disclose what other people shared in the meeting to anyone who did not attend the session. We ask everyone to participate in this meeting from a quiet, private location where others do not overhear or interrupt the meeting.

This meeting uses a remote connection over the internet among participants, and in rare cases, security protocols could fail and the content of this meeting could be accessed by unauthorized persons. Limits to confidentiality exist for the facilitators, and they are mandated to disclose information under the following circumstances; a) imminent risk of harm to self or others, b) reported or suspected abuse or neglect of a child, elderly or disabled individual, c) court order, and d) a communicative disease that constitutes a significant public health risk. 

In the event of an emergency or if you or someone you know is in an imminent danger to themselves or someone else call the Cook Counseling Center at 540-231-6557 during business hours and after hours to reach the on-call counselor. Please initial below to indicate that you have read the guidelines for participating in sessions and that you understand the above statement.