Services We Offer

The University Counseling Center (UCC) offers a range of services to support students. Our goal is to provide you with timely and flexible access to wellness and mental health resources and to empower you to find solutions, achieve your goals, and feel better. TAMU-CC students who are enrolled for the current academic term, have paid the Student Services fee, and whose needs match our services, are eligible for Counseling Center services. In addition to providing in person services, we also utilize a tele-mental health platform that allows us to provide counseling services confidentially and safely via phone or videoconference. Students must be in Texas to participate in telemental health services.

Clinical Services

Initial consultations are conducted by our daily Counselor on Duty (COD). The COD gathers information about your concerns to determine what service(s) best meet your needs and will then assist you with connecting with the most appropriate services and resources. If you are in crisis, the COD will collaborate with you in creating a plan to cope with the current crisis. The COD can also provide guidance and consultation to students, family, and faculty/staff who are concerned about a distressed student.

Initial and crisis consultations are available during our virtual consult/walk-in hours Monday-Friday from 9-11:30am and 1-4pm.

Call (361) 825-2703 to request an immediate or scheduled consultation with the Counselor on Duty

Group counseling and workshops provide students with an opportunity to meet in a safe, supportive setting with other students who share similar concerns and issues- making our counseling groups and workshops popular treatment options.

Both in person and virtual group therapy and workshop options are available!

Click here for information about our current therapy groups.

Click here for information about our current drop-in workshops.

The UCC utilizes a brief therapy model which is designed to focus on short-term goals to facilitate students’ college success and adjustment.

Appointments are typically scheduled every 2 to 3 weeks and students may receive up to 15 counseling sessions per academic year. However, most students find that they feel better and have met their goals after 1-4 sessions.

Students in need of longer-term, more intensive, or more specialized treatment will be referred to services in the community that can better accommodate their needs.

For students wanting more information regarding off-campus and online counseling resources, please contact:

Ana Salazar

(361) 825-2703

Ana.Salazar@tamucc.edu

For those students needing psychotropic medication, the UCC believes that an integrated treatment plan should include regular meetings with both a clinician and the psychiatrist and communication between these providers. For this reason, only current UCC clients are eligible for psychiatry services. Psychiatric services are limited and are by appointment only through secure videoconferencing. Psychiatric services are not covered by tuition and fees and additional charges apply for appointments.

The UCC cannot provide psychiatric care to students who are:

Currently in counseling with an off-campus counseling provider,
Seeking stimulant medication for ADHD,
Interested in accessing medication without simultaneous counseling treatment,
Needing urgent or emergency psychiatric evaluation or stabilization services.
In these circumstances the UCC can assist with a referral to a community provider for medication evaluation/management.

For students wanting more information on off-campus psychiatric and medication services, please contact:

Ana Salazar

(361) 825-2703

Ana.Salazar@tamucc.edu

Sometimes students have needs that are outside of the scope of the services offered by the Counseling Center. The UCC Case Manager can provide referrals to students with complex mental health needs, assist with continuity of care for students returning to the university after a mental health hospitalization, and assist students with accessing resources to address basic needs such as housing, food, healthcare, and finances.

The UCC’s Outreach & Prevention Services offers innovative and educational programming beyond the walls of the Driftwood building which focuses on increasing college student mental health awareness and emotional well-being. Our programming efforts focus on mental health prevention, awareness, education and stigma reduction.

CLICK HERE for more information on our Outreach & Prevention programming, including information on our current campus events.

Services We Offer

Clinical Services

University Counseling Center

Clinic and Services

Current Clinic Hours

Mon-Fri: 8am-5pm,

Services We Offer

Clinical Services

Relaxation Room

Initial and Crisis Consultations

Groups & Workshops

Individual Counseling

Psychiatric Services

Case Management & Community Referrals

Outreach & Prevention Services

University Counseling Center

Clinic and Services

Current Clinic Hours

Mon-Fri: 8am-5pm,