In case of emergency, dial 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.
If you know your clinician's extension, you can call 734.487.3500, enter the extension and leave a message. For additional help, email [email protected]
Winter Weather
WINTER WEATHER POLICY: If EMU is closed, the EMU CBHC will also be closed. EMU Closure Information can be found here.
What We Do
The Community Behavioral Health Clinic offers convenient, affordable and low-cost psychological services to the Ypsilanti community and surrounding regions. Services are provided by clinical psychology graduate students under the supervision of licensed faculty.
Services, Fees and Payment Instructions
Do not make a payment until services have been rendered.
- Group therapy: $5 per session
- Individual therapy: $10 per session
- The clinic offers a wide range of testing and assessment services for children, adolescents, and adults, to answer specific questions:
- General comprehensive psychological evaluations of emotion, behavior, or mood
- Psychoeducational evaluations pertaining to academic and cognitive functioning
- Neuropsychological evaluations, to assess emotional, cognitive, and behavioral status when living with a neurological disease, or after an accident or stroke
- A full assessment battery costs $500. It consists of one or more interview sessions (often also with other important people in the client's life), observations if indicated (e.g., at home or school), performance tests, questionnaires, and a feedback session with recommendations.
Pay for your session
1. Click "Behavioral Health Clinic Payments"
2. Click "Make Behavioral Clinic Payment"
3. Enter desired amount (sessions are $10 each)
4. Click "Add to Cart"
5. Enter required information and click "continue"
6. Click "checkout"
7. Enter your email address and click "continue"
8. Enter payment information and click "continue"Steps to an Appointment
- If you are interested in services for adults 60 years and older, please call (734) 487-8489 for more information.
- If you are a current student at Eastern Michigan University, please visit the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) website to review your eligibility for services and, if indicated, schedule an appointment. Note that CAPS does not offer neuropsychological assessment services. For those, go to (3) below.
- Otherwise, please complete a client application form (also see "Forms" below), based on whether the client is a Child or Adult.
- Completion of this form does not guarantee services. Services are determined based upon clinician and supervisor availability.
- Wait for response. Services are not offered in the order requested. Student training needs and supervisor availability determine assignments. We cannot give an estimate of when you will be scheduled for an initial session. We can provide referral information to assist with immediate needs.
- We will contact you at the beginning of each semester to find out whether you are still interested in services.
- To schedule an initial appointment, Clinicians will contact you up to three times.
- If you're bringing a child in, please read this information about your child's assessment [PDF].
Services may be curtailed during University breaks.
Forms
Please complete one of the following forms:
COVID-19 Related Updates
- Masking: Masking is optional at the CBHC. Clients, clinicians, and staff are welcome to mask and may request others mask in their presence. It is the expectation that others will mask if asked to mask.
Visit Information
Hours
Winter 2025
- Mon: 9:30 a.m.– 8 p.m.
- Tue-Thurs: 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
- Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Weather Policy
In case of inclement weather, read our weather policy.
Public Transportation
Ann Arbor bus routes 4, 5 and 33 (EMU Shuttle) stop nearby.
Parking
Parking is free for clinic clients in spaces marked "Reserved for CBH Clinic Clients Only".
Group therapy is a form of psychotherapy involving one or more therapists working with several people at the same time.
About the Clinic
The Community Behavioral Health Clinic, operated by Eastern's Department of Psychology, is a teaching facility directed by Claudia Drossel, PhD, PhD, LP, who manages the clinic under the Psychology Department head and in consultation with the clinical training director and clinical area faculty.
Therapeutic approaches utilized by clinic supervisors include behavioral, cognitive-behavioral (including ACT and DBT approaches), family systems, insight-oriented, interpersonal, feminist and psychodynamic orientations.
Our Goals
- Offer psychological services to the Ypsilanti community and surrounding region.
- Provide professional training for clinical psychology graduate students.
- Support clinically-relevant research projects.
Now Seeking Student Assistants
See the job description and requirements.
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We offer special programs for adults with cognitive difficulties.
Specialty Programming
Advancing Neurobehavioral Health
Dr. Claudia Drossel offers specialty services at the intersection of psychological health and medical conditions. Our Neurobehavioral Health team serves:
- people worried about cognitive loss (e.g., difficulties attending, thinking, remembering, or problem-solving);
- care partners of persons with cognitive loss; and
- adults older than 60 years of age who would like to improve their quality of life or address health challenges.
Please call 734.487.8489 and leave a message with your name, phone number and the best time to return your call, or email [email protected].
EMU Early Childhood Satellite Clinics
In collaboration with local preschools and with funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund and the Flinn Foundation, Dr. Jamie Lawler offers specialty services for young children ages 2-7 and their families. Our team conducts free virtual parent workshops, 10-week parenting groups, and onsite behavioral health services at early learning centers. Visit the Early Childhood page or email [email protected] to learn more.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Group
The DBT skills group is a classroom-like experience that teaches people how to improve relationships and manage difficult situations. Participants complete readings and engage in practice between sessions. Ongoing individual therapy is required for participation.
Groups meet once a week, typically at 5:30 or 6 pm. If you are interested, please complete the Adult Application Form and indicate your interest in DBT Skills. Please provide an email address. We review applications three times per year (January, May, and September) and will contact you for an initial consultation to see if the group is a good match for you. If so, you would complete an intake session including orientation to the group and a brief assessment before joining.
Written Exposure Therapy (WET) Group
WET is an evidence-based treatment that helps people better understand their reactions (e.g., thoughts, feelings, sensations) to traumatic events in a safe and supportive setting. Group members meet on Mondays from 6:30 - 7:45 pm to journal and engage in other experiential exercises. Between-session assignments are not required. If you are interested, please complete this Application Form and indicate your interest in WET. We will contact you for an initial consultation to provide more information and see if the group is a good match for you.