Group Therapy - Counseling and Psychological Services

Welcome to Group Therapy at CAPS!

Group therapy provides students with an opportunity to connect with and receive support from other students who are experiencing similar concerns. It is an effective way to learn from others and build strategies to navigate personal challenges and difficult emotions. We invite you to review our current offerings and consider which group may be a good fit for you!

Group spots are limited, so we encourage you to get connected sooner in the semester rather than later!

All groups will be in-person.

***UPDATE: Please note that all Spring 2024 groups are closed. If you are interested in participating in a summer or fall group, please contact our office.

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Spring 2024 Group Therapy

Building & Strengthening Relationships (1)	Mandi & Danielle	Fridays at 1pm
Do you ask yourself “Why are relationships so hard?!” If so, we can help! Whether we are talking about romantic partnerships, friendships, family, or acquaintances, they can often feel overwhelming or even confusing. This group is a safe space to help you practice creating deep, meaningful relationships in your life, all for the purpose of cultivating connection and enhancing well-being.

Building & Strengthening Relationships (2)	Mel & Noor	Fridays at 10am
Do you ask yourself “Why are relationships so hard?!” If so, we can help! Whether we are talking about romantic partnerships, friendships, family, or acquaintances, they can often feel overwhelming or even confusing. This group is a safe space to help you practice creating deep, meaningful relationships in your life, all for the purpose of cultivating connection and enhancing well-being.

Building & Strengthening Relationships (3)	Matt & Jayo	Thursdays at 1pm
Do you ask yourself “Why are relationships so hard?!” If so, we can help! Whether we are talking about romantic partnerships, friendships, family, or acquaintances, they can often feel overwhelming or even confusing. This group is a safe space to help you practice creating deep, meaningful relationships in your life, all for the purpose of cultivating connection and enhancing well-being.

Anxiety Group	Allison & Yifei	Fridays at 2pm
The Anxiety Group is designed to help students who experience symptoms of anxiety. This structured group utilizes an integrative theoretical approach, incorporating mindfulness, CBT, DBT, and ACT, among others. In group, participants will explore thought patterns, feelings, and behaviors that lead to anxiety and learn various coping skills with intentions of reducing and managing symptoms of anxiety.

Flexible and Balanced (FAB) Living Group	Kevin & Daniel	Mondays at 10:30am
Flexible and Balanced Living (FAB Living for short) is a 9-week group for students who feel stuck in a cycle of striving for perfection or high standards. It is based on concepts and skills from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and it helps members learn new ways to deal with perfectionism and the problems it can cause (e.g. stress, anxiety, depression). Each week includes group discussions and guided exercises that help you gain a better understanding of the way you think, feel, and act. Topics we’ll discuss include changing unhelpful thinking patterns, adjusting unhealthy self-expectations, challenging negative self-talk, and improving self-worth and self-esteem.

Managing Tough Emotions	Diana & Robin	Cancelled
In this group, participants will learn core DBT Concepts: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance. Our DBT skills group emphasizes techniques to help regulate emotions and behaviors. Participants will develop healthy coping skills to tolerate emotional stress and increase awareness of how emotional stress interferes with accomplishing personal goals. This group meets once per week and the co-facilitators teach several new skills each week based on the DBT curriculum.

Queer Empowerment Group	Phil & Isaiah	Cancelled
This group is for asexual/aromantic spectrum, bisexual, gay, gender expansive, lesbian, nonbinary, pansexual, queer, questioning, and trans* students to find support and build community and empowerment in the face of challenging social, political, or family environments. Come connect with other queer students and learn how we can create inclusive communities that uplift one another and celebrate the beauty in our queer identities.

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