Hello, Mason patriots. My name is Dr. Jennifer Kahler and I am the
Director of Counseling and Psychological Services, the free and
confidential counseling center for Mason students. You have made it
through a very challenging year and a half, and we are here to support
you. I speak on behalf of our dedicated team of licensed clinical
psychologists, social workers, professional counselors, our doctoral
level trainees, our psychiatrist, and our administrative staff, when I
say that it has been a privilege to witness the resiliency of our
Mason students. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us for support.
I'm going to give one of my staff members a call to see if they can
share with you a little more information about how to access our
services. Idris can you take it from here. Hi, Dr. Khaler. Sure, I'm
happy to talk about how to access our services. Hi. My name's Idris
O'Connor and I'm one of the administrative assistant here at CAPS. My
pronouns are he, him, his. The way to initiate our services here at
CAPS is by calling us at 703-993-2380. Again, you might have to calls
us to access services. You can call us from Monday through Friday from
8.30 to four o'clock. If you're in crisis, please let one of our
helpful front desk staff know and we'll be able to get you help as
soon as possible. I'm going to pass this on to Alex who can talk about
individual therapy services. Hi, Idris. Sure, I'm happy to talk about
our therapy services. My name is Alex Harrison. I use he, him, his
pronouns, and I'm the Interim Associate Director for Clinical Services
at CAPS. In an effort to adhere to university public health safety
guidelines, we currently offer our services virtually, as well as the
limited services in-person. All students seem for in-person services
and all staff providing these services are required to wear masks. For
many students, this may be a reason to choose telemental health
services instead. We offer counseling via an encrypted video platform
as your privacy is of most importance to us. You must be in the State
of Virginia to receive counseling services. However, we also offer
crisis services and case management and can work with you on getting
connected to somebody in the community if that's appropriate. We also
offer group counseling and I'm going to roll it over to Dr. Khan to
talk more about that. Hi. My name is Dr. Brooke Khan. My pronouns are
she, her, hers, and I'm the Interim Assistant Director of Clinical
Services. Group therapy is a great way to connect with and receive
support from other students who are experiencing similar concerns to
learn from others and to learn strategies to navigate personal
challenges and difficult emotions. CAPS offers a range of groups to
support students, including general therapy groups, structured groups,
and identity-based groups. Some other groups are going to be
facilitated by doctoral level interns. I'm going to get Dr. Minieri to
talk more about this. Hi. My name is Alexandra Minieri, but I
typically go by Allie. My pronouns are she, her, hers, and I'm the
Associate Director of Training Services here at CAPS. You may be
scheduled to work with a psychology intern or extern who is part of
our training program. The interns and externs at our office are
clinicians in training for completing their doctoral studies in
clinical or counseling psychology, and as part of that process, they
receive supervision for the work that they do. In addition to therapy
services, they are actively part of the outreach programming that we
offer on campus. I'm going to pass it on to Tory, who can talk about
other ways we support students on campus. My name is Tory Huesgen,
pronouns she, hers, and I am the Interim Assistant Multicultural
Outreach and Prevention Coordinator at CAPS. At CAPS, we offer a wide
range of services beyond therapy. Some of our semesterly programs
include our weekly workshops on a variety of mental health topics are
Mason Care, suicide prevention training, and our racial justice
theories. We also offer mental health presentations that you can
request through our website. If you find this presenting in one of
your classes or tabling on campus, feel free to stop by and ask us any
questions you might have about our services. Additionally, we offer a
daytime and after hours crisis services and are partnered with
Protocol, a crisis hotline. Protocol provides students with access to
licensed clinicians who provide crisis intervention and referral
services at night and on weekends. Did you know that CAPS also offers
brief psychiatric services? Let me find Dr. Jagarlamudi who can
explain more. Dr. Jagarlamudi, are you out there? Yes. I'm here. Hi.
I'm Dr. Kavita Jagarlamudi, the Assistant Director for Psychiatric
Services at CAPS. My pronouns are she, her, and hers. I work on a
part-time basis and offer time-limited psychiatry by appointment only
to students currently receiving individual therapy at CAPS. For
students in need of more specialized psychiatric treatment, we will
work with you to establish care with the provider in the community. We
also offer athlete outreach services. I'm going to pass it on to Dr.
Vigon who can tell you more about that. I'm Dr. Derek Vigon,
Coordinator of Sports Psychology and Licensed Clinical and Sports
Psychologist at CAPS. I predominantly work with the student athletes
on campus. I just wanted to welcome you all to our office. You can
reach just on the third floor of sub-one in room 3129, or you can
check us out online at caps.gmu.edu or get us over the phone at
703-993-2380. Go patriots.