CAPS stands for Counseling and Psychological Services. We provide counseling, outreach, and consultation services to registered undergraduate and graduate students.
CAPS staff are located at each of the six colleges, the Women’s Center, Price Center East, and the central office which is located at 190 Galbraith Hall.
Our counseling services are free to all enrolled students who pay registration fees. This covers all graduate academic programs, professional students, School of Medicine, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, and Rady School students in the full-time MBA program.
As long as one person is a registered UCSD student, the couple can seek counseling.
We are a de-centralized Center and have offices in nine locations on campus. Students can be seen at any of our locations.
Most of our groups are a mix of both undergraduate and undergraduate students. If you would like a group exclusive to graduate students, we have those too.
CAPS and Career Services offer a specialized workshop called Questioning Career Transitions which helps students work through questions and concerns about their academic programs and career track. Additionally, students can seek support from their academic programs or speak to a counselor at CAPS.
Managing multiple roles can definitely be difficult and stressful. CAPS offers individual counseling to provide support in finding balance with multiple roles. We also offer support groups such as the Graduate Student Support which addresses common concerns and issues among graduate students.
Public speaking is a common concern for individuals. The Express to Success Program offers quarterly workshops specifically addressing public speaking. Additionally, the Building Social Confidence Group helps students decrease their anxiety in social situations, and would likely help increase your confidence when leading a discussion.