Process Therapy Groups

Students sitting in a group circle

These confidential groups are contained settings where students can speak on and get support for a variety of topics. There is a focus on the interactions among group members as they give each other feedback on interpersonal styles and identify ways in which they feel more connected to one another. All groups are free for CU students and are currently being conducted remotely through telehealth. Please see group options available below.

Get Started

Advance sign-up and a pre-group screening are required for all groups. Please contact CAPS or schedule a screening appointment online to get connected with a group.

Spring 2022 groups begin Monday, January 10, 2022.

All Gender Process Group

This group provides a supportive space for students to deepen self-understanding and to explore ways of relating more comfortably to others. This group is also designed to help students learn to deal with feelings of depression and anxiety, family dynamics and other personal concerns.

Spring 2022 Schedule

Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. with Matthew Biehl, LMFT
Thursdays, 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. with Melissa Botteglio, LCSW and Anna Valiante, MSW
Fridays, 10 to 11:15 a.m. with Colleen Ehrnstrom, PhD and Elizabeth Lemon, MS

Women's Group

This group is designed for undergraduate and graduate women who are looking to connect in a supportive and therapeutic environment. Though no topic is off-limits, themes often include: relationships and emotional intimacy; body image and self-esteem; juggling multiple roles (e.g., as student, friend, and partner); and prioritizing self-care.

Spring 2022 Schedule

Wednesday, 2 to 3:15 p.m. with Cori Schild, PsyD and Talia Kori, PsyD

Graduate Process Groups

General Graduate Process Group

A supportive environment for students to examine patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that are creating problems in relationships with friends, roommates, family members, and others. Group members also work on a range of symptoms, such as anxiety and depression.

Spring 2022 Schedule

Mondays, 3 to 4:15 p.m. with Colleen Ehrnstrom, PhD and Ashton DeHahn, MSW
Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Beth Parsons, PhD and Dylan Larson-Konar, MS
Wednesdays, 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. with Rachel LaHoda, PsyD and JB Mitchell, PhD
Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. with Sara Bannon, PMHNP-BC, LCSW
Thursdays, 9 to 10:30 a.m. with Matt Tomatz, LPC
Thursdays, 3 to 4 p.m. with Eve Wessen, LCSW and Safia Nawroz, MD

Graduate Women's Group

This group is intended to support graduate women experiencing the full range of stressors common to student life—academic pressures, financial concerns, and relationship issues with family, friends, faculty, and partners, among others.

Spring 2022 Schedule

Wednesdays, 2 to 3:20 p.m. with Trinity Bryant, PsyD
Thursdays, 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. with Sabrina Neu, PhD and Caroline McClellan, PsyD

Graduate Men's Group

This group is intended to facilitate graduate men’s awareness of self and interpersonal styles of relating to others. Members may focus on challenging traditional norms within our society that constrain men and how to increase choice and lead a healthier lifestyle. Issues discussed include independence and dependence, intimacy and autonomy, strength and vulnerability, and responsibility and choice.

Spring 2022 Schedule

Fridays, 1 to 2:30 p.m. with Matt Heermann, PsyD and Mackenzie Jessen, MA

Topic-Specific Process Groups

Creating Safety to Move Past Trauma Group

This group is intended to help individuals who have had a traumatic experience deal with the past, feel safe in the present, and move towards the future. By offering a space to feel supported and the opportunity to learn healthy skills for safely managing the present, this group aims to allow individuals to develop a sense of strength, security and empowerment that may be hard to find after experiencing trauma.

Spring 2022 Schedule

Tuesdays, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. with Liz Schmidt, MA, LPC, LAC

Transgender and Gender Creative Group

This group welcomes CU students of all ages and backgrounds who identify as cross-gendered, transgender, gender variant and gender queer to a supportive space. This group will focus on encouraging individuals towards personal development, creating and utilizing workable coping skills and providing acceptance of each person’s unique journey.

Spring 2022 Schedule

Mondays, 1 to 2:15 p.m. with Matt Heermann, PsyD and Robyn Malmsten, PhD

Students of Color Group

Being a person of color in a predominately white environment is a complex and often stressful experience. The Student of Color (SoC) group serves as a way to openly engage in dialogues around what it means to be a student of color on this campus. The SoC group ultimately serves as a resource for students of color to unapologetically show up and let themselves be fully seen and known, where they can speak from the heart rather than worrying about what is socially acceptable. In a supportive and therapeutic environment, students will have the opportunity to deepen self-understanding and explore ways of relating to others.

Spring 2022 Schedule

Mondays, 2 to 3:15 p.m. with Ben Ototovio, PhD and Abeer Al-Hussein, MSW

Women of Color Process Group

This group provides a safe space for women of color to deepen understanding of themselves and others, to find community, to openly engage in dialogue about the impact of being a woman of color on campus, to explore and process experiences, and to give and receive support from others surrounding a multitude of life issues.

Spring 2022 Schedule

Thursdays, 1 to 2:15 p.m. with Karen Hamilton-Stokes, PsyD, LPC

International Students Group

This group welcomes CU international students of all ages, education levels and backgrounds. It provides a safe and supportive space for international students to understand themselves in the context of a new culture while learning ways to navigate common challenges. The group helps students find a supportive community of people going through similar experiences of adjusting to a new language, a new way of life while keeping their own cultural identity and the customs of their home country.

Spring 2022 Schedule

Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. with Elena Ermolova, LPC, LAC

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303-492-2277 (24/7 support)

CAPS Main Office

Hours

Monday–Tuesday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday–Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) is available for both in-person and telehealth (virtual) appointments and services from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (10 a.m.to 5 p.m. Wednesdays). All initial screening appointments are scheduled over telehealth. Subsequent appointments may be in person or over telehealth.

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General Process Groups

All Gender Process Group

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Women's Group

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Graduate Process Groups

General Graduate Process Group

Spring 2022 Schedule

Graduate Women's Group

Spring 2022 Schedule

Graduate Men's Group

Spring 2022 Schedule

Topic-Specific Process Groups

Creating Safety to Move Past Trauma Group

Spring 2022 Schedule

Transgender and Gender Creative Group

Spring 2022 Schedule

Students of Color Group

Spring 2022 Schedule

Women of Color Process Group

Spring 2022 Schedule

International Students Group

Spring 2022 Schedule

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CAPS Main Office