Dates and Times
16 February 2026
11:00 - 12:00
23 February 2026
11:00 - 12:00
02 March 2026
11:00 - 12:00
Event for
Location
Address: Online via Zoom
Organiser
UC Medical & Counselling Centre
Enquiry
Hannah Coffee
The Weekly Psych Session
UC Medical and Counselling Centre offers a free weekly workshop for UC students to help them develop new skills and tools to tackle the various challenges students face.
Each week one of our Psychologists will work with students to manage a range of challenges students face today, such as goal setting, connecting with others, managing stress, and overcoming procrastination.
The Weekly Psych Session is presented online via Zoom.
- Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/99374886634?pwd=lbdCssmz5gmzrvFEaRfsCnNBwiWEa3.1Links to an external site.
- Meeting ID: 993 7488 6634
- Passcode: 084352
Upcoming Topics:
| Date | Topic |
| February 16 | Setting yourself up for success at uni This session will focus on setting yourself up for success at university: how to prepare for challenges, establish positive routines that protect you from stress, and how to recover if you experience a setback, so that you can get back on track. |
| February 23 | Changing our thinking Today we will learn a thought monitoring practice to help us dispute unhelpful thoughts and retrain ourselves to think in ways that serve us better |
| March 2 | Exploring purpose Today’s session will explore your sense of purpose. We will take a quiz and discuss ways to revisit this aspect of our lives which is linked to physical and mental health. |
| March 16 | Coercive Control As part of Respect Week, Michelle will discuss coercive control - what it is and how to recognise the subtle signs. |
| March 23 | Social Connections 1: Creating your network This week we will focus on ways to find sources of friends and expand your sense of connection to prevent loneliness and improve wellbeing. It will be a great chance to meet other students at the start of semester. |
| March 30 | Social Connections 2: Joining in and initiating Today we will discuss how to overcome shyness, and create and maintain your social connections by initiating conversations and get togethers. |
| April 13 | Social Connections 3: Deepening and maintaining connections Today we will explore how to move from being acquaintances to being friends, and how to nurture our relationships longer term and repair if there are glitches along the way |
| April 20 | Reducing Habituation and Embracing Every Day Today, we will explore hedonic adaption and how to tweak what we do to heighten pleasure and reduce discomfort. |
| April 27 | Enhancing Resilience Today we will reflect on a time when you overcame a setback and how you managed this. We will discuss personal resources that help us to adapt well in the face of adversity. |
UC acknowledges the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the lands where Bruce campus is situated. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of Canberra and the region. We also acknowledge all other First Nations Peoples on whose lands we gather.