CSUF CAPS Services & Appointments

CAPS offers a variety of counseling services to help students adjust to college life, cope with personal challenges, gain self-awareness, and address psychological concerns. Students may meet with a counselor for an initial screening and evaluation to determine how the student’s mental health needs can best be met.

Students with presenting issues that are best addressed at CAPS can participate in brief individual, couples, or group counseling. Concerns frequently addressed in brief counseling at CAPS include stress management, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, body image, concerns related to cultural background or identity, and concerns about family, romantic, or interpersonal relationships. If it is determined that the student’s needs will best be met by another agency, the counselor will provide the student with appropriate referrals or resources.

CAPS also offers psychiatric services (if a counselor determines that a psychiatric evaluation is warranted) and crisis counseling to assist with emergencies or serious crises related to psychological concerns.

Mental Health Self-Screening

If you're not quite sure where to start or what you might need, we encourage you to read about and take a quick and easy self-screener for mental health. This will help you to assess multiple life domains and help you to know what to address, whether it be in individual therapy Opens in new window , drop-in support groups , through self-help books, YOU@Fullerton, or any of our other resources !