SAC has a multi-disciplinary, and multiethnic team of licensed professionals that offer short-term mental health counseling. The team prides itself in providing you a confidential space that is diverse, non-judgmental, student-centered, and invested in your overall health to assist you with reaching milestones in your academic career at Mt.
All information is confidential and available only to the patient, with few exceptions as mandated by law. Learn more about your Protected Health Information. Be sure to check out the rest of this page for some online resources, including a wide range of helpful and engaging mental health videos and podcasts. Behavioral Health Services. Please contact us to make your initial screening appointment with a licensed mental health therapist, and a friendly and qualified therapist can meet with you soon.
Protected Health Information. SAC provides short-term mental health counseling to students currently enrolled with at least one credit course. In short-term counseling, a student and therapist work together to establish attainable goals that focus on understanding the basics of your mental health, problem solving, skills training, decision-making, and social skills. Services are confidential, with a few exceptions mandated by law. Our mental health counseling services are not intended to provide long-term care or psychiatric supervision treatment that includes psychiatric medication , as there is no psychiatrist on staff.
Students requiring long-term mental health needs i. The two most common modes of telehealth for counseling are via 1 live videoconferencing either through a personal computer with a webcam or a mobile communications device with two-way camera capability, and 2 telephone. A therapist can only provide services to a student who resides in the state of CA. SAC is utilizing Zoom as the video platform to provide confidential and secure, telehealth care.
Why are there mental health services on campus? SAC recognizes the importance of mental and physical health to be successful in academics. Although a student may feel they already have a support system with friends or loved ones, mental health professionals are available to offer students non-biased, non-judgmental support. Are mental health services only for people with serious problems? Anyone can benefit from mental health services, regardless of whether the emotional issues one has are short-term or long-term.
