Counseling and Psychological Services

Services

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) offers a range of services to support the emotional well-being of University of Houston students. These services include an initial Access Visit to determine care needs, Essential Skills Workshops that build coping strategies, and Focused Care Hours for brief, solution-focused support. CAPS also provides Short-Term Individual Counseling, Group Counseling, and Short-Term Couples Counseling tailored to students’ unique needs. For ongoing support, Care Coordination helps connect students to additional campus and community resources. CAPS services are low-cost or free, and 24/7 crisis support is available for immediate mental health concerns.

Access visits are free, brief assessment sessions intended to make sure you get connected to the right service. Access visits can be in-person or virtual. To access CAPS services on a first come, first serve basis, visit 
  • Health 2 office 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Monday through Friday.
  • Or call 713-743-5454 to access us via telehealth. 
If you are someone who has a specific problem or situation that is causing you stress but can’t quite figure out how to navigate it or move forward, or if you are generally action-oriented and are looking for solutions you can implement now, our Focused Care Hour (FCH) option may be best for you.
Group is a good fit for students who may feel socially isolated, have difficulties connecting with others, suffer from excessive self-criticism, or have problems asserting themselves in relationships. The main goal is for group members is to determine possible changes that might improve their connections and interactions with others and themselves and then begin making these changes.
Anxiety Toolbox: each session is about 1 hour
  • Mindful Coping: focuses on developing coping skills that you can implement to address anxiety and worry.
  • Taming Your Thoughts: understand how your thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and body sensations interact with one another when experiencing anxiety.
  • From Avoidance to Acceptance: This session will focus on practicing acceptance-based skills for managing your worry and learning ways to continue to engage with a life you are excited about.
Emotional Resilience: each session is about 1 hour
  • Conquering Distress: Accept, Cope & Endure: This session introduces the terms distress and tolerance and focuses on building skills for being able to tolerate and accept distress.
  • Getting Off the Emotional Rollercoaster: This session will focus on identifying nand labeling your emotions, creating awareness about choices/options you have in response to overwhelming emotions, and teaching you specific skills to assist with emotion regulation.
  • Communicate with Confidence: This session will help you communicate more effectively through understanding your communication and boundary styles as well as values around relationships.