Wellness Education for Lifelong Learning (W.E.L.L)
Dickinson College and the Wellness Center are committed to providing the campus community with Wellness Education for Lifelong Learning (W.E.L.L.). W.E.L.L consists of various educational programs throughout the academic year that aim to protect, promote, and maintain health and wellbeing.
Using a harm reduction model, Wellness Center staff are here to have interactive sessions with the campus community related to common issues facing college students such as: dating violence, alcohol and other drug use, domestic violence, sexual assault, consent and stalking, mental health, sleep, and overall well-being.

Request a Program
Submit an outreach form if your club or group is interested in having a member of the Wellness Center staff provide W.E.L.L educational outreach
Contact Info
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Phone
- 717-245-1639
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Location
- Holland Union Buidling, 1st floor Mailing Address
Peer Education Programs
Alcohol Peer Educator
Peer educators serve as student leaders and role models with the primary goal of educating their peers about alcohol and related topics. Peer Educators are paid by funding from the PA Liquor Control Board. They work on implementing alcohol prevention programming. They also assist in survey administration, marketing, and tracking program feedback.
2024-2025 Alcohol Peer Educators
Spring 2025 Wellness Center Events and Groups
Spring 2025 Wellness Center Groups
Clinical Groups
Clinical groups require a screening prior to participation
Building Balance: Skills for Managing Mood and Improving Well-being
Thursdays, 12:30-1:30pm, Beginning 3/6
Wellness Center
This is 4-week skills-based group for students who want to improve their ability to manage their mood, increase their ability to tolerate distress, learn ways to cope with stressors, improve their self-care, and learn skills to improve interpersonal relationships. Each session builds on the skills learned the week before, so attendance at all 4 sessions is requested. The 4-week course is packed with empirically supported ways to improve one’s overall well-being and manage distress. Registration and referral from CAPS are required. Participants are invited to share within the group at a level that is comfortable to them; however, the group is psychoeducational/skills instruction format, rather than process oriented.
Nicole Lavertue, PsyD
Bunny Connections Group- Level 1 (Intro)
Wednesdays 2-3 pm
Wellness Center: Bunny Group Room; weekly for 8-weeks
This is a 60-minute closed group (6 students per group) focused on the following: helping students strengthen basic interpersonal connections with other group members; learning how to set and respond to healthy boundaries with other group members and therapy bunnies; and engaging in playful activities alongside, and with, therapy bunnies. While this group is designed to be primarily experiential in nature, group members are provided opportunities for some personal sharing as they build connections with each other.
Students do not need to be in any additional forms of mental health treatment, but they will need to complete an Initial Consultation appointment and Group Screening appointment.
Carrie Bowerman, LCSW and Rebecca Shoemaker, PsyD
Bunny Connections Group- Level 2 (Advanced)
Wednesdays 12-1 pm
Wellness Center: Bunny Group Room; weekly for 8-weeks
Students will need to complete Initial Consultation, Intake, and Group Screening appointments as some students appropriate for this group may also need to have adjunct individual therapy sessions (at the clinical discretion of their primary CAPS clinician).
*Additional Details coming soon!
Carrie Bowerman, LCSW and Rebecca Shoemaker, PsyD
DBT-Informed Skills Group:
Thursdays 12-1 pm
Wellness Center: Group Room
This is a structured, time-limited psychoeducational group that will teach various skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). There are four main skills the group will cover: mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills were developed to help people who feel overwhelmed by their emotions and/or have a history of difficult relationships. The goal of this group is to improve the quality of relationships and to replace destructive behaviors with more effective coping skills.
Todd Drazien, LCSW & Missy Stine, PhD
Interpersonal Process Group
Mondays 12:30-1:30
Wellness Center, Group Room
This group provides students with a safe environment where they can increase their understanding of themselves, explore how they relate to others, and try new ways to interact with peers.
Megan Nesbitt, PsyD & Rebecca Shoemaker, PsyD
Social Interactive Support Group
Mondays @ 12:30-1:30 pm
Wellness Center Group Room
This is a 60-minute clinical support group that aims to help students struggling with making friends, maintaining friendships, or struggling with their friend group. This support group is open to all enrolled students but is targeted towards those who struggle with Social Anxiety Disorder or are on the autism spectrum. This group will encourage students to share their social challenges and will rely on support from the group, psychoeducation, and role-playing exercises.
Nicole Lavertue, Psy. D. & Todd Drazien, LCSW
Drop in Workshops
Dialing Down Depression
Thursday: 1st and 4th Thursday of February
Offered 12:30-1:300 pm at the Wellness Center (2nd Floor Conference Room)
This is a 50-min drop-in group workshop which covers the signs and symptoms of depression and its impact on oneself and in relationships. Much of the time in session is devoted to learning evidence-based skills to help reduce depression, as well as improve mood, interpersonal connection, and promote healthier thinking. This is a psychoeducational workshop.
Nicole Lavertue, PsyD
Navigating Grief and Loss Workshop
Thursdays: 2nd Thursday of February
Offered 12:30- 1:30 at the Wellness Center (2nd Floor Conference Room)
This is a 50-minute drop-in group workshop that discusses the difficult journey of grief and loss, as well as offers tools that may help along the journey of grieving. This workshop is psychoeducational in nature.
Nicole Lavertue, PsyD
Alleviating Anxiety and Panic Workshop
Thursdays: 4th Thursday of the February
Offered 12:30-1:20 pm at the Wellness Center (2nd Floor Conference Room)
This is a 50-minute drop-in group workshop which covers the signs and symptoms of anxiety, the difference between worry and anxiety, and the impact of anxiety and panic. The session is full of different evidence-based ways to alleviate anxiety, as well as tips for overcoming Panic Attacks. This is a psychoeducational workshop.
Nicole Lavertue, PsyD
Bunny Break
Thursdays 1-1:45 RSVP REQUIRED IN ENGAGED
Wellness Center Bunny Room
Need a break? Sign up for a bunny break. There is no agenda for this time other than to hang out with the bunnies. Bring a book, bring your homework, and just spend time with Dixie, Otto, Bun Bun and Moxie.
Students must RSVP through Engaged, limit 5 students per break.
Lauren Strunk, LPC
Support Groups
Destination Dickinson Bunnies: Supporting International Students
Tuesdays from 12:00-1:00
This group is geared toward International Students. It offers a welcoming, safe, and supportive space, where international students are invited to (but not required to) share with one another their experiences, specific to being an International Student, as they navigate their journey at Dickinson College. This group meets with the center’s bunnies; therefore, an initial screening must be completed. There is a limit of 6 students per meeting.
Wellness Center 2nd Floor
Nicole Lavertue, Psy.D.
Non-Clinical Support Meeting; Initial consultation required to attend; must sign up for specific dates