This group is designed for students who are tired of disliking their appearance and want to prevent self-critical thoughts and self-judgments from affecting their lives. Group sessions will guide students in altering their cruel perceptions of themselves, help members reduce body dysmorphia and enable students to develop higher levels of self-compassion and self-acceptance. Run by Wendy Kjeldgaard, PsyD, Tuesdays at 4PM. If interested, please email caps@bates.edu.

Do you avoid conflict at your own expense? Agree to things you wish you didn’t? Worry about a fight destroying your friendships or relationships and so try to never fight? Come readjust your expectations and thoughts about conflict, identify the core beliefs you have that inform your response to conflict, and learn to accept conflict as a natural part of life that can even lead to stronger connections. This group will include exercises in conflict. Run by Allison Brown, LCPC, Monday at 4PM. If interested, please email caps@bates.edu.

Graduation and entering the “real world” can feel so scary. Thesis, job applications, finding an apartment, and making the most of the rest of your time at Bates might all be things you are grappling with this semester. This group will serve as a space to explore your feelings about those things and others, seek support from your peers, and offer support to them in return. Run by Brandon Ouellette, LCPC and Molly Myers, Graduate Counseling Intern, Friday at 4 PM. If interested, please email caps@bates.edu.

Meeting in a group to discuss how anxious groups make you feel may sound like a nightmare, but it’s helpful, we promise! This group will provide peer support, education, and skill building surrounding social anxiety. Run by Jessica Mayo, PsyD, Tuesdays at 11 AM. If interested, please email caps@bates.edu.

Do you spend time advocating for a better world or support social change on a campus, local, or global level? Are you working in a role to support others but finding that your own self-care could use a boost? This group will be a space for students to provide mutual aid to one another to process experiences and support their own self-care practices. Run by Nadia Aman, LMSW-cc and Jenn So, Graduate Social Work Intern, Tuesday at 4 PM. If interested, please email caps@bates.edu.

Deepen your understanding of self and others by participating in a confidential “here & now” process group. Grow through giving and receiving open, honest, and empathetic feedback. Forge meaningful relationships with others who are seeking ways to be more authentically themselves in social interactions. Run by Wayne Assing, LCSW, Monday at 4 PM. If interested, please email caps@bates.edu

This DBT Lite group will introduce the skills of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness supporting personal self-care. Run by Susanna Preziosi, PsyD. If interested, please email caps@bates.edu.

Offering support and community to students whose brains work differently than neurotypical students, this group will provide space to discuss interpersonal relationships, common stressors, and new strategies students might choose to try when managing their social experience. (Group open to new or existing members). Run by Allison Brown, LCPC, Friday at 4 PM. If interested, please email caps@bates.edu.