CAPS Workshops
Resilient Minds Series
Join the Resilient Minds Series, workshops and events hosted by CAPS, where you'll gain practical tips to support your mental health, build resilience, and connect with others in the GW community. These workshops are designed to help you develop coping strategies, manage stress, and enhance your overall well-being. Whether you're navigating academic challenges or personal struggles, the Resilient Minds Series offers a supportive space to learn, grow, and thrive. All students are welcome to participate! Students are free to attend as many or as few sessions as needed. Interested students can register and learn more by completing this form or contacting CAPS at capsoutreach
gwu [dot] edu (capsoutreach[at]gwu[dot]edu).
- Create Your Own Vision Board
Join us for a reflective and creative workshop focused on setting intentions for the new year! Using vision boards, students will explore goals, values, and personal visions to start the year with clarity and purpose.
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 18th @ 6 pm
Location: University Student Center, 308- March Dopamine Menus
Join CAPS to learn about dopamine and build a personalized menu of easy, everyday habits to boost your happiness. We'll talk about positive coping, brainstorm ways to add joy to your routine, and craft our own menus of new ways to get your dopamine going.
Date & Time: Thursday March 26th at 6 pm
Location: University Student Center, 308
- Coping in 2026
Everyone can improve their ability to tolerate stress. This group will focus on ways to strategically leverage everyday habits and hobbies, as well as teach basic coping skills to improve our ability to manage stress. (Registration not required).
Dates & Times:
February 3rd at Noon
February 19th at 5 pm
March 3rd at Noon
March 19th at 5 pm
April 7th at Noon
April 16th at 5 pmLocation: Student Health Center, Conference Room 1 (G27)
- Healing Through Clay and Painting: Understanding and Addressing Anxiety
- We often intellectualize the anxious thoughts we experience. Those thoughts overwhelm us and we feel out of control. Research shows that our nervous systems and minds can quickly regulate when we connect with stable, earthy, and sensory experiences. Moreover, doing this repeatedly and making it a practice can even help in understanding, accepting, and finding a place for the overwhelming thoughts and experiences in our lives. So, let’s literally get out of our heads.
Join us to learn how to connect and regulate your body to better understand and address your anxiety. Week over week we will use two tactile forms of art to help you explore your internal narratives and increase emotional awareness. The group will begin with a grounding exercise, followed by a guided activity using either mediums or both, followed by a short group reflection before closing.P.S. You need no artistic skill to engage with clay and paint, so please do not let that be a deterrent from joining us. (RSVP on Engage).Dates & Times: Wednesday @ 4 pm, bi-weekly, starting February 4, 2026
Location: MSSC Multipurpose Room
- Beat the Finals Rush: Stress Less, Focus More
Prepare for finals with an interactive session full of stress management, emotional regulation, and procrastination-busting strategies. Learn techniques to stay focused and calm during the busy finals season.
Date & Time: TBD
Location: TBD