If you are feeling stressed, anxious or depressed, know that you are not alone. These feelings affect many students at UC Berkeley. The Unviersity's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is here to support you. CAPS has offers several mental health resources.
All UC Berkeley stuednts, regardless of whether they have SHIP or not, can access the following services from anywhere in the world.
- Through CAPS' free and confidential Let's Talk program, you can speak briefly with a CAPS therapist to consider whether cousneling would be helpful for you. These are not formal therapy sessions but counselors can discuss strategies for dealing with challenges, stress and depression.
- Teletherapy is available free of charge through the UWill program. Search for a therapist based on your preferences and schedule.
- Therapy Assistance Online (TAO) is an online library of mental health resources. Read articles, watch brief videos and even take short courses on an array of practical mental health skills such as learning to calm anxiety, relieving depression, improving mood and communicating with others.
- CAPS Mental Health Workshops cover a range of relevant tpics for students from coping with imposter syndrome to learnign to express yourself with confidence. Many of these workshops are held virtually.
- If you are suicidal, please get help immediately! Suicide.org lists suicide prevention hotline numbers for a wide array of countries.
If you are outside the US and have SHIP, please see SHIP's Services Outside of California page. In some cases, you may be able to see a doctor in another coutnry and then request reimbursement from SHIP partner agencies.
If you are anywhere in the US and have SHIP, you may use the following resources:
- Use Teladoc to make virtual appointments with board-certified medical professionals for standard issues like the flu or a cold. You can also see a doctor for mental health issues.
- SHIP's medical and mental health care coverage is provided by Welfleet. When you are in the US but outside of California, Welfleet covers your medical care with doctors in the Cigna health care system. See SHIP's Services Outside California page for further information and a link to Cigna's search tool.
If you are in California, regardless of whether you have SHIP or not, you may do the following:
- Schedule a same-day appointment with a CAPS therapist.
- Speak with a CAPS therapist immediately for urgent issues.