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24 Hour Phone Response:
CAPS has mental health staff available for consultation 24 hours a day by phone.
To reach a CAPS staff member call:
(530) 752-0871
The mission of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is to enhance the mental health, interpersonal relationships, academic performance and career development of students attending UC Davis. CAPS services are also designed to assist all members of the campus community to develop a healthy campus learning environment. CAPS is committed to promoting inclusion, and the affirmation of diversity in its broadest sense. We strive to provide respectful treatment to people of every background who work, train and use CAPS services. Our staff contribute to the profession and embrace the richness brought by the intersections of gender, ethnicity, race, sexual/affectional orientation, age, physical and mental abilities, spirituality, socioeconomic status, physical attributes, as well as other personal and social characteristics that comprise individual identity.
Office Hours
CAPS at North Hall is open year round
8:00AM - 5:00PM
CAPS is closed only on UC Davis holidays
Contacting Us by Phone
(530) 752-0871
Eligibility for Counseling Services
CAPS provides short-term counseling at no cost to UC Davis registered students. The service you receive is based upon a determination of your therapeutic goals and CAPS resources. If CAPS is unable to meet your goals, referral resources will be identified for you.
To Schedule an Appointment
To schedule an appointment for initial consultation, please call CAPS (752-0871) during regular office hours. This initial intake appointment will help you clarify your counseling needs and direct you to appropriate services.
Students who have an urgent need to receive counseling services can come in to CAPS and will be seen as soon as possible.
If you are unable to keep an appointment, please call Reception to cancel 24 hours in advance. If staff cannot keep an appointment with you, Reception will attempt to contact you.
Our Services are Confidential
CAPS staff adhere to state laws and ethical standards which require that all client information is held in confidence. To provide effective service, your therapist may discuss your case with other CAPS staff (i.e. their supervisors or colleagues). Also, CAPS staff may consult with medical staff at Cowell Student Health Center according to state law for discretionary disclosure to qualified medical providers as needed for diagnosis and treatment. All confidential client information will be disclosed to others only with your written consent or in accordance with state law and University policy. State law requires that health and mental health professionals reports certain situations, such as suspicion of child or elder abuse, or serious danger to self or others.
E-Mail Policy
Our staff welcome your contact. We also value your privacy. Please consider the following information prior to sending us your e-mail:
E-Mail is not an appropriate medium for personal counseling. If you are a UC Davis student seeking personal counseling, please visit our office at 219 North Hall –or- call (530) 752-0871 to schedule an appointment with the counselor.
Our staff do not respond to inquiries from our clients regarding specific counseling issues. Confidentiality is essential to the counseling process and cannot be assured with e-mail.
We cannot guarantee that your e-mail remains confidential. While we will do our best to keep your communication private, our university administration, like many other employers, reserve the right to monitor our e-mail usage and might therefore see the text of your message. If you are in any way concerned about the contents of your e-mail being read by someone other than the person you are contacting, you might consider alternate forms of communication.
Staff may not read e-mail on a regular, daily basis. Also, you have no way of knowing if staff is unavailable due to illness, vacation, or other reasons. This means that your message may not be read immediately. If time is of particular concern for you, please consider calling our office instead at (530) 752-0871.
For e-mail addresses and other contact information for our staff, please view our Staff page.
Staff
CAPS is a multiculturally and educationally diverse group of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, family counselors, doctoral interns and peer counselors. We are an experienced staff committed to assisting students and enriching the university community through providing a broad variety of educational programs, psychological consultation and other types of university service.