Freedom from Smoking: Tobacco Cessation Support Group
About this Event
Make 2026 the year you quit for good! Join UAB Employee Assistance & Counseling Center counselors and trained facilitators Jada Baker, LMSW, and Joi Shelton LMFT, for an eight-session program where you will work alongside others towards a tobacco-free life. Together, you will start to understand tobacco use, prepare for quit day, develop effective quitting strategies, manage cravings, build a new self-image and learn how to stay tobacco-free.
The 2026 group meets eight times between February 17 and March 31 — seven virtual sessions and one in-person session. Virtual sessions meet every Tuesday between February 17 and March 31, 1 to 2 p.m., via Zoom. The in-person session is Thursday, March 12, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the EACC Office, 2112 11th Ave. South, Suite 330.
Participants must complete the Group Counseling Intake Form on the New Client Intake Forms page. You will receive a confirmation email and Zoom link within three business days of submitting your form.
Benefit-eligible employees enrolled in a UAB medical plan who attend all eight Freedom from Smoking sessions and receive a certificate of completion are eligible for a Discontinuation of Tobacco Surcharge. Visit go.uab.edu/quit to learn more.
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Participants must complete the Group Counseling Intake Form on the New Client Intake Forms page. You will receive a confirmation email and Zoom link within three business days of submitting your form.