Counseling and Psychological Services

Faculty and Staff

The staff of UCSC Counseling and Psychological Services welcomes you to the
2008-2009 academic year.

We want to take this opportunity to tell you about the services available to the UCSC community through Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS).  As faculty and staff who work closely with students, you may have occasion to make referrals to our services.  In addition, there may be times when you have concerns about a student and want to consult with a Psychologist.

CPS provides the UCSC community with a wide range of mental health services, including short-term individual and couples counseling, group counseling, crisis assessment and intervention, and referral services. Students contact CPS for a wide range of reasons, including stress, depression, anxiety, eating and body image concerns, grief and loss, substance abuse, issues related to oppression, discrimination or harassment, personal identity issues, recovery from trauma, relationship concerns, family or academic problems, transitions or simply adjusting to the complex demands of university life.

Counseling services are confidential and available free of charge to all registered UCSC students.  For more urgent matters or if a student is in crisis, we offer a crisis service at Kresge Annex B - Room 101. You can call the Central Office at (831) 459-2628 or refer to our webpage (www2.ucsc.edu/counsel) for additional information about these and other services.

CPS staff are situated in various locations on campus, including the Colleges, Family Student Housing, and Kresge Annex B.  In order for a student to schedule a first appointment, they must go to or call the CPS Central Office at Kresge. Students will be informed about the location of their therapist when the appointment is scheduled.  

As a staff or faculty member, CPS can offer you assistance if you have a concern about a distressed student. Please see the Responding to Distressed Students link for on-line information about suggestions on how to assist a student in distress. You are also welcome to call our central office at (831) 459-2628 for consultation from a CPS staff member.

We would like to provide you some available resources for students in distress.

Counseling and Psychological Services (831) 459-2628

Appointment scheduling 8:30am-4:30pm
Crisis hours M-F 9:30-11:30am and 2:00-4:00pm
Consultation available 8:30am-4:30pm

UCSC Psychiatry (831) 459-2214

Student Health Center (831) 459-2211

Services after 5:00pm or 24-hour response:

Call 911 for immediate response

County Mental Health Access Team- 24 Hours
1(800) 952-2335
                       
Suicide Prevention Services-24 Hours
(831) 458-5300

Wishing you all the best for the coming year!