The Tang Center provides a wide range
of counseling programs to help students with personal, academic, career, health-related
issues and crisis concerns.
| Make an appointment | See
Counseling Appointments |
Cancel Appointments
| Call 642-9494 (CPS or Psychiatry) or 642-6074
(Social Services) 24 hours a day, to cancel an appointment. You must cancel at
least 24 hours in advance to avoid a Late Cancellation Fee. |
| Hours, Location | See
Tang Center Hours.
Location: 3300 Tang Center |
| Crisis/emergency |
If you are in crisis and need urgent care, come to CPS at 3300 Tang and inform
the receptionist. You will be seen by the next available counselor. When Tang
is closed, see Emergency and Crisis or
call After Hours Assistance at 643-7197 for referrals. |
| More information about specific concerns |
See Help for Specific Concerns,
or by topic: Academic Difficulties Academic
Adjustment Due to Illness ADHD
Medical Withdrawal
Leaving School Alcohol/Drugs
Career Concerns: Selecting a Major/ Making Career Decisions
Chronic Illness Crises
or Trauma Depression Eating
Disorders & Body Image Grief &
Loss Medication (psychiatric)
Pregnancy Relationships
Relationship Violence Sexual
Assault/Rape Sexual Identity
Stress/Anxiety |
| Groups and workshops |
See the Calendar
of Groups and Workshops. Also see Twelve-Step
Programs On or Near Campus. Upon request, the Counseling staff also provides
workshops for student groups, academic departments and administrative units on
a variety of psychological issues, as well as how to refer students for counseling.
Call 642-9494 to make a request. |
| Program
Information about CPS, Social Services, Psychiatric Services |
See: About Counseling & Psychological Services
About Psychiatric Services About
Social Services |
| Career
Counseling Library | As part of a comprehensive career counseling
program at Tang, the Career Counseling
Library has an extensive collection of materials for academic and career exploration.
The Library website has many career exploration links. |
| Helping you help a student |
We provide consultation to faculty and staff who are concerned about students.
Call the Outreach Coordinator at 643-2906. If you believe there is imminent danger,
immediately call the police. See these resources for assistance: |
| Crisis, campus | Counselors
can help with post-trauma debriefing and counseling when departments or groups
have experienced a crisis involving students. Call CPS at 642-9494. |
| Meet the Staff | See
Counseling Services Staff. |
| Preferences for a counselor |
If you prefer to talk with a counselor of a particular sex, ethnicity or sexual
identity we will do our best to arrange it. Simply inform the assistant when you
make your appointment or include this information on the CPS information form. |
| Confidentiality | See
Understanding Counseling and Confidentiality. |
| Eligibility | All
registered Berkeley students are eligible to use these services. You do not have
to purchase the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP). See Attention
Mills College and UC Extension Students. |
| Fees | See
Counseling Fees. |
| Training
programs | See Internships
and Training Program available at UHS. |
| Self-help |
See Self-Help for links to mental health websites
and virtual pamphlet collections. |
| Twelve-step
programs | See Twelve-Step
Programs On or Near Campus for the current schedule and links to the organizations. |