Individual Counseling
A CAPS therapist provides an initial evaluation and discusses treatment options. A CAPS social worker, psychologist, or psychiatrist will assess how best to address your concerns. If brief therapy is the appropriate treatment, you generally meet weekly with your therapist for 50 minutes.
Therapists are assigned to students based upon availability and expertise, rather than discipline. All of our therapists are able to assist you in assessment and in planning treatment.
Stanford students are eligible for an initial consultation. Evaluations and short-term counseling require no fee for students who have paid the Campus Health Service Fee. (There is a charge for students who have not paid the Campus Health Service Fee).
Couples Counseling
Several of our therapists are trained in couples therapy. For couples therapy, only one of you needs to be a Stanford student. There is no charge for brief couples therapy if you have paid the Campus Health Service Fee.
Long-term Counseling
Some issues are more appropriately addressed in long-term therapy due to their complexity and history. Generally students for whom long-term treatment is appropriate are referred to a clinic or therapist in the community. Efforts will be made to help find providers who take the student’s health insurance.
Sometimes a CAPS therapist has an opening for long-term therapy and will offer this service for a fee. The fee begins when you and your therapist agree on the need for longer term therapy. Your insurance benefits may be applied to the CAPS fee.
Making Your First Appointment
Psychotherapy
Psychiatric Medication
Case Management
Fees and Eligibility
Referrals
Confidentiality and Disclosures
