The following groups and workshops are available for enrolled SFSU students. Sign up is required- please call (415) 338-2208.
Virtual Groups and Workshops
Please click the following link for FAQS: CAPS Virtual Groups and Workshops
Body Positive
A drop-in group that helps students explore feelings about their body image. Through activities, discussion, and utilizing media we explore finding ways of improving your relationship with your body, food and exercise. Students may attend as often as they would like. Each session will address a different topic. Open to all bodies. No screening is required.
Days and Time: Fridays, 11am-12:30pm
Facilitators: Laurene Dominguez, Danielle Lundstrom, Gretchen George
October 9: Body Messages & Stories
October 23: Health at Every Size
November 13: Intuitive Self Care
December 4: Cultivate Self Love
Managing My Moods, A Depression Workshop Series
A 3-part series that will equip students with tools for tackling depression and tracking changing moods while building long-term coping skills. Initial screening with facilitator required prior to joining the group.
Days and Time: Wednesdays: 10am-11:30am
Series 1 (9/30, 10/7, 10/14);
Series 2 (10/28, 11/4, 11/11);
Series 3 (12/2, 12/19, 12/16)
Facilitators: Nicole Buitrago, PhD; Mike Lysaght, LMFT
My Self-Empowerment
Join a safe and non-judgmental group to develop self-awareness, enhance feelings of self-worth, and empower our own selves.
Days and Time: Tuesdays, 10:15am–11:45am
Series #1: 09/15--10/13
Series #2: 10/20—11/17
Facilitator: Leslie J. Shin, LMFT
Be Here Now: Mindfulness Practice
Engage in a weekly mindful practice in which you focus your mind on the present moment without judgment or attachment to increase your ability to manage emotions and be more fully engaged in life.
Days and Time: Wednesdays, 2:00pm-3:00pm (09/16-11/18)
Facilitator: Karla Castillo, MFT
Breaking Free from Anxiety
This weekly workshop will help you identify your anxiety symptoms and teach you coping skills to help manage these feelings in a healthy and positive way.
Days and Time: Tuesdays, 2:00pm-3:00pm (09/06-12/08)
Facilitator: Taghi Amjadi, PhD, MFT
Healthy Relationships
This series of workshops is designed to help people develop healthy relationships, whether those relationships are friendships, partnerships, or hook-ups. Each month’s workshop will discuss a specific topic to help explore and improve relationships.
Days and Time: Mondays at 10:00am; (Dates: 9/21; 10/5; 11/2; 12/7)
Thursdays at 3:00pm: (Dates: 9/24; 10/22; 11/19; 12/10)
September Topic: Trust: Building a Solid Foundation
October Topic: What’s Health and Unhealthy: Red and Green Flags for Relationships
November Topic: Boundaries: What They are, Why They are Important and How to Create Them
December Topic: Trauma Informed Relationships: Being the Friend (partner/hook-up) You Would Want
Facilitator: Hosted by Health Promotion & Wellness, facilitated by Stacy M. Peterson, Manager of the SAFE Place
Creative Stress Reduction Workshop
Come to this weekly workshop to bring down your stress! We will be doodling, cartooning, writing, playing games, and using physical movement. No prior experience needed; we’ll make this totally easy and accessible.
Days, and Time: Thursdays, 2:00pm-3:00pm (09/17-12/10)
Facilitator: Catherine Jolly, MFT
LGBTQ+ and Questioning Drop-In
An open support group for students who identify as LGBTQ+, including intersex, asexual, and/or pansexual, to have a safe space to talk and build a sense of community. Discussion topics are developed by group members and can include intersectionality of identity, coming out, relationships, dating, transitioning, harassment, discrimination, and acceptance. Drop in or come as often as you like!
Days, and Time: Tuesdays 12:30-1:30 (10/06-12/08)
Facilitator: Rick Nizzardini, LCSW