Therapy Appointments
After Hours Emergency?
Please call VCU Police dispatcher:
(804) 828-1234
and ask to speak to a therapist.
Scheduling An Initial Appointment
Please stop by or call either of UCS' offices:
Monroe Park Campus
907 Floyd Ave.
(804) 828-6200
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Summer Hours: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
MCV Campus
1008 East Clay St.
(804) 828-3964
T, W, Th, F: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Summer Hours: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
You will be asked to complete some initial paperwork. Once the paperwork is completed you will be scheduled for an initial intake session.
The therapist will ask questions that will help to clarify immediate issues, as well as review of our services, describing the usefulness and limitations of our short term model.
The therapist will help develop the optimal treatment plan with you which may include a recommendation for short-term individual therapy, long-term group therapy, expressive psychotherapy with a psychiatry resident, or helping you to locate a professional therapist off campus.
Eligibility for Services
We are a short-term, focused treatment agency. UCS services are free to all currently enrolled VCU students up to 12 sessions per academic year. On average, most students meet their needs within six to ten sessions. If it appears at the time of the intake appointment or at any later time, that long-term treatment is more appropriate for you; your therapist will help you in transferring to either group therapy, expressive psychotherapy with a psychiatry resident (if appropriate) or locating professional assistance off-campus.