Counseling

This page provides a list of organizations that provide counseling and other mental health support. Some organizations may specialize in serving people of certain identities. 

Campus resources

• UC Berkeley Social Services within University Health Services (UHS) [Confidential]: 
  • Social Services provides confidential individual counseling, group counseling, and consultation to students.

  • For after-hours emergency consultation with a counselor or crisis resource referrals, students may call 855-817-5667.

  • Phone: 510-642-6074

  • Satellite Office at University Village (UVA) phone: 510-520-7031
• UC Berkeley Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) [Confidential]
  • UHS Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) supports the emotional, psychological, educational, social and cultural development of all UC Berkeley students through a wide range of multiculturally based counseling, psychiatric, career, consultation, training and educational services.
  • Phone: (510) 642-9494
  • Counseling after-hours support line: (855) 817-5667

• UC Berkeley Be Well at Work Employee Assistance [Confidential]

  • Provides free, confidential assessment, referral, and consultation services for UC Berkeley faculty, staff, visiting scholars, and postdoctoral appointees.

  • Phone: (510) 643-7754

  • Email: employeeassistance@berkeley.edu

Local and national mental health resources

The following resources may provide counseling and other mental health support services. Please contact the organization directly to get more information. Some organizations may specialize in serving people of certain identities.

• Cameron House Organization for Chinese Identifying Individuals (faith-based, specializing in supporting Chinese community)

• Edgewood (specializes in supporting youth and families)

• Grateful Heart Holistic Therapy Center

• Hively (specializes in supporting youth and families)

• La Familia Counseling Service - Alameda County (specializes in supporting Latine/Latinx community)

• Lyon-Martin Health Services (specializes in supporting women, gender non-conforming people, and transgender people of all gender identities and sexual orientations)

• Male Survivor (specializes in supporting male survivors of sexual violence) 

• Mujeres Unidas y Activas (specializes in supporting Latina immigrant women)

• Muslim Community Center East Bay

• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network

• Pacific Center for Human Growth in Berkeley (specializes in supporting the LGBTQ community)

• Pineapple Support (specializes in supporting all persons working in the online adult industry)

• Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa (specializes in supporting the LGBTQ community)

• Shimtuh at Korean Community Center of the East Bay (specializes in supporting Korean domestic violence survivors) 

• W.O.M.A.N Inc.

Please note that svsh.berkeley.edu lists resources for the purpose of helping people who have been impacted by SVSH know their options for resources. The listing of any resource not affiliated with the University of California on this website does not constitute an endorsement of any resource by the UC. The University of California is not responsible for the services of an external resource.