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Sacramento · Public
Cost: In-person and virtual therapy are free to eligible students; no insurance is required for the campus service. Sessions: Six mental-health therapy sessions per academic year. After the first missed appointment, later no-shows count against that limit.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Signal Hill · Private for-profit
Cost: AUHS describes counseling as a student service but does not publish a per-visit price or copay. Sessions: Short-term counseling; no numerical allowance is published.
Money route: No mental-health reimbursement fund was verified
Azusa · Private nonprofit
Cost: Counseling is free and confidential. Sessions: Brief generalist counseling; no current fixed numerical cap is published.
Money route: APU Wellfleet student health plan
Bakersfield · Public
Cost: The center describes mental-health support as low cost but does not publish one counseling copay on its main page. Sessions: No fixed current session allowance is published on the main center page.
Money route: No mental-health reimbursement fund was verified
La Mirada · Private nonprofit
Cost: Biola describes counseling for students at a minimal fee; current public pages do not state one universal visit price. Sessions: No current public numerical session cap was verified.
Money route: Biola student plan claims
Vallejo · Public
Cost: CAPS counseling carries no additional charge. Sessions: Cal Poly answers this directly, on a page called Are there Session Limits?: "We don’t have set session limits." It commits to "having at least one service available to everyone – whether a drop in workshop, a therapy group, a consultation about a friend, or ongoing individual therapy," and says it focuses on brief treatment, referring students who need longer-term care into the community. No number, and no cap either — but brief is the default.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Riverside · Private nonprofit
Cost: Counseling is provided at no additional cost. Sessions: Short-term 45–50 minute sessions; no current numerical cap is published.
Money route: No separate reimbursement fund verified
Pasadena · Private nonprofit
Cost: Counseling and psychiatrist visits referred by Counseling Services are free. Sessions: Goal-oriented brief therapy with no fixed session limit.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
San Luis Obispo · Public
Cost: The health fee and student success fee cover clinical counseling at no additional cost. Sessions: No set session limit; CAPS primarily provides brief treatment.
Money route: Cal Poly Cares grant
Pomona · Public
Cost: Basic CAPS services are covered by the mandatory health fee. Sessions: CAPS publishes a number, on two of its own pages: "Short-term individual therapy is defined as approximately 6 to 8 sessions per academic year." It is a definition rather than a hard stop — the same pages say "The number of sessions is determined by the clinician/therapist and the current treatment plan," and that many students meet their goals in under six. Plan around six to eight, and ask at intake what happens at the top of that range. An old catalog’s limits are still not treated as current; this figure is from the live CAPS pages.
Money route: Basic Needs Grant
Bakersfield · Public
Cost: Counseling is free and confidential. Sessions: Short-term counselling, and which campus you attend decides whether a number applies. The main Bakersfield Counseling Center publishes no numerical cap on its services or policies pages. The Antelope Valley campus does: "Students may utilize up to six individual sessions per semester or unlimited group therapy (when available)." If you are an AV student, plan against six a semester.
Money route: No separate reimbursement fund verified
Chico · Public
Cost: The current public counseling page does not list a separate counseling charge; confirm any appointment fee when scheduling. Sessions: Individual counselling is available in person and by Zoom. No number is published anywhere — but a limit is: the centre’s own What to Expect page says "If you do receive individual counseling, your counselor will provide you a limited number of sessions." It does not say how many, and it adds that you may be placed on a waiting list until a counsellor has an opening. Ask for the number at intake, because Chico has told you there is one without telling you what it is.
Money route: Chico State Basic Needs Emergency Grant
Carson · Public
Cost: Short-term counseling is included for students who paid the applicable health fee; the 2026 summer fee is $40. Sessions: Confidential short-term counseling; no current fixed count is published on the main SPS page.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Hayward · Public
Cost: Basic counseling is included in the student health fee. Sessions: Starting fall 2026: three individual sessions per semester. Group and crisis sessions remain unlimited.
Money route: Basic Needs Emergency Assistance
Fresno · Public
Money route: Center for Essential Needs financial help
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Fullerton · Public
Cost: The student health fee covers CAPS with no additional service fee. Sessions: Brief individual care averages four to six sessions; the site states an average, not a fixed cap. Groups have no session limit.
Money route: Cost-of-attendance appeal
Long Beach · Public
Money route: Student Emergency Grant
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Los Angeles · Public
Cost: Cal State LA describes CAPS counseling as free and confidential. Sessions: CAPS provides brief care; no current fixed numerical limit is published on its main page.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Seaside · Public
Cost: Services are free with no referral or insurance required. Sessions: CSUMB states there is no limit rather than leaving it unsaid: "PGCC uses a short-term, goal-focused therapy model. While there’s no fixed session limit, counselors may also recommend workshops, group therapy, or referrals to other resources if longer-term or specialized support is needed." No number, and none is being withheld — but short-term is the model, so ask early what a referral would look like.
Money route: No separate reimbursement fund verified
Northridge · Public
Cost: Counseling is free. Sessions: Short-term, goal-focused care with a flexible number determined by need; groups have no limit.
Money route: MataCare Emergency Grant
Sacramento · Public
Cost: Most campus counseling is included in the health fee; no insurance is required. Sessions: Short-term individual counseling; no fixed numerical cap is published on the current official service page.
Money route: CARES Emergency Grant
San Bernardino · Public
Cost: No additional charge for CAPS services. Sessions: The current FAQ does not publish a numerical limit.
Money route: Basic Needs Grant
San Marcos · Public
Cost: Included for students who paid mandatory fees; the stated Extended Learning opt-in charges apply separately. Sessions: Brief counseling with an annual maximum, but the current public service page does not state the number. Ask during the phone consultation.
Money route: ASI Student Emergency Fund
Turlock · Public
Cost: CAPS counseling is free to enrolled students; the Student Health Center separately publishes a $10 no-show fee. Sessions: Short-term, goal-focused counseling; no fixed current numerical cap is published.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Rancho Cucamonga · Public
Cost: Campus sessions and First Stop Health virtual counseling are free to students. Sessions: The campus service does not publish a fixed session count; 24/7 First Stop Health counseling is a separate virtual route.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Orange · Private nonprofit
Cost: There is no additional visit charge after the required health fee is paid. Sessions: Chapman states there is no session limit; care remains goal-directed and within center scope.
Money route: No separate reimbursement fund verified
Claremont · Private nonprofit
Cost: MCAPS and TimelyCare counseling are free to eligible students. Sessions: MCAPS provides brief therapy without a current published cap; CMC also describes TimelyCare as a free 24/7 route.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Santa Clarita · Public
Cost: Short-term counseling is free. Sessions: Up to six sessions per semester; late cancellations and arrivals can count as visits under the center’s policy.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Sacramento · Public
Cost: Campus therapy and BetterMynd are free. Sessions: Six mental-health therapy sessions per academic year; after one excused no-show, later missed appointments count against the limit.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Cupertino · Public
Cost: The published agreement lists sessions 1–5 as free, 6–10 at $10 each, 11–15 at $15 each and session 16 onward at $20 each. Sessions: Brief counseling is available beyond five visits under the stepped fee schedule; late cancellations and missed visits count toward the first five free sessions.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Pleasant Hill · Public
Cost: Wellness counseling and TimelyCare are free. Sessions: The official mental-health page says brief in-person therapy may include up to ten free sessions; DVC also publishes a separate TimelyCare allowance.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Torrance · Public
Cost: Six short-term counseling sessions are included in the health fee with no added charge. Sessions: Six sessions per academic year, in the college’s own words: "Student Health Services offers short-term counseling limited to six sessions each academic year." Some students use one, some use all six, and the psychologist provides referrals in the community for anyone who needs more.¹ The six are the limit on in-person campus counselling, not on what the college pays for. BetterMynd is a separate route with no visit cost, and El Camino’s Center for Well-Being page calls it "free unlimited virtual mental health care." BetterMynd’s own campus page names no session count, so treat "unlimited" as the college’s word rather than a rule you can hold anyone to — but ask about it before you pay for anything outside.¹ ⁴ Confirm both at intake: staffing and campus rules change during the year.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Fresno · Private nonprofit
Cost: The first 12 sessions each academic year are covered by student fees; additional sessions are $80. Sessions: 12 free 50-minute sessions per academic year, followed by an individual care plan.
Money route: Possible insurance reimbursement after the covered sessions
Fullerton · Public
Cost: The center describes mental-health services as free or low cost; confirm whether any specific visit carries a fee when booking. Sessions: Short-term care; no current numerical cap is published on the center’s main service page.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
North Hollywood · Private for-profit
Cost: TimelyCare visits are free and do not require insurance. Sessions: Twelve scheduled counseling visits per year, plus 24/7 TalkNow emotional support.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
El Cajon · Public
Cost: Brief counseling is included through student health services. Sessions: The college publishes a typical rather than a cap: "Mental health services at Grossmont are considered short term. The average student attends 6 to 8 sessions but each student and each story is different." Some students use a few; the page says others do more than the typical six to eight. There is no stated maximum — but six to eight is the number to plan around.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Claremont · Private nonprofit
Cost: MCAPS psychological and psychiatric visits and TimelyCare are free; prescribed medication remains the student’s responsibility. Sessions: TimelyCare offers up to 12 scheduled counseling sessions; MCAPS provides brief care without a published numerical cap.
Money route: HMC mental-health reimbursement
Newport Beach · Private for-profit
Cost: IDI does not publish a campus counseling price or insurance benefit on its official public pages. Sessions: No campus therapy session allowance was found in the official public materials reviewed.
Money route: No mental-health reimbursement fund was verified
Woodland Hills · Public
Cost: Short-term personal counseling is provided through the Student Health Center; confirm whether the current health fee covers every visit. Sessions: Short-term counseling; a current numerical limit is not published on the public page.
Money route: No mental-health reimbursement fund was verified
Los Angeles · Private nonprofit
Cost: SPS is included in tuition and carries no additional visit charge. Sessions: No current fixed numerical session cap was verified.
Money route: Cost-of-attendance medical-expense appeal
Moorpark · Public
Cost: Six counseling appointments per semester are included for eligible students. Sessions: Six free mental-health counseling appointments per semester.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Los Angeles · Private nonprofit
Cost: CPS services are free. Sessions: Up to 10 counseling sessions per academic year for the published eligible groups.
Money route: Alum Emergency Fund for Students
Walnut · Public
Cost: Short-term counseling is provided through student health services with no separate counseling charge published. Sessions: Short-term, goal-focused counseling; the official service page does not publish a fixed session number.
Money route: No mental-health reimbursement fund was verified
Los Angeles · Private nonprofit
Cost: Therapy is free. Psychiatry is included for SHIP members; published non-SHIP psychiatry fees are $75 initially and $35 for follow-ups. Sessions: Occidental does not merely fail to publish a limit — it says in as many words that it has none. Emmons states "Emmons Counseling does NOT have session limits," and its What to Expect page adds "We do not have session limits—we will see you as long as you need." Its policies page gives the practical shape: "While Emmons does not currently have session limits, the average length of individual therapy is between 4-6 sessions; students are able to utilize as many group counseling sessions as they would like." The model is still short-term, so ask what happens if your need runs longer.
Money route: OSHIP behavioral-health coverage
Fremont · Public
Cost: Campus brief counseling is provided through the student health program; no separate copay is published. Sessions: Short-term counseling; no current fixed count is published on the public page.
Money route: No mental-health reimbursement fund was verified
Angwin · Private nonprofit
Cost: PUC states that counseling is free for students. Sessions: PUC publishes one: "Since we must meet the needs of all students, we may limit the number of sessions to 10 per academic year."¹ It is a may, not a will, and the page also says most students finish in one to six sessions — but ask at intake where you stand against the ten, because the limit is the college’s to apply. The page is equally plain about what happens past it: "Long term or chronic problems may be referred to an off-campus counselor at a cost to the student," and any fee charged by an outside referral is the student’s alone.¹ That is the sentence to plan around, not the ten.
Money route: No separate reimbursement fund verified
Santa Barbara CA · Private for-profit
Cost: No institute-paid therapy benefit or copay reimbursement was verified. Pacifica tells M.A. Counseling Psychology students to allow about $2,000 per year for personal therapy. Sessions: This is not a brief-campus-counseling model. Required therapy hours and acceptable formats depend on the degree program and catalog; students must use a fully licensed clinician or certified analyst, not an associate, intern, current student, or a faculty member teaching in their program.
Money route: Required personal therapy is a separate student expense
Pasadena · Public
Cost: Brief campus mental-health care is covered by the student health program; no separate counseling copay is published. Sessions: Brief counseling; the current official pages do not publish a fixed session count.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Malibu · Private nonprofit
Cost: Counseling and Counseling Center psychiatric services are free. Sessions: No current numerical session cap was verified.
Money route: Counseling Center and telehealth through the health fee
Claremont · Private nonprofit
Cost: MCAPS and TimelyCare are available at no visit cost. Sessions: Brief campus counseling has no published numerical cap; TimelyCare provides scheduled counseling and 24/7 TalkNow.
Money route: Pitzer Student Emergency Fund
San Diego · Private nonprofit
Cost: The current official page does not publish a visit price; confirm cost when requesting care. Sessions: Brief care only; the center does not provide long-term, multi-semester or more-than-weekly therapy.
Money route: Use your required health coverage
Claremont · Private nonprofit
Cost: MCAPS brief counseling and TimelyCare are provided without a visit charge. Sessions: MCAPS provides brief individual counseling without a current published numerical cap.
Money route: No mental-health reimbursement fund was verified
Riverside · Public
Cost: RCC describes care as affordable and provides campus counseling; confirm any visit charge at booking because a mental-health fee table is not published on the main page. Sessions: Brief psychological counseling; no fixed current cap appears on the main service page.
Money route: No mental-health reimbursement fund was verified
Sacramento · Public
Cost: Campus therapy and BetterMynd teletherapy are free. Sessions: Six district mental-health therapy sessions per academic year; later no-shows after the first count against the limit.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
San Diego · Public
Cost: Brief mental-health counseling is covered by the student health fee. Sessions: The currently indexed service material describes brief care; confirm the present allowance because an older district document listed one to eight sessions.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
San Diego · Public
Money route: Change in financial circumstances appeal
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San Francisco · Public
Cost: CAPS brief counseling is covered by the student health fee. Sessions: Brief therapy; the current FAQ does not publish a fixed number of sessions.
Money route: Basic Needs emergency funds
San Jose · Public
Money route: SJSU Cares Crisis Grant
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Santa Barbara · Public
Cost: Individual and group counseling are free to eligible students. Sessions: Up to six counseling sessions per semester while enrolled.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Santa Clara · Private nonprofit
Cost: All CAPS appointments and unlimited CAPS 24/7 counseling are free; missed or late appointments can carry a fee. Sessions: Short-term campus therapy has no published fixed cap, and SCU says so on its own Getting Started page: sessions are "50-minute therapy sessions offered at no costs or predetermined session limits, but are designed to be short-term." Separately, CAPS 24/7 states that counselling sessions through it are unlimited. Two routes, neither capped in writing, both brief by design.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Santa Monica · Public
Cost: Confidential short-term individual counseling is free. Sessions: Short-term counseling; the center does not publish a fixed numerical cap on its current service page.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Claremont · Private nonprofit
Cost: MCAPS and TimelyCare are available at no visit cost. Sessions: TimelyCare offers 12 scheduled visits plus 24/7 TalkNow; MCAPS provides brief care without a published cap.
Money route: Scripps College Student Emergency Fund
Rocklin · Public
Cost: Campus mental-health visits and TimelyCare are free; TimelyCare does not require insurance. Sessions: Six free one-hour campus therapist visits per semester, with a maximum of 18 while attending Sierra College.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Chula Vista · Public
Cost: Personal Wellness and TimelyCare support are free to students. Sessions: Brief individual counseling; the official page does not publish a fixed campus session count.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
Irvine · Private for-profit
Cost: SSAP counseling is free and confidential. Sessions: The official catalog does not publish a numerical counseling allowance.
Money route: No separate reimbursement fund verified
Stanford · Private nonprofit
Cost: Brief therapy, crisis care, groups and referral support have no copay. Cardinal Care charges a $35 copay for CAPS psychiatry medication-management visits. Sessions: CAPS describes brief therapy without a fixed public count. Enrolled students in the United States also receive up to 12 no-cost scheduled TimelyCare therapy visits per academic year.
Money route: Medical and dental expense request
Santa Paula · Private nonprofit
Cost: The handbook describes limited counseling without charge. Sessions: Limited appointment-based counseling; no numerical allowance is published.
Money route: No separate reimbursement fund verified
Berkeley · Public
Money route: Urgent medical-expense grants and targeted refunds
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Davis · Public
Money route: Health Equity Fund
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Irvine · Public
Cost: Counseling Center services carry no separate charge and do not require UC SHIP. Sessions: Time-limited treatment; the current official page does not publish a fixed numerical cap.
Money route: Economic Crisis Response Grant
Los Angeles · Public
Money route: Campus Medical Care Assistance Fund
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Merced · Public
Cost: Campus counseling is provided through student services; confirm any missed-appointment consequence when booking. Sessions: Three recurring individual sessions, with a maximum of six individual sessions per semester. Groups, workshops and urgent services are additional routes.
Money route: Campus Medical Care Assistance Fund
Riverside · Public
Cost: CAPS services are free; missed or late-cancelled appointments can produce a $20 charge. Sessions: CAPS uses individualized care planning; no current fixed numerical cap was found on the official service and FAQ pages.
Money route: Campus Medical Care Assistance Fund
La Jolla · Public
Money route: Medical assistance fund and Basic Needs Emergency Grant
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Santa Barbara · Public
Cost: Registration fees cover CAPS. A late cancellation is $25 and a missed appointment is $55. Sessions: CAPS describes brief therapy and says there is no session limit; most students attend one to four sessions.
Money route: Student Medical Emergency Relief Fund
Santa Cruz · Public
Cost: No out-of-pocket fee; UC SHIP and CruzCare are not required for CAPS. Sessions: CAPS publishes a figure on its counselling page: "Typically, students attend 1 to 4 sessions per academic year." That is a description of what happens rather than a cap it enforces, and it is a much smaller number than most students expect from a campus centre. Plan on a few sessions and an outside referral, and ask at intake what the route looks like if you need more.
Money route: Health Equity Fund
La Verne · Private nonprofit
Cost: CAPS and TimelyCare are free for currently enrolled students. Sessions: CAPS does not publish a current fixed cap; TimelyCare provides 12 scheduled visits per academic year plus TalkNow.
Money route: No separate reimbursement fund verified
San Diego · Private nonprofit
Cost: Campus counseling and TimelyCare are free. Sessions: Brief, time-limited campus care has no published fixed cap; TimelyCare provides 12 scheduled visits a year plus unlimited TalkNow.
Money route: USD Student Health Insurance Plan referral route
San Francisco · Private nonprofit
Cost: CAPS care is free. Sessions: Up to 12 individual or relationship appointments per academic year, including up to two single-session visits per semester.
Money route: USF Aetna outside mental-health care
Los Angeles · Private nonprofit
Money route: Student Basic Needs Supplemental Funding
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Stockton · Private nonprofit
Cost: CAPS is free for enrolled students; missed visits can cost $35 for therapy and $50 for psychiatry. Sessions: No current numerical session cap is published.
Money route: Pacific Fund Student Emergency
Costa Mesa · Private nonprofit
Cost: Counseling is included in the student fee and has no additional visit charge. Sessions: No fixed numerical session cap is published.
Money route: Outside care through personal insurance
Anaheim · Private for-profit
Cost: SAP consultations and counseling are free and confidential. Sessions: Six face-to-face, televideo or chat counseling sessions per concern each year.
Money route: Campus counseling does not need reimbursement
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