Making an appointment at Counseling and Psychological Services is easy. Any currently enrolled degree-seeking student can receive brief, free, and confidential  individual or couple (both parties must be USF students) counseling each academic year. Students desiring longer-term counseling will be provided with referral options.

Although CAPS staff strive to see students as expediently as possible there are times during the semester when the center is heavily impacted, most often during midterm and final exams.  The typical wait for service is less than three weeks.

Faculty and staff are welcome to use Counseling and Psychological Services for an initial evaluation or referral to outside agencies.

Before you become an actual client of the center a brief consultation appointment will be scheduled.  Please call our Office Manager at 415-422-6352 or drop in at Gillson Hall, Lower Level to make this appointment. Regular office hours are from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, with a limited number of evening appointments available. A voicemail system is provided to receive your after-hours messages.

Substance Abuse Assessment

We encourage students who are mandated for drug/alcohol assessment to schedule their appointments early rather than wait until their deadline for completion. Mandated students have the lowest priority for appointments when there is a waiting list for services. We are happy to furnish students with appropriate referrals to providers off campus.  If a life threatening emergency exists students will be seen the same day.