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Welcome to the the Counseling and Psychiatric Service (CAPS) website.  Feel free to follow these links for quicker information: 

• If you are interested in help for yourself
• For Faculty/Staff
• For concerned others (including friends, roommates, teammates, and classmates)
• For Parents

CAPS Announcements: 

Here are some helpful links in the wake of the Virginia Tech Tradegy:

• Tips for College and University Students: Managing Your Distress in the Aftermath of the Virginia Tech Shootings (APA Article)
• Tips for Parents on Coping with Trauma
• Tips for Faculty and Staff

• Please see our "Quick Links" in the right margin, and follow the links in the left margin/below for more information:
• Services - include evaluation, medication evaluation and management, crisis support, referral serivces, outreach programming, and psychotherapy (individual, couples, and group).
• Hours / Appointments / Location
• Links and Resources - includes mental health screening, and links to Georgetown University, local, and general mental health resources.
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Meet the Staff - including clinical staff, which is composed of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, psychology associates, and doctoral trainees. Though all counselors provide general services, the staff includes specialists in depression, anxiety, trauma (including sexual assault), eating disorders, and sports psychology (work in progress).
• Contact Us
• Training Opportunities - for students and graduates of counseling and clinical psychology.
• Forms - that you may come across if you come to CAPS, including Medical Leave of Absence forms and Release of Information forms.

Mission Statement: 

The Counseling and Psychiatric Service (CAPS) serves as the university's primary mental health agency for its students and campus community. Our central mission is to collaborate directly with students in overcoming difficulties that may interfere with the definition and accomplishment of their educational, personal, and career goals. Accordingly, CAPS strives to provide students with ample opportunities to develop greater self-understanding, identify and solve problems, and improve academic performance through the alleviation of psychological, emotional, and cognitive impediments. Our mission often extends beyond the consultation room and into the campus community. Through outreach, partnerships, and consultation initiatives to faculty, staff, parents, and other campus offices, CAPS seeks to promote psychological health as a value to the Georgetown community.