Eastern Michigan University
Counseling and Psychological Services
Contact Us:
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Phone: (734) 487-1118
Fax: (734) 481-0050
Hours:
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday
Meet our staff
What's New at CAPS?
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is dedicated to addressing the mental health needs of students at Eastern Michigan University. Our caring staff provides free counseling using a short-term model. Medication management with our staff psychiatrist is also available for a fee.
CAPS also serves the EMU community by providing educational workshops, outreaches, consultation to faculty and staff, and training to graduate students in the mental health professions.
Information for Students
CAPS offers:
- Individual, couples and group counseling
- Emergency services and crisis intervention
- Consultation to faculty and staff
- Workshops and educational presentations
- Psychiatric medication management is available for a fee (all other services are free to EMU students)
All services are confidential.
Click here for more information about the types of services we provide at CAPS.
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Check your symptoms
- Get a free, confidential screening to see if you could benefit from professional help with mental health, eating or alcohol use.
Is your situation an emergency?
If you believe you are in danger of hurting yourself or others, have recently been assaulted, have recently lost a loved one, or believe your situation is urgent please call CAPS at 487-1118 or come to 313 Snow Health Center for an emergency appointment during regular business hours. We request that you arrive no later than 4:00 PM so that we have time to help you. If you believe that an EMU student is experiencing an emergency, you can call us at 487-1118 for a consultation.
After 5:00 PM and on the weekends:
- Call 9-1-1 if someone is hurt or in immediate danger.
- Go to a local emergency department. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital: 734-712-5637
- Psychiatric Emergency Services, University of Michigan Hospital: 734-996-4747
- Call CAPS at 734-487-1118 for after-hours crisis counseling.
- Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 (1-800-273-TALK).
