Groups & Workshops 

Below are listed our groups for Spring 2025

Drop In Groups

These are groups you can simply "drop-in" on.  No need for prior CAPS contact.  Join at any time during the semester.

ADHD and Neurodivergent Skills Group (Begins January 29th, ongoing throughout Spring Semester)

Support around managing your symptoms so that it doesn't interfere with your academics. We also practice brain training strategies to help lengthen your attention span and sharpen your focus. No diagnosis needed! Weekly attendance not required. 

  • Day/Time: Wednesdays, 2:30-4:30 pm. In person in the CAPS Group Room at the SHC

  • Contact Stephanie McMullen (sjm210@humboldt.edu) for details and with any questions. 

Queer Tea (Starts February 5th, Ongoing through Spring 25 semester)

Weekly drop-in group for LGBTQIA2S+ students to socialize and decompress in a positive and supportive atmosphere.  Stop by and have some tea, work on some art, socialize, this is a space where you existing is simply enough. You may attend this group as often as you like-- every once in a while or weekly. 

  • Day/Time: Wednesdays, 4:30-6pm,  Siemens Hall 116
  • Contact Alejandro Torres (at73@humboldt.edu) for more information.

Café con Chisme With El Centro (Ongoing through Spring 2025 semester)

Cafe con Chisme is a safe space for Latinx students to hang out and build community. Pan dulce and coffee are served. Students are welcome to speak Spanish and/or English in this space. Meeting information is posted on El Centro's Instagram: @elcentrohumboldt

  • Day/Time: Fridays, 2-3 pm, twice a month, Nelson Hall East 205
  • Contact Alejandro Torres (at73@humboldt.edu) or El Centro for more information.

Trans Support (Ongoing through Spring 25 semester)

A group inclusive of all gender identities where people can get support, explore gender, and advocate for change on campus.

  • Date/Time: Wednesdays, 4:30-6pm, Harry Griffith Hall Room 217

  • Contact Lisa Turay (lmt21@humboldt.edu) for more information 

     

Speed Friending (One day only, February 13th)

Have you ever gone into a new social group and your mind goes blank on how to start connecting with people? Have you wanted to expand your friend group but don't know where to start?  The Speed Friending might be for you!  This monthly group will provide you with a few short 3-5 minute rounds with one other person.  Topic prompts will be provided! 

  • Date/Time:Thursday, February 13th, 4-6:00 pm,  Nelson Hall East 106

  • Contact Lisa Turay (lmt21@humboldt.edu) for more information 

Men’s Circles with the Diverse Male Scholar Initiative (DMSI) (Starts 2/14, Meets BIWEEKLY)

This biweekly drop-in group is intended to create a safe, welcoming space that allows self-identified men of color to explore and address barriers unique to our people. We will process our experiences through healing and vulnerability. We will learn how to utilize our experiences in a manner that is healthy and productive to ourselves, community and broader society.


Give Your Brain a Break (Mindulness Group) Ongoing through Spring 25

This skillshop offers participants the opportunity to learn how to manage anxiety by calming the mind and body using a variety of mindfulness techniques.  If you ever wanted to learn how to quiet the mind from racing thoughts, find ways to improve sleep quality or have wanted to explore "what is mindfulness anyway?" come join us! 

  • Date/Time: Thursdays, 3-4:30, Library Fishbowl (Room 209)

  • Contact Lisa Turay (lmt21@humboldt.edu) for more information 


ELITE Scholars Support Group (Starts February 6th, ongoing through Spring 25)

A safe space to share, heal and grow together.  Come connect with peers, gain support, and prioritize your  mental well-being. No registration required for ELITE Scholars - just show up!

Date/Time:   Thursdays, 4:00-5:30pm, Nelson Hall East 120

Contact Jodi Smith at (jls113@humboldt.edu for more information)

 

THERAPY GROUPS & WORKSHOPS

*Contact CAPS to sign up*
Food and Body Wisdom (Starts February 14th, 2 rounds of four sessions offered)

Sharing and learning tools for deeper understanding of relationships between food and body. Cultivating more mindfulness, body positivity, and self compassion

  • Day/Time: Session #1 - 2/14 through 3/7, Session #2 - 4/4-4/25, both in the CAPS Group Room at the Student Health Center

  • Please contact Jennifer Blair (jes27@humboldt.edu) with any questions. 

Mental Health Toolbox- 2 rounds of 3 sessions each (Starts February 19th)

Gain a deeper understanding of the issue or issues you are experiencing, create flexibility in how you view and approach these

  • Date/Time
    Group #1: Wednesdays from 2:30-4pm, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5 in CAPS Group room at BSS 208
    Group #2: Tuesdays from 3:00-4:30 pm, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, BSS Room 208

  • Contact Jennifer Blair (jes27@humboldt.edu) for details and with any questions.

Relationship Skills Group (Starts February 11th, Ongoing for Spring 25)

This group will focus on attachment styles, effective communication skills, and perception of self. 

  • Day/Time: Tuesdays, 2:00 to 3:00 pm, In person in the CAPS Group Room at the Student Health Center

  • Contact Nassie Danesh (nd124@humboldt.edu) for details and with any questions.

Elevate Your Voice (February 18th through March 11th)

Skills and tools for speaking up for your needs and wants.

  • Date/Time:  Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30, CAPS Group Room at the Student Health Center

  • Contact Maia Pini (mdr275) for more information.

 

Mental Mastery (Six session series starts February 13th)

Do you find yourself struggling with depression, anxiety, and negative self-talk? Do you tend to be impulsive and react quickly? Do you easily feel overwhelmed with life stressors and avoid prioritizing? Do you usually multi-task and feel distracted? Well, you are not alone. There are many coping skills that would help us to reduce some of these behavioral symptoms. Please join me and other students in my Mental Mastery Group Therapy to learn some basic coping skills so you can build a sense of self-efficacy and expand your mental growth. Looking forward to seeing ypu in my group!

  • Day/Time: Thursdays 2:00-3:30 pm, 6 sessions starts 2/13, In person at CAPS at the Student Health and Counseling Building

  • Contact Nassie Danesh (nd124@humboldt.edu) to sign up or with any questions. 
Building Balance (Mondays, 9:30-11, Starts February 3rd)

In this Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills group, Will be concentrating on four DBT modules: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. 

If you feel you can benefit from the DBT group, please discuss your symptoms with our ongoing therapist. They can evaluate your case and if you meet the criteria to be in the DBT program, then the DBT program leader will approve your case. If you don't have an ongoing therapist, call the office to request a Triage appointment with a DBT therapist and they can evaluate if you meet the criteria for the program.

  • Day/Time: Mondays 9:30 to 11am, In person at CAPS at the Student Health and Counseling Building

  • Contact humboldtcaps@humboldt.edu and request an Intake with one of our DBT therapists. 

Post-Traumatic Growth (8 week series, Starts February 24th)
The effects of trauma can show up in many different ways in our lives, often impacting our physical and emotional health, relationships and the way we view the world. This group will be a safe and supportive space to help you on your healing journey. We will learn about the legacy of trauma and practice curiosity in relation to the symptoms that keep showing up in our lives. We will learn about the ways trauma impacts our brain, body and nervous system while gaining a new understanding of our experiences. Participants will have space to connect with others and will be encouraged to listen to their body and go at a pace that feels right for them. The group will provide an opportunity to practice new skills, get support and learn about many different resources and tools. 
  • Day/Time: Mondays, 3:30-5:00pm, in the CAPS Group Room at the Student Health Center

  • Contact Erica Ashby (eaa252@humboldt.edu) to sign up or with any questions. 

Anxiety Wellness Group (Starts February 20th, Ongoing for Spring 25)

We all know that anxiety exists, and maybe have had some experience with this feeling - but what exactly is anxiety and how do we manage it?! If you resonate with this, come and learn about anxiety, how it may manifest for you and work on understanding those patterns to create healthy coping skills as you navigate your journey on becoming a less anxious person. This group pulls from strategies for managing stress from several approaches (such as CBT, ACT) to help you build your toolbox for anxiety management. 

  • Day/Time: Thursday from 10:30am-12:00pm, In person at CAPS at the Student Health and Counseling Building 

  • Contact Celeste Tamayo (ct1643@humboldt.edu) to sign up or with any questions. 

Grief and Loss Support (Ongoing for Spring 25)

This group is intended to be a supportive space to talk about your experience of grief with physical loss including sharing/learning that can be helpful with others who are in a grief process. Some people experience grief to be a unique and isolating journey. The creative and expressive arts are integrated in every group through gentle invitations with multiple options and can be co-created by group members.  

  • Day/Time: Fridays 2:30-4pm, In person at CAPS at the Student Health and Counseling Building

  • Contact Erika Demers (ejd61@humboldt.edu) to sign up or with any questions. 

 

Looking for something else?  Check out SKILLSHOPS through the Cal Poly Library.  There are great offerings on sleep, career planning, anxiety management, and more!