Are you…
- Exploring your sexuality and/or gender identity and have a lot of emotions that you want help working through?
- Self-medicating with substances or using another unhealthy behavior to cope with distressing thoughts about your sexuality and/or gender identity?
- Comfortable with your sexual orientation and/or gender identity, but have another significant concern (ex., I feel depressed because I had a death in the family, I experienced a recent sexual assault and I don’t feel safe, etc.)?
The CWC is a safe and affirming environment to discuss and address concerns related to how your sexual orientation and/or gender identity may impact family and friends, worldview (religion, spirituality, or other values), career and finances, or mental and physical health. We are also here to support you if you are dealing with the effects of systemic oppression and discrimination, violence, harassment, or bullying because of your sexual orientation or gender identity.
What to Expect
When we first meet with you, we will support you in connecting with appropriate and affirming resources, including:
- LGBTQ+ Centered Groups
- Short-Term Counseling
- Couples Counseling
- MyCWC Workshops
- Referral to SHCC Psychiatry, SHCC, a community provider, or other campus resources
LGBTQ+ Groups
Here’s what students are saying about their experience in our LGBTQ+ therapy groups:
What aspects of the group experience were most helpful to you?
- “Being able to relate with other people who are in similar situations as me.”
- “Very friendly and confidential environment. I felt very comfortable expressing anything…”
What do you wish you had known about group before you joined?
- “I wish I had known how much I would enjoy it and how much it would help me, as I would have participated even earlier!”
What did you learn about yourself from your group experience?
- “I learned that I’m stronger than I previously believed.”
- “[Group] definitely helped me explore my personal identity and helped me in expressing myself/coming out to others outside of the group.”
- “…I learned to be more gentle with myself and appreciate each step of my journey.”
HIGHLIGHTED RESOURCES FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS AT UF
MyCWC Workshops & Events
Visit our Workshops & Events page for details on upcoming LGBTQ+ focused events!
On Campus
- Pride Student Union - facebook.com/ufpsu
- UF LGBTQ+ Affairs - lgbtq.multicultural.ufl.edu
In Gainesville
- Pride Community Center - gainesvillepride.org
- PFLAG Gainesville - pflaggainesville.org
- TranQuility - fltranq.com/wp
Resource Guide
Check out the following LGBTQ+ Resource Guide for information on even more databases, organizations, blogs, websites, and guides for LGBTQ+ identifying people and allies: