Welcome to CAPS Virtual Workshops and Gathering Spaces! The workshops are designed to help students learn how to best navigate stressful times, get unstuck from negative thoughts and feelings, and find meaning in the midst of chaos. The virtual gathering spaces are an opportunity to connect to peers and to share experiences, support, and resources. CAPS staff serve as facilitators in those spaces. Virtual Workshops and Gatherings Spaces are open to all currently enrolled NU students.
Workshops and gathering spaces are not therapy groups and they are not intended as treatment for mental health concerns. If you are interested in therapy services, please click here to schedule a consultation with a CAPS counselor. For information about our group therapy options, you can take a look at our Group Therapy webpage.
What's Happening at CAPS Newsletter
Want to be the first to know about upcoming CAPS events and workshops? We have now have a monthly newsletter we will be sending out to keep you in the know.
The BIPOC support circle is a discussion and community space for BIPOC identified students seeking a supportive and brave space to gather, develop a sense of connection, and experience collective and individual healing.
Open to NU students on both campuses.
Facilitators: Kanika Wadhwa, LCPC and Kenny Washington, PhD
Date/Time: Meets every other Wednesday, 3:00 – 4:30 pm, dates TBA
Winter quarter events coming soon!
Coffee Talk for International Students
Join us for our Coffee Talk series! We invite all international students to come together to catch-up with old friends and meet new ones. Let’s engage in meaningful conversation, share the experience as an international student and build community. Bring your own hot beverage and join our virtual discussion!
Open to NU students on both campuses.
Facilitators: Angel Cheng, PhD and Qianhui Zhang, PhD
Date/Time: Meets every other Friday, 4-5pm, starting April 1st
Pathways to Resilience (Formerly Stress Management Clinic)
Pathways is a four session psychoeducational workshop series designed to: familiarize NU students with the physiological underpinnings of the stress response; and learn several mind-body strategies to strengthen resilience and enhance the ability to thrive even in the face of adversity.
When: Weekly Mondays 3-4pm CT, starting February 14th, 2022
Come to one or all four sessions! Open to students on both campuses.
Help strengthen our safety net for students in distress. Learn how to recognize signs of suicide and how to ask a question about potential suicidal thoughts, persuade someone to get help, and connect them to appropriate resources. We offer trainings for students as well as for faculty and staff. QPR is not therapy or a crisis service. For CAPS crisis support services, please click here
Dates for QPR Training
We are pausing new in-person and virtual QPR Trainings for Winter Quarter 2022. We encourage you to sign up for HR Mental Health First Aid Training to learn how to support students in distress.