• Appointments

    Confidential counseling to registered UCSD students. Call (858) 534-3755 to make an appointment.

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  • Locations

    Central Office & Walk-ins:
    Galbraith Hall 190.
    8 separate campus locations.

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  • Our Staff

    Licensed psychologists, board certified psychiatrists, and post-doctoral fellows.

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  • Groups

    Psychotherapy groups, psychoeducational workshops, and drop-in forums.

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  • Self-Help

    Online self-help resources, downloads, video, audio, handouts, and brochures.

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  • In Crisis?

    You can call CAPS for immediate crisis assistance all day, every day. (858) 534-3755.

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Is it time to get help?"



OUR SERVICES

  • For Students: CAPS provides FREE, confidential, psychological counseling and crisis services for registered UCSD students. CAPS also provides a variety of groups, workshops, and drop-in forums. For more information, please visit our Counseling Services page.

  • For Parents: CAPS provides consultation services regarding your student . For more information, please visit our. Parent & Families page.

  • For Faculty & Staff: CAPS provides consultation services regarding students. For more information, please visit our Faculty & Staff page.

SHOULD I COME TO CAPS?

  • If you find yourself feeling increasingly sad or upset, withdrawing from others, grades slipping, sleeping more, or feeling less interested in things, come to CAPS.
  • If you are thinking about suicide, or harming yourself or others, contact CAPS immediately.
  • If you think you may be experiencing depression, anxiety, or other mental health issues, you can take an anonymous Online Assessment.
  • CAPS provides brief individual, group, and couples counseling; limited psychiatry services; workshops and outreach programming to students. In order to meet significant student demand and use resources most effectively, CAPS utilizes a short-term, intermittent therapy model, providing brief psychotherapy and referral to specialty care. Most students find that they can get their needs met in 1-5 meetings
  • Brief individual and group counseling is provided to address emotional, relationship, or other mental health concerns that interfere with academic and/or personal effectiveness
  • Some of the concerns that are commonly addressed in short-term counseling at CAPS are:
    • Personal Concerns: Stress, anxiety, mild to moderate depression, anger, loneliness, guilt, low self-esteem, grief
    • Relationship Concerns: Romantic relationship difficulties, roommate problems, family problems
    • Developmental Concerns: Identity (e.g., personal, cultural, sexual orientation, sexual identity), adjustment to college, life transition
    • Substance Use: Concerns related to mild /moderate alcohol or other drug use/abuse
    • Academic Concerns: Performance/test anxiety, perfectionism, academic difficulties

HOW DO I MAKE AN APPOINTMENT?

  • Call (858) 534-3755 to schedule a brief telephone assessment (BTA).
  • For urgent or crisis matters, please call (858) 534-3755 and ask to speak to the urgent care psychologist.
  • If you are thinking about suicide, or harming yourself or others, contact CAPS immediately at (858) 534-3755.
  • During non-business hours and holidays, crisis counseling is available at (858) 534-3755 (select Option 2).
  • For life-threatening emergencies, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital.

I'M IN CRISIS, WHAT SHOULD I DO?

  • During regular business hours, for urgent or crisis matters, please call (858) 534-3755 and ask to speak to the urgent care psychologist.
  • If you are thinking about suicide, or harming yourself or others, contact CAPS immediately at (858) 534-3755.
  • During non-business hours and holidays, crisis counseling is available at (858) 534-3755 (select Option 2).
  • For life-threatening emergencies, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT A FRIEND OR STUDENT

  • Call (858) 534-3755 and ask to speak to the urgent care psychologist for consultation.
  • During non-business hours and holidays, crisis counseling is available at (858) 534-3755 (select Option 2).
  • For life-threatening emergencies, please call 911.

ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS

Wondering if you might want help? You can use our free online mental health screenings for a variety of concerns:

DOWNLOADS AND APPS

CAPS Online Services / News / Calendar

Video Resources

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