Serving the mental health needs of FGCU students
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Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is the main source of mental health support, counseling, and therapy services on campus.
Our center is fully accredited and most of our services are covered for students who are enrolled in the current semester and/or who have already paid health fees for the current academic term. Unfortunately, we cannot provide services for students who are not enrolled in the current semester, alumni, faculty or staff.
CAPS is open and available to support our FGCU community.
Hours
CAPS' doors will be open 8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday-Friday. We are available by phone 239-590-7950 to schedule appointments, learn about our groups, or ask questions about our services offered.
Location
We are located on the 3rd floor of the Student and Community Counseling Center, stop by our office to establish services,or email us at caps@fgcu.edu for more information.
Reminder:
- When on campus, FGCU expects all students, employees, visitors and vendors to wear face masks at all times while indoors and when attending large, outdoor gatherings, even if you are vaccinated.
- You must bring your Eagle ID with you for all appointments.
- Missed appointments not canceled at least 24 hours ahead of the appointment time are subject to a no-show fee.
In Crisis?
If you feel like you may be in danger of hurting yourself or others, call 911 or go
to the nearest hospital.
If you are an FGCU student in immediate distress outside of normal business hours
(evenings, weekends, and holidays) who would like to speak with a mental health professional
can call the CAPS help line: 239-745-EARS (3277).


Group Counseling
Group counseling is a form of helping in which a small number of people come together under the guidance of a professionally trained therapist to help themselves and one another.
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Resources
Links for self help will open video or voice-over presentations; however, most of
these links will only open on Windows PCs and will not open on IOS or portable devices.


Outreach Events
The goals of our outreach efforts are to decrease stigma associated with mental health
struggles.
Read the CAPS statement related to racial justice and Black Lives Matter:
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Mental Health Screening
If you are concerned about your own mental health, we offer anonymous screenings for depression, anxiety, substance abuse or other issues from any computer or smart device. If your concerns are more general, we recommend that you take the following screening questionnaire as it provides an overall picture of mental health:
If you find yourself struggling with more specific concerns (i.e. Anxiety, Depression, etc.), we recommend navigating to the following link which offers several different screening questionnaires with a specific focus:
We are here to serve your mental health needs
Counseling and Psychological Services
Student and Community Counseling Center
(3rd Floor)
10501 FGCU Blvd. S.
Fort Myers, FL 33965
239-590-7950
239-590-1000
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