Services

Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) offers programs and services with licensed psychologists, clinical social workers, and trainees with expertise dealing with student concerns and development. Students who are currently registered at FIU are eligible to use these services and participate in the programs. The services offered by CAPS are funded by the student health fee and are free to currently enrolled students.

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Highlights

Togetherall
A safe, anonymous, online peer community to support your mental health. Join the more than 20,000 students using this service! You only need your FIU email credentials to get access.
Victim Empowerment Program
The Victim Empowerment Program’s (VEP) mission is to provide free confidential assistance to support the healing process of FIU students, faculty, staff and university visitors who have been victimized by threatened or current violence.
Recognition, Insight, and Openness (RIO)
RIO is an online workshop that will show you skills to handle uncomfortable feelings through a series of short videos and journal exercises.
BetterMynd
An online therapy platform for college students that offers access to video-therapy sessions with a diverse network of licensed mental health counselors.

Online resources

CAPS Online strives to supply online-only and hybrid students with services and resources that are comparable to those made available to in-classroom students. We recognize that this endeavor is critical to ensuring that the mental health needs of all FIU students are exceptionally supported as they pursue their education and become globally engaged citizens.

E-workshops
CAPS clinicians offer a plethora of virtual, psycho-educational, drop-in workshop sessions focused on helping students thrive. These 60-minute workshops range from various topics like ADHD, adulting, anxiety, getting unstuck, and even improving academic skills. They are designed to assist with coping and provide concrete skills.
Workshops do not provide mental health treatment. If you would like to speak with a counselor, call us at 305-348-2277. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please contact 911 or an emergency mental health service in your local community.
Please visit our PantherConnect page to access all event information including Zoom links, to RSVP, and to add them to your personal calendar!
See our upcoming workshops on PantherConnect
Togetherall
An online community of students designed to support your mental health. Connect with others experiencing similar feelings, take advantage of digital journals, mood tracker, and mental health modules and screenings. Trained professionals are on hand, 24/7. Join today!
RIO Online
RIO stands for Recognition, Insight, and Openness and is an online workshop that will show you skills to handle uncomfortable feelings through a series of short videos and journal exercises. RIO online is based on the RIO workshop created and generously shared by the Cal Poly University Counseling Services Team. This online workshop will help you recognize what you want to change in your life and give you a roadmap to reach your desired goals.
Learn more about RIO Online.
Relationship quizzes
Learning and talking about victimization is the first step in reducing its frequency. These quizzes are designed to test your knowledge and hopefully teach you something about each of the topics. They are not a replacement for a conversation with a professional. If you would like more in-depth information and additional resources, please visit our Victim Empowerment Program page.
Alcohol and other drugs
Learning some basic facts about drugs can help you stay safe.
The most common consequence of drug use for college students is an increased risk of sexual assault and car accidents.
- Alcohol Quiz
- Turning up responsibly quiz
- Marijuana vaping quiz
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- How To Help A Friend
- Therapy Assistance Online (TAO self-help)
  - Use "FIUOnline" as your enrollment key.
Podcast
On the couch with Kiwi
“On the couch with Kiwi” is a short podcast series featuring FIU’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) clinicians being interviewed by Psychology Doctoral Interns.
CAPS Talks
In CAPS Talks you can see various of our clinicians and peer, educators, as they go over various topics regarding mental health that affect our everyday life and how we can overcome some of these.
See our playlist of episodes
ADHD Sessions

On-campus services

Group counseling
At CAPS we believe group counseling is one of the most effective ways to deal with some issues that affect College Students.
Learn more
Individual and couples counseling
CAPS offers individual counseling to those students with concerns appropriate to be treated in a brief psychotherapy model.
Couples who are both registered FIU students may be seen at CAPS for couples counseling.
Testing
CAPS offers comprehensive psycho-educational testing services for students with possible ADHD and/ or learning disorders, and other medical or psychiatric conditions negatively affecting academic performances.
During your Access appointment, you can request a testing consultation and/ or an ADHD screening to find out whether a full psycho-educational evaluation would be helpful for you. Testing consultations and ADHD screenings will take around 90 mins. Both are free of charge.
- A psycho-educational evaluation (2 sessions, each 2 to 3 hrs long) will assess your strengths and weaknesses and will determine the presence of ADHD, learning disorders, or other mental conditions negatively affecting your academic performance. It also provides you with meaningful recommendations regarding necessary accommodations that will help you to pursue your academic goals. The current fee is $300.
- A neuropsychological evaluation with personality testing (3 sessions, each 2 to 3 hrs long) is necessary when you are requesting special accommodations from entities outside of FIU (like LSAT, MCAT, GRE, Board exams) as these entities have very stringent testing requirements. The current fee is $600.
A clinician also may refer you for diagnostic or therapeutic reasons for personality testing. A session will take around 90 mins and is free of charge.
Trauma and victimization
The Victim Empowerment Program specializes in working with students who have experienced threatened or actual violence.

Off-campus services

MiResource
MiResouce is for those students who would like connect with a clinician in the community, but may not know where to start. Whether it is identity preferences, insurance type, or mental health specialty area, MiResource creates a safe space for students to explore vetted clinicians with ease.
Click here to learn more.

-Last reviewed April 2023

Contact

To make an appointment with us, please call the offices at MMC or BBC. Appointments will be held over the phone or by videoconference (through a HIPAA-compliant platform).

Modesto A. Maidique Campus

Student Health Center (SHC) 270
305-348-2277 (CAPS)

Monday - Friday: 8 AM - 5 PM

Biscayne Bay Campus

Wolfe University Center (WUC) 320
305-919-5305