Workshops & Drop-in Spaces

All currently enrolled USF students can sign up for our workshops and workshop series. Sign up by calling CAPS during business hours or registering with the QR code when online registration is available.

Upcoming Events Spring 2026

¡Ánimo! Latiné WellBeing and SelfCare Series

  • ¡Ánimo! is a word used in the Latiné community to share encouragement, motivation, and uplifting vibes. Inspired by that spirit, this drop-in series offers Latiné students a supportive space to connect and learn tools to reduce stress and support well-being in college.
  • Facilitated by: Dr. Néstor Noyola and Cindy Villanueva, M.A.
    Hosted by: Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) in collaboration with the Latiné Excellence and Belonging Initiative Working Group & Latiné Retention Initiative
  • Registration is highly encouraged, but drop-ins are always welcome!
    • Session 1: Taking Care of Your Mind and Body
      Thursday, 2/19/26 from 1:00pm-2:00pm at UC 402/403
      Explore how stress shows up in the mind and body and earn simple grounding and relaxation techniques.
    • Session 2: Building Healthy Connections
      Thursday, 3/12/26 from 1:00pm-2:00pm at UC 402/403
      Explore what healthy, supportive relationships look like and earn ways to strengthen connection and navigate conflict with respect.
    • Session 3: Staying Steady During Finals
      Thursday, 4/16/26 from 1:00pm-2:00pm at Lo Schiavo 104, Getty Study
      Learn simple strategies for getting started when motivation feels low and learn grounding and relaxation techniques to manage study related stress.
  • This is NOT group therapy, and you do NOT have to be a CAPS client to join.
  • Open to all USF community members. If you need disability‑related accommodations or wheelchair access information, contact caps@office.usfca.edu.

Burnout and Martyrdom: The Depressive Personality and the Helping Professions

  • This workshop/presentation will include a description of the depressive personality pattern, and how this pattern is directly related to the phenomenon of self sacrifice and burnout in therapists and the helping professions more generally. This will include the exploration of the implications for the practice of psychotherapy itself, including transference and countertransference in therapeutic relationships.
  • This workshop is only open to enrolled MFT students.
  • Please sign up here to attend this workshop.
  • Wednesday, Feb 25th from 6:15pm-7:15pm at the School of Education, Room 201
  • Facilitated by: Dr. Ben Molland 
  • This is not a therapy group, and you do not need to be a CAPS client to participate. 
  • If you need disability related accommodations or wheelchair access information, contact: caps@office.usfca.edu.

MELANATED MENTAL MATTERS WORKSHOP

  • Topics for Spring 2026 include: Ancestral Root Therapy & Black History, Politics & Black Mental Health, and Self-Care is a Rebellion.
  • Melanated Mental Matters is a monthly drop-in space where students come to have open and real talk about diverse topics affecting Black mental health and wellness.
  • Melanated Mental Matters is not group therapy, and you DO NOT have to be a CAPS client to join. Drop-Ins are welcome, no sign up necessary. 
  • Led by CAPS Psychotherapist, Dr. Jevon Rice
  • Date: Fridays (February 27, March 27, April 24)
    Time: 11:45am-12:45pm
    Location: UC 411 and over Zoom (Are you interested in attending but a non-main campus student? Please complete this form, and you will be emailed telehealth options.)
  • Open to all USF community members. If you need disability‑related accommodations or wheelchair access information, contact caps@office.usfca.edu.

  • Rest is Resistance is a monthly virtual Zoom workshop series that offers an affirming space for BIPOC identifying students (Black, Indigenous, People of Color–also known as Global Majority) to engage in intentional moments of rest to combat stress, anxiety, and overwhelm. This mindfulness skills-based workshop will guide you through experiential mindfulness activities to reclaim and reconnect with your body, mind, and emotions, and cultivate self-compassion.
  • Facilitated by: Cindy Villanueva, M.A. and Sara Assary, M.A.
  • Date: Fridays (February 27, March 27, April 24)
    Time: 1pm-2:00pm
    Location: Meeting on Zoom. Please complete this form, and you will be emailed telehealth options.)
    • Session 1: Mindfulness of Body/Body Sensations
    • Session 2: Mindfulness of Thoughts
    • Session 3: Mindfulness of Emotions and Mindful Self-Compassion
  • This is NOT group therapy, and you do NOT have to be a CAPS client to join.
  • Open to all USF community members. If you need disability‑related accommodations or wheelchair access information, contact caps@office.usfca.edu.

Benefits of Workshops

  • Workshops provide an opportunity to realize you’re not alone—other students are there to get help dealing with similar issues.
  • Workshops can provide practical skills and knowledge to build your coping tools, insights about yourself, and perspectives.
  • CAPS' one-time workshops provide information and skills to deal with a variety of issues common to college students, such as stress, anxiety, relationships, and more.
  • CAPS' three-part Anxiety Toolbox workshop series gives participants the chance to practice what they learn in between each of three workshops. Each workshop builds on the last to enhance participants' learning experience.