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Evanston Counseling and Psychological Services

Mental Health Services for Northwestern Undergraduate & Graduate Students on the Evanston Campus

CAPS Evanston Office
  • Searle Hall – 633 Emerson Street – Second Floor
  • 847.491.2151
Same-Day Appointments
  • Appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis and can be used to address any mental health concern
  • Please walk into Evanston CAPS or call 847.491.2151 at the time you are available to meet and allow adequate time for your appointment.
  • Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. | Wed: 11 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Initial Assessments (Zoom)
  • Scheduled initial assessments can be booked online at any time. 
  • New appointments open daily or whenever cancellations or rescheduling occurs. 
After-Hours Help
  • The after-hour emergency service number is also 847.491.2151. Answering service personnel will contact a CAPS counselor who will speak with you on the phone. A counselor is available via phone 24 hours a day, year round.

For students attending programs on the Chicago Campus, please click here for information about accessing services at our Chicago CAPS office.

24/7 Free & Confidential Resources

In the Fall, we often get requests from incoming students who would like to transfer their psychiatric care/medication management (prescription refills/monitoring) to CAPS. However, medication management without concurrent therapy at CAPS is not offered by our psychiatrists. Please see ‘Psychiatric Services’ for a further explanation of psychiatric services.

Timely Care

Top Quality, Virtual Care with Timely Care

As part of our ongoing efforts to offer our community additional wellness resources, we have partnered with TimelyMD, a leading provider of virtual health and well-being services for higher education, to offer Northwestern students free virtual mental health support through the TimelyCare platform. 

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