Groups, Workshops & Classes

Check out our wide variety of FREE groups, workshops, and classes offered for NDSU students by the Counseling Center each semester. Please check back often for updates!

Art in Therapy

Art in Therapy (Workshop) | Thursdays, 2:00–3:30 PM
Starting September 4

Discover insight. Process emotions. Express who you are. Open to all majors. All materials provided.

Feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or unsure of who you are becoming? Join Art in Therapy, a creative space to explore emotions, identity, and life transitions—no art experience needed. It’s not about making “good” art; it’s about expressing how you feel!

Research shows that expressive arts can reduce stress, support emotional wellbeing, and help you make sense of who you are. Come connect with others, express yourself, and leave feeling more grounded and self-aware.

For more information, please contact Terrijann Müllerdahlberg, NDSU counselor, at terrijann.mullerdahl@ndsu.edu.

NDSU CARES Workshops

NDSU CARES is a Campus Awareness, Referral, and Education program for Suicide Prevention.

This one hour of training may help you save a life!

Please call the Counseling Center at 701-231-7671 for more information, or email Annette annette.ruiz@ndsu.edu.

Groups/Workshops Sponsored By Other Offices on Campus

Mental Health First Aid

Why Mental Health First Aid?

MHFA teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. This training gives you the skills that you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.

What MHFA Covers

Common signs and symptoms of mental illness
Common signs and symptoms of substance abuse
How to interact with a person in crisis
How to connect someone with help
Newly added: Expanded content on trauma, addiction, and self-care

Thanks to funding provided by the NDSU Student Government and the NDUS System Office, we are pleased to announce that registration is now open for Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training. Registration is free to members of the NDSU community (i.e., faculty, staff and students) and includes all modules and materials necessary to obtain MHFA certification once completed.

The blended learning option consists of participants completing a 2-hour self-paced online course, followed by a 5.5 hour in-person skills application instructor-led session. The self-paced online course must be completed prior to attending the in-person skills application session. Both sessions must be completed to obtain MHFA certification.

The in-person skills application session will occur from 9am-4pm on Tuesday, September 16th. Training sessions are capped at 30 participants per session and sessions will be held in the NDSU Memorial Union - Hidatsa. There will be a break for lunch and all participants will need to attend the entirety of the in-person training to be certified.

To register, RSVP on MyNDSU. After registering, participants will receive an email detailing how to create an account and access the online course about a week prior to the event.

NICOLE PEARSON, LBSW
nicole.pearson@ndsu.edu
Student Case Manager / Dean of Students Office
Putnam Hall 102A
701-231-5490

ANGELA REINKE, LBSW
angela.reinke@ndsu.edu
Lead Student Case Manager /Dean of Students Office
Putnam Hall 102B
701.231.1809