Thank you for your interest in CAPS groups! Please take some time to read through the groups for Spring Semester 2013, and continue to check back for more updated information. If you are interested in a group, please note that you must fill out a Request for Services Form and email our front desk staff to schedule a brief meeting prior to attending your first group. All steps are described here: http://caps.pages.tcnj.edu/counseling-services/caps-groups/
Groups fill up fast, so we encourage you to follow the steps outlined above as soon as possible. We hope to see you soon!
Conquering Academic Anxiety
Thursdays 1:30-2:30
Starting: TBD
Anxiety about academic achievement can become so overwhelming that it limits the ability to succeed and reduces physical and emotional health. This group will offer a place to gain understanding of one’s anxiety and provide tools to manage it.
Facilitators: Kathy Ertel, LPC and Ivonne Cruz, MA
Anxiety Alternatives
Full and Closed for the Semester
Tuesdays 3:30-4:50 pm
Starting February 19th
This group is for students who want to understand and manage their anxiety. The group will help develop assertiveness, use relaxation techniques, improve self-management skills, and build confidence.
Facilitators: Larry Gage, PhD
Chill Out: Managing Your Anxiety
Full and Closed for the Semester
Wednesdays 5-6:30
Starting February 20th
Do you worry too much about what other people think?
Does meeting new people make you uneasy?
Do you find ordering at Starbucks to be overwhelming?
Does your anxiety keep you from doing things you enjoy?
This informative WORKSHOP SERIES may be for you!
Faciltators: Carol Evangelisto, LPC and Stephanie DeTrempe, BA
Acceptance: Supporting Your Self-Image
Tuesdays 3-4:15
Starting February 19th
This support group provides an opportunity to talk about and better understand how thoughts, feelings, sense of self, and relationships with others may affect your body image, eating and exercise.
Facilitators: Hue-Sun Ahn, PhD and TBA
Healthy Relationships
Wednesdays 2:30-3:30
Starting March6th
Group for Women who have been in an unhealthy dating relationship. Goals include: developing a better understanding of healthy relationships; recognize early warning signs that your relationship might be in trouble; learn ways to protect yourself emotionally & physically. Please join us in this safe, supportive, and confidential group to begin to heal from the negative impact of hurtful relationships. We will explore coping skills, overcoming guilt and shame, and learning how to regain a sense of control and emotional well- being.
Facilitator: Robbin Loonan MA, DVS, LPC
*Please note: This particular group is gender- specific, as it is designed to be sensitive to group participant issues regarding safety and trust. Future plans include facilitating “Healthy Relationships” groups for men who have been impacted by power- based personal violence.
Minding Your Mood
Thursdays 3:30-4:50
Starting February 21st
Does your mood interfere with your life? Do you find yourself down or depressed more than those around you? This group is designed for members to support each other in changing the patterns that contribute to problems with mood and function.
Facilitators: Larry Gage, PhD, and Karen Frei, BA
Not The Perfect Family
Wednesdays 3-4:15
Starting February 20th
An opportunity to share with and get the support of others who have been raised in families with circumstances that prevented healthy family functioning (i.e. addiction, divorce, physical and/or mental illness, controlling behavior, abuse, etc.). Self-esteem, current relationships, self-confidence, and comfort in social settings can be negatively affected; the group offers a chance to choose a more positive approach, to others and to yourself.
Facilitators: Kathy Ertel, LPC and Eileen Kurowski, PsyD
Parent Loss Support Group
Full and Closed for the Semester
Wednesdays 1:30-3
Starting February 27th
Are you a TCNJ student who has experienced a death of a parent or step-parent? In this group you will receive support from, and give support to, fellow students who have lost a parent or step-parent by talking, listening and learning that your feelings matter, your reactions are normal…and that you are not alone in your grief.
Facilitators: Carol Evangelisto, LPC and TBA
Students of Color Support Group
Wednesdays 1:30-2:45
Will begin Fall ‘13
This support group will explore the impacts of personal, family & cultural dynamics on members’ sense of self and on their relationships.
Facilitators: Hue-Sun Ahn, PhD and Ivonne Cruz, MA
