Workshops & Support Groups

Get support from your peers

Whether you’re interested in our class-style workshops or a group counseling session where you all have a chance to talk to each other, you’ll find something for you at CAPS. We can help you with everything from mindfulness to grief support.

Drop-in workshops

These aren’t group counseling sessions—they’re more like a class led by CAPS counselors and wellness professionals. You’ll learn strategies you can use immediately to improve symptoms of stress, depression, and anxiety, and to better manage problems that affect your academic success. These workshops can help you make changes faster and, if you’re a CAPS client, use your individual counseling sessions more fully.

Stop by for community, calm, and self-care in nature. No sign-up required.

Mindfulness in the Meadow is an outdoor workshop to aid in learning mindfulness practices to support well-being. The focus is to increase comfort engaging with mindfulness interventions as self-care.

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Several popular Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) workshops have been recorded and are now available to watch on demand.

Watch recorded workshops

Attending group counseling has been one of the most positive changes I've made in my life. I don't think anything has improved my quality of life as much.

CAPS support group participant

Support groups

Students need to already be a client of CAPS or have completed a free Initial Consultation appointment before starting group. 

Anxiety is a common experience for many college students, yet it can be difficult to talk about the challenges it creates with those around you. Anxiety Support Group is a safe space for undergraduate and graduate students to learn new coping skills and discuss personal experiences with peers. This group will be both a skills-based group and a support group, with the first few weeks being devoted to learning what anxiety is, how it presents in the body, and what coping skills can help manage symptoms and the latter half being more open and unstructured.

This group focuses on peer and emotional support, goal setting, and anxiety/stress management related to doctoral dissertations.

Being an international student at IU involves unique experiences, challenges, and opportunities that impact well-being and mental health. This group provides a confidential space where international students can both receive and offer support regarding issues related to their experiences navigating life at IU and back home. Open to international students of all nationalities, genders, disciplines, and phases of life.

I was able to share things with my group that I was too scared to share with other people. Once I learned to do this, I started feeling better about myself.

CAPS support group participant

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