While You Wait for Counseling
Due to the high volume of requests for counseling services it may take some time before you are assigned. Check out some of our other available resources while you are waiting!
Mental Health Resources for SUU Students
Let's Talk
Let's Talk is a program that provides 10-15 minute drop-in consultations for SUU students. It's free, no appointment is necessary, and students are seen on a first-come, first-serve basis. These are informal, friendly, and confidential consultation. Speaking with a counselor consultant can help provide insight, solutions, and information about other resources. Let's Talk is not a substitute for formal counseling and doesn't constitute mental health treatment, but the counseling consultants can listen to your specific problems and introduce you to what it's like to speak to a member of our staff.
No topic is off-limits. Common concerns include:
- Stress
- academic performance
- worry
- relationships
- sadness
- family problems
- financial struggles
- adjustment
- culture shock
Need help finding a space? SUU's Wellness Center has offered an available room to use for Let's Talk consultations*.
*Technology will not be provided. Please bring your own device to use for the zoom session or check out a Chromebook from the library.
Groups
At CAPS we are striving to meet the mental health needs of our students so that they can achieve their educational, career and personal goals. Group is a very powerful and effective way to bring about meaningful change and to get support.
Self-Help Toolkit
There are many ways to strengthen your emotional health without ever setting foot in our office. We've gathered a set of customized tools and links to support you in learning and practicing habits of mental wellness.
CAPS SUU Youtube Channel
Check out the mental health resources on our youtube channel such as grounding techniques, the health and wellness center, and even meet some of our peers and counselors.
COVID Survival Guide
This guide provides practical and useful information to students navigating the ‘COVID 19’ Pandemic. It is meant to serve as a reference guide for all coping with the crisis including accessing resources and support related to student’s physical and emotional needs.
The guide begins with skills, techniques, psycho-education focusing on coping with stress, isolation, loneliness, and other practical strategies for surviving this pandemic. As well as resource information detailing the various local, state, and federal resources for getting support during this crisis. We also include a comprehensive overview of the departments on SUU’s campus: how their services have changed since the crisis and the ways they are still serving students.
Southern Utah University CAPS recognizes how challenging these changes have been for everyone during this difficult time. We hope that this Survival Guide will answer questions and guide you to different resources that are available to you.