Interns host stress relief workshop

A group of interns hosted a workshop in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union on Wednesday aimed at helping students relieve some stress before the hectic week of finals begins.

“Can You Come Over to Play?” hosted by Cara Pschirrer, a graduate community counseling major; Veronica Perez, a graduate clinical psychology major; and Bree Tramell, a graduate clinical psychology major; was aimed at getting students to have some fun and not let stress run their lives.

Pschirrer, Perez, and Tramell, who all work at the Counseling Center, made sure the workshop had all the necessities of killing some pre-finals week stress.

“We have set up stations with chocolate, board games, bubbles, twister, jump rope, Play-Doh and finger paints,” Pschirrer said . “The chocolate helps with your mood, the games and jump rope help provide exercise, and the art is a form of art therapy, all of which help reduce stress.”

Stress inventory tests were also conducted to measure a student’s current stress level. With this information, students could consult a handout and find out how they can reduce their level of stress.

“I really enjoyed my time at the workshop,” said Beth Felthous, freshman family and consumer science major. “I found out that I have a lot more stress in my life than I thought, now maybe I can find a way to get rid of some.