Individual Therapy
True/False: There is a cost for short term individual counseling services at UCD.
False! All of our services are free to all UCD students, irrespective of insurance coverage.
Name 1 Group UCD Counseling Services offers.
Answers may vary but may include Graduate Process Group; Lavender Grad LGBTQ+ Group, Graduate Career Exploration Group; Aggies in Recovery; etc
True/False: UCD Counseling has counselors embedded in organizations like the CCC, CADSS, LGBTQIA+ RC; Women's RC.
True! All students, including grad students, can request to meet with our Community Advising Network counselors who work embedded in these locations.
Where is the main location of Counseling Services?
North Hall, across from the memorial union
Where is Health and Promotion (HEP) Services located?
Cowell Building
What are two ways students can schedule individual therapy visits?
Health-e-messenger (HeM portal)
by calling the receptionist at 530-752-0871
True/False: I will have to be in a group with undergrads if I do group therapy at UCD.
False! While some of our groups are mixed grad/undergrad, we have some groups that are closed to just grad students.
What is the Gender Care Team?
The Gender Care Team are providers at CS who have received special training in gender affirming services who can write letters of support for our trans and nonbinary students seeking gender affirming care.
Name 2 satellite locations of counseling services.
Cowell Building; Academic Satellites Program (e.g., Grad Studies, College of Ag; College of Engineering; Nursing School; Law School; Med School)
What does HEP do?
Mental Health and Physical Health Outreach (e.g., Bike Hair Don't Care); AOD education; Sexual Health education
True/False: The only individual therapy services offered at UCD Counseling Services are 4-6 short term individual counseling sessions per academic year.
False! We offer One Time Visits as well because we recognize some needs can be met with just one visit and not all students desire to be seen for multiple visits.
True/False: I can only attend a limited amount of group therapy visits per academic year.
False: In contrast to the limits to individual therapy visits per year, students can attend unlimited group therapy visits per year.
What does CAN stand for?
CAN stands for our "community advising network" counselors who are embedded in cultural resource centers across campus.
Grad students can ONLY be seen by the embedded psychologist in grad studies.
False! The embedded psychologist in grad studies is an amazing resource a part of our academic satellites program, but grad students can be seen in any of our locations, including North Hall.
What types of sexual health resources are available via HEP?
receptive and insertive condoms; dental dams; sexual health lab at SHWC
What if I need more than 4-6 visits per academic school year? Is my goose cooked?
We recognize often students need and deserve long term care. Students can work with their counselors to gain referrals for community providers who offer long term care and accept their insurance.
Are groups confidential at UCD counseling services?
Yes! The same rules concerning confidentiality apply and group facilitators establish group agreements and norms during each first group visit, including going over confidentiality.
True/False: UCD Counseling Services only provides individual and group therapy and does not do outreach to destigmatize mental health or meet the unique needs of marginalized communities.
False! We have robust outreach services where we offer workshops and collaborative spaces similar to this space. Satveer is the outreach intern for this year and is happy to chat more about outreach.
True/False: I have to be in Davis to access services.
False: We offer telehealth visits as long as you are physically in the state of California.
Name one HEP staff member.
Raeann (director), Fatima (AOD specialist), Sydney (mental health specialist), Shantille (health promotion specialist), Norah (admin assistant)
Does UCD Counseling Services only offer in person individual therapy?
No! We have robust telehealth services especially for our busy grad students who may prefer Zoom sessions. It is up to students whether they would like to meet in person or over Zoom.
How do I sign up for a group?
You can either send the group facilitators a Health-e-message (HeM) or can call the receptionist at 530-752-0871.
What are some examples of outreach events CS has done in the past?
BIPOC Support Space; Workshops on Cultural Stigma; Workshops on Masculinity and Mental Health for BIPOC Men; etc.
Where are emergency crisis support services available during business hours? (MTuThF 8-5; Wed 9-5)
Acute Care Crisis Services are located on the 3rd floor of the Student Health and Wellness Center (SHWC, the building with the doctors)
What other services does SHWC offer?
dietitian; psychiatry; primary care; obgyn; gender affirming care; optometry; physical therapy; and more!