• This group is suitable for students at any stage of their education who are accessing CAPS regarding previous traumatic experiences which impact their current wellbeing, including e.g. traumatic event(s), adverse childhood experience(s) (ACE), sexual assault (where no further legal or other action is planned), domestic abuse, family or interpersonal relationships. You may be presenting with responses to trauma i.e. flashbacks, avoidance, emotional numbing, negative feelings and/or negative self-perception.
• The group will
  • reflect on the impact of trauma on your self and world view.
  • Contextualise and normalise the impact of trauma.
  • Co-create a containing and safe space to talk and relate with others about living with trauma,
  • Explore and navigate your current lived experience by encouraging curiosity, compassion and opportunity for growth
  • Explore topics such as stimulus and response, sensory soothing, grounding, mindfulness, navigation of interpersonal relationships and identity.
• NB Naming and discussing the trauma is not part of the group approach – we will explore the impact of trauma in the here and now/future
• The group is facilitated by University Psychological Therapists from the Counselling and Psychotherapy Service (CAPS) and based within Wellbeing and Student Support in Senate house on central campus.
• This is a weekly ‘in person’ group requiring punctual attendance at all 6 sessions. Each session will run for 90 minutes from 4.00pm to 5.30pm on Mondays in term times.
• Students interested in this group should discuss this with their current Psychological Therapist or Unvieristy SDAA (Sexual and Domestic Abuse Advisor). They may then be offered a one-to-one pre-group meeting session with the group facilitator(s) to ask any specific questions and to consider whether it is a suitable option at this time.