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Mood and AnxietyManagement Services
These programs treat symptoms from
a holistic perspective with creative
approaches, including web-based resources.
Given there is often an overlap between
anxiety and depression, these programs
offer the well-received Tranquility
Workshops. This four-week series focuses
on increasing self-understanding and self-
acceptance while challenging participants
to recognize anxiety, stress, depression and
increase effective coping.
Relationship and Sexual Violence
Services (CU-CARES)
CU-CARES is a program that serves
survivors of trauma in both individual and
group counseling. Survivors often benefit
from providing and receiving support.
CU-CARES also provides educational
programming to bring attention to healthy
relationships for all students.
Alcohol and Other Drugs
The Assessment, Choices, Transitions and Training (ACTT) program assists students with
issues resulting from the misuse of alcohol and/or other drugs. ACTT accepts referrals from
legal and judicial systems, faculty, staff and family as well as self-referrals. ACTT aims to
increase understanding of risk factors associated with both legal and illegal use of alcohol
and/or other drugs and promotes responsible decision-making.
Eating Disorders Program
This program encourages addressing eating concerns through a multidisciplinary approach,
which is necessary to address psychological, medical and nutritional perspectives. SHS
provides medical and psychological treatment to students struggling with their relationship
to food, along with a referral to a dietician specializing in the treatment of disordered eating.
Body positivity is at the core of our model, and students are empowered to value their unique
identities as well as make peace with their bodies.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
This is the most intense program at CAPS involving one and a half hours of a skills class and
one hour of individual therapy for a total of two and a half hours per week. The program is
semester-long, covering four areas of exploration: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress
Tolerance and Interpersonal Effectiveness. This is a very effective program for students
wanting to improve their experience and management of emotions.
Psychiatric Services
Psychiatric consultation is available to evaluate and manage the medication needs of clients.
Students have access to the in-person psychiatrist or telepsychiatry, seeing a Medical
University of South Carolina psychiatrist. Fees for missed appointments and late
cancellations will apply.
Consultation and Outreach
CAPS counselors offer a variety of outreach services throughout the academic year and upon
request. Services include presentations on mental health issues, skills-building workshops