We provide mental health counseling, prioritizing same-day appointments to ensure students have rapid access to care. Same-day appointments focus on addressing students’ top-of-mind concerns, providing individualized support, and connecting students to relevant resources. Students may return for follow-up appointments as needed for short-term counseling. For students interested in longer-term therapy, we can assist you with referrals to off-campus providers.
For questions about appointment availability or to make an appointment, call (510) 642-9494.
Same-Day Individual Counseling Appointments
CAPS offers Same-Day Individual Appointments to students on a first-come first-served basis.
Appointments can be in-person or virtual. Due to state licensing regulations, students need to be physically located in California to access virtual counseling services from University Health Services. For students seeking services outside of California and the US, view our Services Outside California webpage.
Students can also book a free teletherapy appointment with our partner Uwill. Students can book the first 30 minute video session in just minutes using your Berkeley email.
How to Book Same-Day Counseling Appointments:
Same-Day : First Time
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Book an appointment on eTang
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Call the CAPS front desk (510)-642-9494
Note: Appointments are released for scheduling each day and up to 16 hours ahead. Call CAPS or access eTang in the morning, or access eTang the night before for the next day.
Same-Day: Returning Client
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Book an appointment on eTang
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Call the CAPS front desk (510)-642-9494
Note: Appointments are released for scheduling each day and up to 16 hours ahead. Call CAPS or access eTang in the morning, or access eTang the night before for the next day.
This option allows for you to see a counselor with same-day availability. If you would like to see the previous counselor you've met with, review the Scheduled Follow Up instructions for How Do I Meet with the Same Counselor?
Uwill Teletherapy Appointments
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To schedule free teletherapy with Uwill:
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Create a profile with Uwill
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Choose a therapist based on your preferences including availability, issue, gender, language, ethnicity.
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Choose a time that fits your schedule with day, night and weekend availability. You can schedule up to a month in advance.
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Scheduled Follow-Up Appointment
Appointments can be in-person or virtual. Due to state licensing regulations, students need to be physically located in California to access virtual counseling services.
How Do I Meet with the Same Counselor?
Scheduled Follow-Up
To see the same counselor you saw at a previous same-day counseling appointment, send them an eTang secure message.
Note: Follow-up appointments are scheduled out typically up to 1-3 weeks depending on a counselors availability.
If you need to speak with a counselor urgently, call (510) 642-9494.
How to make a couples counseling appointment:
- Call (510) 642-9494 to make a couples counseling appointment (couples counseling appointments cannot be made on eTang).
- Our staff will send you some pre-appointment forms to complete and once you send those back we can schedule your couples counseling appointment.
- For couples counseling, we offer both in-person and virtual counseling appointments.
- Counseling sessions are free.
**Due to state licensing regulations, partners need to be located in California to access remote counseling services.**
Couples counseling may not be appropriate for people experiencing intimate partner violence. Individual counseling may be recommended.
If you are experiencing relationship violence, sexual violence, stalking/harassment, confidential services can be accessed by contacting Path to Care: care.berkeley.edu/
For individual counseling on relationship violence concerns, connect with Social Services: uhs.berkeley.edu/socialservices