About the Counseling and Mental Health Center
The Counseling and Mental Health Center (CMHC) is an AAAHC (Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care) accredited mental health clinic providing support through assessment and referral, group and individual counseling, psychiatry and well-being services to the students of UT Austin.
Professional staff includes licensed clinicians from a variety of mental health disciplines including licensed professional counselors, psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers. Staff also includes post-graduate clinicians in the process of completing their licensure requirements, as well as graduate students in the process of obtaining advanced degrees in psychology or social work. These clinical staff members work under the license of licensed clinical staff and are qualified to provide mental health services.
Healthyhorns Mission
Healthyhorns enhances the health and well-being of students’ bodies, minds and lives in support of their academic and personal goals.
Healthyhorns Values
Compassion
Offering and promoting care, open communication, respect, honesty, teamwork and integrity for our staff and students.
Belonging
Cultivating an environment that values and promotes the understanding of differences and enhances our ability to meet the needs of our diverse student, staff and trainee population.
Excellence
Providing evidence-informed, high quality and innovative healthcare, customer service, education and public health practice.
Fiscal Responsibility
Providing responsible and ethical stewardship of our resources while considering the cost of care for our students.
Privacy and Confidentiality
Ensuring the protection of students’ personal information is of utmost importance; all legal and ethical standards are upheld.
Staff Development
Ensuring an organizational commitment to the development of awareness, knowledge and skills as a lifelong process.
Student-Centeredness
Prioritizing students’ needs and well-being in every aspect of our work.
Student Empowerment and Learning
Offering information, strategies and additional perspectives to develop students’ health literacy and confidence in navigating life circumstances and relationships.
Clinical Space
The Counseling and Mental Health Center encompasses the entire 5th floor of the Student Services Building, covering over 170,000 square feet.
In addition, CMHC CARE Counselors are located within each academic school and college on campus. This means that students can easily access counseling services within their respective academic environments.
To help you navigate our facilities, we have prepared this detailed map that outlines the CMHC location (orange star) as well as the specific locations of the CARE counseling offices across campus (blue stars).
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Campus Carry
The concealed carry of handguns is prohibited in patient care areas at UT Austin, including those areas in which professional mental health services are provided. Because a significant majority of the Student Services Building (SSB) is devoted to patient care, the entire building is exempt from the concealed carry of handguns.
Accreditation
The CMHC is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). Accreditation plays a vital role in ensuring and enhancing the quality of care provided to our clients. Our clinical services and facilities undergo regular inspections by this organization. These inspections evaluate our compliance with predetermined standards, and we must meet these standards in order to obtain accreditation.
Impact Statements
The Healthyhorns impact statements highlight the accomplishments made by providers and staff in University Health Services, Counseling and Mental Health Center and the Longhorn Wellness Center over the past years.