University Counseling Service (UCS) implements an interdisciplinary approach to provide mental health services to currently enrolled undergraduate, graduate, professional, post-doctoral, and non-degree seeking students at the University of Iowa. Typically, a student’s first contact with the UCS is with a therapist serving in a consultant role who will collaboratively determine how to best meet the student’s needs. Common outcomes of this consultation appointment are a referral to group therapy, being assigned an individual counselor for brief individual therapy, or being referred to a resource on campus or to a community provider who can best meet the student’s needs. Additionally, the UCS offers same-day 30-minute brief problem solving/crisis management appointments.

In addition to its main location at West Lawn, UCS offers embedded locations with therapists who work within a community and have specialized knowledge about the community being served. Communities include the College of Dentistry, College of Law, Tippie College of Business, and University Housing and Dining.

University Counseling Service also offers support groups, programs and workshops, and self-paced resources; opportunities for training and internships; and numerous resource guides including resources for faculty and staff working with students in distress, resources for international students, resources for student parents, and resources for parents and family.

Appointments

See UCS appointment scheduling info

Cost

No cost

Eligibility

Currently enrolled undergraduate students, graduate and professional students, and postdocs