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Evanston Counseling and Psychological Services

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

CAPS Evanston Office
  • 633 Emerson Street – Searle Hall, Second Floor
  • Phone: 847-491-2151
  • Office Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Wed: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Same-Day Access
  • Walk-in meetings with a counselor are available on a first-come, first-served basis and can be used to address any mental health concern.
  • These are not scheduled appointments and cannot be booked in advance.
  • Please walk into Evanston CAPS or call 847-491-2151 when you are available for about an hour and a half.
  • Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM | Wed: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
  • Questions? Visit the Same Day Access FAQ here.
Initial Assessments
  • We recommend coming in during our Same Day Access hours for an Initial Assessment.
  • Scheduled initial assessments can also be booked onlineStudents must be in the state of Illinois for all clinical appointments, so please make sure to schedule an Initial Assessment at a time when you will be in Illinois. 
  • New appointments open daily or whenever cancellations or rescheduling occur, so we encourage students to check for appointments on a daily basis.
After-Hours Help
  • The after-hour emergency service number is 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

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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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