BeWell offers summer support

BeWell, an extension of the Carruth Center, is available for Health Sciences students this summer.

/ BeWell continues telehealth during summer (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

BeWell services are available for Health Sciences students living in West Virginia and enrolled in courses.
Need help getting connected to a provider back home or in another state? Please let BeWell help you! Send an email or give BeWell a call at 304-293-1292.
As WVU students, if you are heading home for the summer and live out of state, you are able to access free counseling.

Seth is a behavioral health therapist for Health Sciences students. He has been working with the Carruth Center since 2018 and transitioned to BeWell in the summer of 2021.
He describes his counseling style as laid back, warm, and relaxed. His primary theoretical orientation is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and he enjoys using CBT to help his clients identify how their thoughts, actions, and feelings are all interconnected.
Seth also strongly believes in the importance of self-care, both personally and professionally. He has experience working with depression, anxiety, substance use, academic concerns, and stress management. He has expertise working with obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, and panic disorder.

Offered virtually through The Carruth Center
Wednesdays from 5 to 6:15 p.m.
Beth Moore, a counselor at the Carruth Center, states that Koru Mindfulness is a 4-session course that will teach students the skill of mindfulness. It will also help students build the habit of using it in their lives on a regular basis. We’ve found that folks get a lot more out of Koru if they stick with it from beginning to end, therefore attendance at all 4 sessions is required.
Each session is 75 minutes. Students are encouraged to read the “Mindful Twenty Something”, an e-book that is available for free at the WVU library, and practice 10 minutes of mindfulness each day. As they log their practice, Beth is able to support them by commenting on their logs several times a week.
Skills discussed in each class will be as follows: Class 1, Belly Breathing, Dynamic Breathing, Body Scan; Class 2, Walking Meditation, Gatha; Class 3, Guided Imagery, Labeling Thoughts; and Class 4, Eating Meditation, Labeling Feelings.
For more information, email Beth Moore.

Visit Carruth’s website for additional groups that will be offered for graduate/professional students, students struggling with anxiety, and students in need of additional resources for self-care. Be on the lookout for additional support in group format for BIPOC students (students identifying as Black, Indigenous and people of color).
If you are interested in a group listed on the site, please email Jessica Johnston-York to learn more.

WV’s emotional strength line offers a free virtual platform for college students to connect on a number of different presenting challenges. Information on how to login can be found by calling 1-877-HELP-304, or by visiting their website at Help304.