Specialized Workshops at A Glance
The Counseling Center offers specialized workshops to assist JMU students with a variety of goals, including: reducing anxiety symptoms, increasing coping strategies, managing stress, and improving self-care. These include a 3-part program (Anxiety Toolbox) and 1-part program (Cope 60). These free drop-in workshops offer numerous evidence-based strategies and interventions and are one of the quickest ways to reduce symptoms.
Anxiety Toolbox & Cope 60
The Counseling Center specialized workshops meet for 50-60 minutes. They are structured workshops, similar to a classroom lecture. This is not a group counseling experience. You do not have to disclose personal information and process. This experience is similar to taking a course on decreasing anxiety and improving functioning. For many students who participate, they experience enough of a symptom reduction, they do not need additional clinical services. However, participants can discuss additional services with their facilitator. These programs are highly recommended as a quick and efficient way to reduce symptoms and feel better fast. Some of the program content is also available through our self-help resources.

Anxiety Toolbox:
Offers one of the quickest ways to access evidence-based strategies and interventions to reduce anxiety symptoms. This series consists of three 50-minute structured workshops that build on the information shared in each part:
Part 1:
Assists with understanding your anxiety, introduces controlled breathing for slowing down and disrupting the experience of anxiety, and provides information to assist with healthy sleep.
Part 2:
Assists with understanding the situations and thoughts that can increase and maintain your anxiety, and provides an opportunity to practice a useful relaxation technique to reduce tension.
Part 3:
Introduces alternative ways to respond to your anxiety, and provides resources to create a personalized action plan for managing anxiety.

Cope 60
Offers the quickest way to learn evidence-based strategies and practice skills to reduce stress symptoms and increase relaxation. In this 60-minute workshop you'll practice and/or learn about:
- Breathing techniques to decrease stress and increase focus
- Muscle relaxation
- Strategies to recognize and challenge unhelpful thoughts
- Grounding techniques
- Stress management resources
Upcoming Specialized Workshop Schedule
WORKSHOP | DATE | LOCATION | TIME |
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Anxiety Toolbox: PART 1 | 10/02/23, Mon. | SSC 3105 | 9 am-10 am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 1 | 10/03/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 11 am-12 pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 1 | 10/04/23, Wed. | SSC 3105 | 9 am-10 am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 1 | 10/10/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 10 am-11 am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 1 | 10/10/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 4 pm-5 pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 1 | 10/12/23, Thurs. | SSC 3105 | 12 pm-1 pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 1 | 10/16/23, Mon. | SSC 3105 | 10 am-11 am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 1 | 10/17/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 1 pm-3 pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 1 | 10/23/23, Mon. | SSC 1075 | 12:45 pm-1:45pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 1 | 10/24/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 2:30 pm-3:30pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 1 | 10/26/23, Thurs. | SSC 3105 | 12 pm-1pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 1 | 10/30/23, Mon. | SSC 3105 | 9 am-10 am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 1 | 10/31/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 11 am-12 pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 1 | 11/01/23, Wed. | SSC 3105 | 9 am-10 am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 2 | 09/26/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 11 am-12 pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 2 | 09/27/23, Wed. | SSC 3105 | 9 am-10 am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 2 | 10/02/23, Mon. | SSC 3105 | 10 am-11am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 2 | 10/03/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 12:45 pm-1:45pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 2 | 10/04/23, Wed. | SSC 3105 | 10:30 am-11:30am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 2 | 10/09/23, Mon. | SSC 3105 | 9 am-10 am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 2 | 10/10/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 11 am-12 pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 2 | 10/11/23, Wed. | SSC 3105 | 9 am-10 am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 2 | 10/16/23, Mon. | SSC 1075 | 2 pm- 3 pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 2 | 10/17/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 2:30 pm-3:30pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 2 | 10/24/23, Tues. | SSC 1075 | 9 am-10 am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 2 | 10/24/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 4 pm-5 pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 2 | 10/30/23, Mon. | SSC 3105 | 10 am-11 am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 2 | 10/31/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 12:45 pm-1:45pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 2 | 11/01/23, Wed. | SSC 3105 | 10:30 am -11:30am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 3 | 10/02/23, Mon. | SSC 3105 | 1:45pm-2:45pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 3 | 10/03/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 2:30pm-3:30pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 3 | 10/05/23, Thurs. | SSC 3105 | 12 pm-1 pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 3 | 10/10/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 12:45 pm-1:45pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 3 | 10/11/23, Wed. | SSC 3105 | 10:30 am-11:30am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 3 | 10/16/23, Mon. | SSC 3105 | 9 am-10am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 3 | 10/17/23, Tues. | SSC 1075 | 12 pm-1 pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 3 | 10/17/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 4 pm-5 pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 3 | 10/23/23, Mon. | SSC 3105 | 10 am-11 am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 3 | 10/24/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 11 am-12 pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 3 | 10/25/23, Wed. | SSC 1075 | 10 am-11 am |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 3 | 10/30/23, Mon. | SSC 1075 | 1 pm-2 pm |
Anxiety Toolbox: PART 3 | 10/31/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 2:30 pm-3:30 pm |
COPE 60 | 10/03/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 10 am-11 am |
COPE 60 | 10/03/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 4 pm-5 pm |
COPE 60 | 10/05/23, Thurs. | SSC 3105 | 2 pm-3 pm |
COPE 60 | 10/06/23, Wed. | SSC 3105 | 11 am-12 pm |
COPE 60 | 10/09/23, Mon. | SSC 3105 | 1:45 pm-2:45 pm |
COPE 60 | 10/10/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 2:30 pm-3:30pm |
COPE 60 | 10/12/23, Thurs. | SSC 3105 | 2 pm-3 pm |
COPE 60 | 10/13/23, Fri. | SSC 3105 | 11 am-12 pm |
COPE 60 | 10/17/23, Tues. | SSC 1075 | 10 am-11 am |
COPE 60 | 10/19/23, Thurs. | SSC 3105 | 2 pm-3 pm |
COPE 60 | 10/23/23, Mon. | SSC 3105 | 9 am-10 am |
COPE 60 | 10/24/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 12:45 pm-1:45pm |
COPE 60 | 10/26/23, Thurs. | SSC 1075 | 2 pm-3 pm |
COPE 60 | 10/27/23, Fri. | SSC 3105 | 11 am-12 pm |
COPE 60 | 10/31/23, Tues. | SSC 1075 | 10 am-11 am |
COPE 60 | 10/31/23, Tues. | SSC 3105 | 4 pm-5 pm |
COPE 60 | 11/02/23, Thurs. | SSC 3105 | 2 pm-3 pm |
COPE 60 | 11/03/23, Fri. | SSC 3105 | 11 am-12 pm |
Visit our Workshop Schedule to see even more workshops offered by the Counseling Center.