The Advising and Counseling Center provides short-term personal counseling for concerns affecting academic success, such as stress, situational crises, and life changes. Other counseling services include student advocacy and sexual orientation resources and referrals. Counseling services are free to UAA students. The Psychological Services Center offers low-cost therapy for a variety of problems, including counseling for families, couples, and individuals of all ages. Clinical psychology students in the last phase of study for their master's degree see patients under the supervision of licensed psychologists from the psychology faculty.
Services are available to the campus community.
A fee schedule is based on each individual's ability to pay. The Psychological Services Center is located on the second floor of the College of Arts and Sciences Building. The Student Health Center provides mental health psychotherapy to students in need. The therapist acts as a patient advocate and assists individuals in dealing with stressful life events, depression, anxiety, sexual and physical abuse, alcohol and drug dependency, situational crises, and other life issues. A nominal fee is charged for psychotherapy and group sessions.