Columbia University Health Services

Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) is available to students who wish to discuss their concerns with a professional counselor. Students may seek help with concerns ranging from how to get along with a roommate, problems completing a dissertation, to more chronic psychiatric disorders. We offer assessment, consultation, crisis intervention, brief counseling, couples counseling, and a wide range of therapy and support groups , as well as psychiatric services and medication evaluations when indicated. We will assist with referrals for longer-term treatment when it is needed.

In addition to our facility in Lerner Hall, CPS has offices in three of the residence halls on campus (Carman, Wallach, and East Campus). Undergraduates are welcome to drop-in without a prior appointment to see a counselor at any of these offices, each of which maintain late evening hours . 

CPS is available to consult with family members who have a specific concern about a close relation at Columbia. For example, we can help you evaluate signs of excessive stress you may have observed in a student, and to help you think about what interventions, if any, might be appropriate. We especially encourage parents of students who have benefited from counseling at home to contact us for assistance in arranging for continued support here in New York. 

You are welcome to contact us and speak with one of our counselors. Of course, in any consultation, we adhere to the strict standards of confidentiality that guides our work with students.