CAPS Services
Counseling and Psychological Services offers a wide variety of counseling opportunities for currently enrolled students attending classes and residing in the state of Florida.
We invite you to make a triage appointment with one of our counselors to discuss your concerns and needs. To make a triage appointment, please call 850.474.2420.
Individual Counseling
Individual counseling provides the opportunity to explore personal concerns one-on-one with a counselor. Students talk about many different topics in counseling, which can range from concerns about getting along with a roommate to concerns about addressing symptoms of significant mental health challenges.
We invite you to make a triage appointment with one of our counselors to discuss your concerns and needs. To make an appointment, please call 850.474.2420.
Group Counseling
Unexpressed thoughts and feelings are a major reason people experience difficulties and distress in their lives. Expressing yourself in a safe and supportive environment is an important part of group counseling and strongly affects how much you will be helped. The group's climate of trust promotes an environment where members feel safe sharing their struggles and working collaboratively to understand one another.
Group counseling is often viewed as equally or more helpful than individual counseling because participants get support and feedback from several caring individuals. Many people feel they are alone because of their problems, and it is comforting to learn that other people have similar difficulties. In group counseling, participants have multiple opportunities to practice new skills and learn more about how they interact with and relate to others.
| Group Counseling Session | Date and Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| All Gender Process Groups | Fridays, 10-11:30 a.m. | Building 960, Room 200A |
| All Gender Process Groups | Fridays, 1-2:30 p.m. | Building 960, Room 200A |
| Please contact our office to learn more or to join a session by calling 850.474.2420. | ||
Biofeedback
Biofeedback is a self-help program in which students learn techniques to train their body to respond differently to stress and anxiety. Biofeedback is an evidence-based intervention for the treatment of anxiety.
If you are not already a client with CAPS, call our office at 850.474.2420 and let us know you want to participate in biofeedback. If you are not already a client with CAPS, we will first schedule you for a triage appointment to ensure this is a good fit for your needs.
Relationship/Couples Counseling
Relationship and couples counseling can be a helpful way to address a variety of issues, including conflict resolution, developing more effective communication skills, working on rebuilding a relationship after cheating and many other issues that can arise within the context of a relationship.
This service is available to all currently enrolled UWF students. Relationship partners need to be UWF students in order to participate. Call our office to schedule a visit at 850.474.2420.
Psychiatric Services
Psychiatric Services, part of UWF Counseling and Psychological Services, provides psychiatric evaluations and medication management for students.
Visit Psychiatric Services to learn more.
Walk-in Care
Walk-in Hours: 8-10 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.
Most CAPS appointments are scheduled in advance. However, we also offer walk-in care from 8 to 10 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. for distressed students who need same-day help.
Outreach Services
Outreach presentations are a way for us to provide an open and integrative forum for various topics. They are free and available to students, staff and faculty.
Request an Outreach Presentation or visit our Outreach Services to find popular topics we cover.
Consultation
CAPS is available to consult with students, parents, campus organizations, faculty, and administrators. To protect the confidentiality of all students we serve, our center cannot inform those seeking consultation if the student of concern is already a client of the center.
Call our office at 850.474.2420 to schedule a visit.
Career Counseling
CAPS can help if you are concerned that your struggle to select a major or career involves factors such as family pressure, self-doubt, anxiety, sadness, or feeling like you really do not know yourself or your interests very well. Clinicians can help you address barriers that may be interfering with your ability to select a major or career that fits with who you are.
Other Helpful Resouces on Campus:
- Career Development and Community Engagement : if your questions about choosing a major or career involve a need for more specific information about your career options. This office will also help with the career exploration process, such as job searching skills, interviewing tips, resume writing, and identifying experiential learning opportunities like cooperative education, internship, field study, service learning and volunteerism.
- Academic Advising: if you have specific questions about majors offered at UWF and the specific courses required in each major.
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