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Community Based Counseling

Community-Based Counseling

Our Community-Based Counseling is based on a model known as a “Meso Practice.” It’s a midpoint between a micro (individual) and a macro (public health) approach to providing mental health treatment.

In Community-Based Counseling, CAPS counselors are placed within departments, professional schools, and cultural centers throughout campus at set days and times. By embedding themselves in these spaces, counselors are able to build relationships, familiarity, comfort, and trust with the students, staff, and faculty within the community.

Community-Based Counselors can provide:

  • Initial connection to CAPS services, including support and/or therapy based on an individualized action plan as well as referrals to other services
  • Tailored workshops, group therapy, retreats and presentations
  • Specialized assistance with critical incident response
  • Consultations with concerned staff or faculty
  • An assessment of that community’s needs
  • Guidance and assistance with departmental guidelines and efforts focused on wellness

Let’s Tele Talk

Let’s Talk is available in-person or by phone. Conversations with CAPS counselors are private and confidential.

To schedule an appointment, call 848-932-7884 and choose option 2

“Let’s Talk” was developed by Cornell University’s, Gannett Health Services

 

 

Monday

Fall 2024 Hours Let’s Talk is currently, by drop in or by appointment, being offered at the following times and locations. Please note that drop in times might be filled, so consider making an appointment. Please call 848-932-7884, press #2 to schedule an appointment. 

*Students dropping in must arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the end of Let’s Talk Hours.* 

  • Wil Vargas – 1:00pm -3:00pm, In Person or Telehealth by Appointment. Douglass Residential College (DRC) - Willetts, Room 103,11 Suydam Street, New Brunswick. (Entrance is inside the courtyard of Jameson Hall). Zoom link will be provided for scheduled, virtual Let’s Talk appointments via secure message in the Student Health Portal. 
  • Jess Trusiani – 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm, In Person or Telehealth. School of Biological and Environmental Science (SEBS) - Room 010B, 88 Lipman Drive, New Brunswick. Zoom link will be provided for scheduled, virtual Let’s Talk appointments via secure message in the Student Health Portal.
  • Shan Reeves – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, In Person or Telehealth - Honors College - 1st Floor, Room E125, 5 Seminary Pl, New Brunswick https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/96287469357?pwd=B72NB5IMK6zCSnXbYW8dYWbZhfGzuz.1  
  • Mei-Ling Cheng – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, In Person or Telehealth, Rutgers Global, International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) – 180 College Ave, New Brunswick  https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/91900564338?pwd=bMPKXajEW97smCcbBupd2hJJVfy664.1

 

Tuesday

*Students dropping in must arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the end of Let’s Talk Hours.* 

Wednesday

Dom Paz – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Telehealth ONLY. School of Arts and Sciences Educational Opportunity Fund (SAS-EOF). https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/95877313155?pwd=HKOzSl0dEfeHkoaAyrWihkyA6Co8Tk.1

Thursday

*Students dropping in must arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the end of Let’s Talk Hours.* 

  • Dana Simons – 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, In Person or Telehealth. Graduate School, Biomedical Sciences – Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine (CABM) Building, Room 240, 679 Hoes Ln West, Piscataway. https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/99204936276?pwd=ra7be7mH7i4xVU8pi3jEA0wn9Ob9QW.1 (Password: 501838)
  • Kia Alexander – 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, In Person or Telehealth. Paul Robeson Cultural Center (PRCC) - 600 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway. https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/97523072211?pwd=Nj59Bh1pywutCTqsHaRyUKUZbDsTYA.1
  • Wil Vargas – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, In Person or Telehealth. Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities (SJE), 17 Bartlett Street, New Brunswick. Zoom link will be provided for scheduled, virtual Let’s Talk appointments via secure message in the Student Health Portal. 
  • Reyna Dowling – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, In Person or Telehealth. Ernesto Mario School of Pharmacy (EMSOP) - Room 108, 160 Frelinghuysen Rd., Piscataway. https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsc-yhrj4rGNPrII5BOXcRULMUMN1PTT5D
  • Jess Trusiani – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, In Person or Telehealth. Rutgers Business School (RBS) - North Tower, Room 5008, 100 Rockafeller Road, Piscataway.   Zoom link will be provided for scheduled, virtual Let’s Talk appointments via secure message in the Student Health Portal.
  • Shan Reeves – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, In Person or Telehealth. Graduate School - Chemistry Building 123 Bevier Road, Piscataway, Room 2105.  https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/98156379094?pwd=R3pUZk5xVFN0Q0FnbmFML0pTaElCdz09 NOT AVAILABLE 9/5
Friday

*Students dropping in must arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the end of Let’s Talk Hours.*