Your college years are an exciting and challenging time. Academic and environmental demands can be highly stressful. You may feel anxious or depressed and alone. These feelings can sometimes interfere with academic performance, social relationships, and your physical health. Student Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) can help you manage your feelings so that you can make the most out of your college experience. Our clinicians are trained to help you work through problems commonly experienced by college students of all ages and backgrounds.

All students’ interested in therapy at CAPS must first schedule an Initial Consultation with a clinician for a thorough assessment, at which point treatment recommendations are provided (that may or may not include CAPS services). Please call 702-895-3627 to schedule an Initial Consultation. If you are looking to see a clinician in a moment of crisis you can do so by calling or walking into CAPS during our regular business hours. Please note that you will need to complete forms and there may be a wait if the triage clinician is meeting with another student.

Initial consultations are generally an hour and a half long. The first 30 minutes are for paperwork and screening assessments and the last hour is meeting with a clinician.

Initial consultations are scheduled up to two weeks in advance. Once all the available initial consultation time slots are filled for the next two weeks students must wait until additional initial consultation slots are open to schedule for future dates. Students in crisis may be seen during open hours for walk-in crisis services.

When you meet with a clinician, the clinician will make a recommendation for therapy options, based on presenting concerns. This may include a variety of services including individual therapy, group therapy, workshops, or long-term, open-ended therapy in the community.

If your initial consultation clinician recommends CAPS services, including individual, couples, or group therapy, the wait can vary depending on the demand. After completing the initial consultation your clinician will talk with you about the wait time.

If your intake clinician refers you for individual therapy at CAPS, you can certainly make your request known to your Initial consultation clinician; however your assignment can depend on the requested clinician’s current caseload. In some cases this may also increase your wait time.

In order to see the psychiatrist/psychiatric nurse practitioner you will need a referral from one of the CAPS clinicians. Therefore, you will need to schedule an initial consultation with CAPS first. The intake clinician will refer you for an assessment with the Behavioral Health Team when appropriate.

Students must be currently enrolled at UNLV and pay appropriate health fees to be seen within Student Wellness. CAPS does not charge any office visit fees. Some students are asked to complete additional specific assessments at follow-up for a nominal fee; however the assessments and charges would be discussed with the student in advance.

These assessments help clinicians to gather information about your presenting concerns and gauge your progress in counseling.

If you know that you need to cancel an appointment in advance, please call the CAPS front desk at 702-895-3627 to cancel or reschedule the appointment. If you need to cancel an appointment the day of the appointment, there is a $25 same-day cancellation fee. This fee does not apply for follow-ups or initial consultations; however students are strongly encouraged to cancel appointments in advance so that the appointment time can be offered to another student in need.

If you no-show for an individual session you will be charged a $25 no-show fee. If you no-show for a group session, there is a $20 no-show fee. If you no-show for a couples therapy session, there is a $30 no-show fee. If you no-show for an initial consultation or a follow-up appointment you will not be charged a fee. Students are encouraged to cancel appointments in advance if needed so that the appointment time can be offered to another student in need.