Free workshops to help you thrive
Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) is moving most workshops into online, self-paced formats so students can access support anytime, while still offering occasional live sessions in partnership with campus departments and units. This blended approach provides both flexibility and opportunities for real-time connection. Below you’ll find upcoming live workshops along with our library of self-guided options available anytime.
Workshops do not provide mental health treatment. If you would like to speak with a counselor, please call us (24/7) at 607-255-5155.
Self-paced online workshops
Effective Self-Coaching
Created by Cory Myler, PhD, CAPS counselor
- Enroll in Effective Self-Coaching
- Canvas course (CU NetID required)
- 1 video module (39 minutes)
Cornell student life includes a lot of heavy academic, social, and pre-professional “lifting,” often repeated over long stretches of time. Just like good physical form prevents injury and builds endurance, developing effective “emotional form” is key to working sustainably.
This self-paced workshop introduces the concept of self-coaching as a way to improve your emotional stance and resilience. Through stories, science, and practical exercises, you’ll explore why neglecting your emotions can undermine motivation and performance—and how cultivating an internal self-coach can guide you toward balance, persistence, and sustainable growth.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll have tools to recognize your emotional patterns, practice more supportive self-talk, and strengthen the skills needed to keep moving forward with clarity and resilience.
The Neuroscience of Stress and Rest
Created by Kate Evans, LMHC, CAPS counselor
Canvas course
3 video modules (approximately 8 minutes each)
In this workshop, you'll learn to understand the basic biological processes happening in your brain and body during times of stress, anxiety, and states of fight, flight or freeze. You'll also learn hands-on and actionable ways you can wire your brain for increased states of calm, rest, and play on a day-to-day basis.