Student support groups - Lent

By Lester Holloway 2min read

As you may know, the Student Support Department offers all students the opportunity to attend a variety of groups and workshops throughout the academic year.

These sessions provide a safe environment to connect with others who share similar experiences. Students will also have the opportunity to develop practical coping strategies and self-awareness skills.

Details of the groups and workshops running in Lent term are now available and listed in the two posters attached.

Further details, including information on how to register, can be found by using the QR codes in the posters or by visiting:

We’d be very grateful if you could circulate this information to the students in your college/department and/or display the posters in your building(s).

If you’re interested in learning more about our services, please visit https://www.studentsupport.cam.ac.uk/get-support.

Learn about yourself, how you relate to others, and connect with students who share similar experiences in a safe and supportive environment. 

Groups running this term: 

• Bereavement 

• Changeworks: for students concerned about their alcohol or substance use 

• Healthy self-esteem 

• Hope and healing: for survivors of sexual harassment, violence and/or intimate partner abuse 

• Learning to be assertive 

• Postgraduate therapeutic group 

• Self-compassion 

• Student carers 

• Undergraduate therapeutic group

Reflect on the causes of a common difficulty and develop practical coping strategies in a one-off workshop. 

Workshops running this term: 

• Address your stress 

• Exam preparation 

• Grounding and self-soothing techniques 

• How art thou? Accessing emotions through an art related method 

• How to get the best out of your supervisory relationship 

• Imposter syndrome 

• Perfectionism 

• Self-compassion 

• Time well spent 

• Understanding and managing your anxiety 

• Understanding and managing procrastination

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