What Is CAPS?

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is a professionally staffed counseling service offering individual, group and couples counseling, as well as psychiatric consultation and treatment.  Any kind of concern can be discussed confidentially with a counselor to enhance psychological growth and increase problem solving skills.   Depression, anxiety, difficulties in interpersonal relationships, feelings of inadequacy, sexual issues, substance abuse and problems of academic functioning are some of the concerns students often address through counseling.

Approximately 8 percent of IUB students seek counseling at CAPS.  CAPS has contact with many more students through its educational and outreach activities.  Students come for close to 15,000 clinical visits a year.

If you are concerned about a friend and would like ideas about assisting him or her, check out How to Help a Friend.

Our staff members are professional social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and supervised professionals in training. Their specialized training  and experience prepares them to deal with a wide range of issues faced by university students.

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