Get Help with Mental Health
Congratulations! Being here means you’ve already started giving mental health more attention. All of the services you’ll learn about here are accessible by calling us at 302-831-2141 during our business hours, and there are 24-hour support services too.
Our Treatment Model
CCSD serves graduate, professional, undergraduate, full time and part time students in a short-term treatment model.
Hundreds of graduate and professional students, as well as thousands of undergraduate students, receive individual and group counseling from CCSD every year. All full time students pay a fee that supports these and other wellbeing services, and part-time students can also elect to pay this fee for care. CCSD is on campus and abides by the laws of confidentiality that all licensed mental health providers follow.
Our short-term treatment model helps provide care to more students, especially those in crisis. The length of short-term treatment varies by the needs of the student as determined by our clinical staff. Most students are seen between 4-6 sessions, though some are seen as many as 8 sessions in a year. CCSD’s service model could be a good fit for your needs if you are interested in short term therapy, group discussions, or the development of specific skills. Even students attending UD remotely from outside of Delaware can contact CCSD for a remote consultation and help connecting with resources in their home state.
Call to Connect
Call 302-831-2141 during business hours, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday to help determine the services that are right for your needs.
CCSD is staffed by more than a dozen licensed psychologists as well as psychiatric specialists, a licensed professional counselor, and several full time trainees who are completing their doctoral work. Staff are all specialists in mental health problems and developmental issues particular to emerging adulthood. CCSD staff also have numerous additional specialties.
Crisis Care is Available 24/7/365
Crisis support is also accessible by calling 302-831-2141 Monday through Friday 1-4 p.m., or by calling the UD Helpline at 302-831-1001 or texting UDTEXT or STEVE to the Crisis Text Line at 741741. The Helpline and Text Line operate 24 hours a day. In an emergency, always call 911.
Our Services
A range of services is available. To get started with one of these services, call 302-831-2141. The counseling website also contains a variety of resources that can be accessed at any time. Specific offerings for the upcoming semester can be found on our Services page. Most callers are offered a triage appointment to help determine next steps. Here are some questions to ask yourself about when to seek specific services:
Triage
Want to meet with a clinician to determine next steps?
Group Screen
Heard about one of our Groups and want to learn more or find out how to get involved?
Psychiatric Care
Are you already being seen for therapy at CCSD and interested in psychiatric treatment?
Consultation
Have a question about your situation? Worried about a friend and need some answers or ideas?
Referral Coordination
Want help finding an off-campus mental health provider or specialist?
Crisis
Are you finding it hard to calm yourself down or focus on anything?
Myth vs. Fact
Myth:
Students who want to be seen for additional sessions have to pay a fee or use their insurance.
Fact: CCSD services are supported entirely by the University of Delaware’s Student Wellbeing Fee.
All students enrolled full-time pay the Student Wellbeing Fee. Part time students can also elect to pay this fee. There are no additional fees for students to use CCSD services. Students who are enrolled for the following semester but not for the summer or winter session are able to pay the Wellbeing Fee during the winter or
summer session and access services from CCSD, Student Health, and Student Wellness and Health Promotion.
Myth:
CCSD only counsels a small number of students and refers everyone else off-campus.
Fact: CCSD sees about 2,000 UD students each year.
Referrals are part of our service. We complete about 10,000 individual counseling sessions each academic year and refer about 15% of the students we meet for off-campus services. Some students come to us requesting off-campus treatment, and some are referred for additional treatment after completing a round of treatment with us. CCSD clinicians are trained to assess student need and make professional recommendations about the best treatment for specific concerns. Sometimes longer-term treatment is the best option for a good outcome.
Myth:
CCSD only serves full time undergraduate students.
Fact: CCSD's clients include full and part time, graduate and undergraduate students.
At UD, about 16% of students are graduate students. About 15% of our clients are graduate students. Each year we offer group therapy and outreaches directed towards graduate students. Our clinicians are highly trained
to work with issues of emerging adulthood and with students of all ages.
Myth:
CCSD sends anyone who has thoughts about suicide to the hospital.
Fact: For young adults, thoughts about death and even suicide are not uncommon.
Our clinicians’ expertise includes assisting students who are unable to keep themselves safe or who are an imminent threat to themselves or others. While at least 10% of our clientele report having these thoughts, the vast majority of our clients are not sent for a hospital evaluation. Around 1-2% of the students with whom we work voluntarily agree to an evaluation for a more intensive level of care. Sometimes this is a turning point in their wellbeing that helps them connect to the appropriate level of care and begin to get better. Our focus in treatment is always the best possible outcome for a student and helping them stay safe.
Off-Campus Care
If you feel your needs are treated best through longer term or ongoing care with a specific therapist, off-campus care may be the best fit. Off-campus referral may also be a good fit if you are concerned about encountering others you know while visiting CCSD, though we encourage you to consider that using mental health services is as normal and as necessary as using physical health services. Contact our office to schedule an appointment with a counselor to discuss off-campus referral options.
Connect Now
Call 302-831-2141
Our main line, 302-831-2141, is staffed from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, Monday through Friday. The UD Helpline at 302-831-1001 is also available 24 hours a day for any student who feels anxious, overwhelmed, or otherwise in need of someone to talk to.
Text 741741
Send the message UDTEXT to the number 741741 to connect with our Crisis Text Line, which is anonymous and also available 24 hours a day. You can also send STEVE to connect with a professional who specializes in supporting students of color.