Behavioral Health

The UM Counseling Center is the primary counseling and mental health provider for all UM students that promote the personal well-being and academic achievement of students through comprehensive mental health services.

The UM Counseling Center provides short-term time limited individual, couples, and group therapy as well as psycho-educational outreach programming and consultation. Urgent care and limited career and psychological assessments are also available. Psychiatric services and are free of charge with the UM insurance. If students do not have the UM insurance:

First visit: $135 (1 hour)
Follow-up visit: $110 (30 min)
For scheduling: please call 305-284-5511

 

To schedule an appointment, call 305-284-5511.

The Medical Campus branch of the Counseling Center is currently located at Clinical Research Building (CRB):
1120 NW 14th St #2107, Miami, FL 33136
8th Floor, Suite 863
For complete hours, location, and general information, visit the Counseling Center website.

Currently, individual counseling services are offered in a virtual environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit the Counseling Center and COVID-19 page for updates.

Dr. Addys Karunaratne (‘Dr. K’) and Dr. Patricia Arena are our dedicated Medical Campus psychologists. To schedule an appointment, please follow the directions listed here. Although they have hours on the medical campus, you will still need to call the Gables campus center at 305-284-5511 to schedule. Directions are listed online.

Hours of Operation on Medical Campus:
•    Monday        8:30AM-5:00PM
•    Tuesday        8:30AM-7:00PM
•    Wednesday  8:30AM-5:00PM
•    Thursday      8:30AM-7:00PM
•    Friday           8:30AM-5:00PM

*Please note during the summer (mid May to mid August), only Dr. K and Dr. Arena will have evening hours available.

After hours: students may call Protocall at the same number: 305-284-5511

Interested in group therapy? Find out more about our groups and group counseling here.

•    We make every effort to see students requesting an initial appointment within two weeks.
•    During the fall and spring semesters we offer limited same-day intakes that are on a first come/call, first served basis
•    Same-day intakes open up for scheduling at 8:45 am the day of the intake and cannot be scheduled any further in advance.
•    Please arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled appointment time in order to complete the clinic paperwork.
•    When you come in for your initial appointment, you will meet with a counselor for 50 minutes to discuss your concerns and develop a treatment plan.
•    If you schedule a more emergent/triage appointment, you will see a counselor for 20-30 minutes to assess your needs and identify next steps in your care.
•    ANY student may walk in to the Coral Gables Campus counseling center for any urgent needs.
•    There are NO WALK-IN appointments on the Medical Campus.

Regional Medical Campus

Medical Student Behavioral Health Counseling Service
Henderson Behavioral Health is available to RMC students for mental health counseling.
Students may contact Henderson Student Counseling Services to schedule a confidential appointment with a licensed mental health worker:
Phone: 954-424-6911 (Please make sure to identify yourself as a UMMSM student)
Office location: 3199 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth, FL  33461

Please contact Dr. Marisa Echenique, Director of Student Services and Well-Being, with assistance with questions.  

Emergencies
Off-campus psychiatric emergencies will be referred to 911.
On-campus psychiatric emergencies will be referred to 911 or, if deemed appropriate, the student will be brought to the UMH emergency room and will ask for the UM Psychiatry faculty attending or the UM faculty on call (after normal hours).
Referral Options for Non-UM Resources
You may be interested in seeking help somewhere not affiliated with UM. For options around South Florida and throughout the state, please click on the county:
Miami-Dade
The State of Florida
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Title IX

The Medical Student Behavioral Health Service (MSBHS), managed by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, offers outpatient mental health services to medical students. Service is provided by licensed psychiatrists. The service is completely confidential. The service provides acute care, elective care, and follow-up care.

• Starts with 5 free visits, more as needed
• Weekday regular workday hours
• To make a confidential appointment please call confidential phone line dedicated to medical student appointments 305-243-2774 to request the appointment. This is a VOICEMAIL number, you will be prompted to leave information so you can be scheduled. You should hear back about scheduling within 48 hours of your leaving a message.
• After hours, and on weekends and holidays, students may leave a message on the dedicated phone line for non-emergencies. For emergencies, see below.
• You may also request a referral from Director of Student Services and Well-Being at Mechenique@med.miami.edu or call 305-243-7978 for assistance with referrals.

 

The University of Miami Counseling Center (UMCC) is proud to announce our new Counseling Center Referral Service. This online system will allow UM students, faculty and staff to search for mental health providers in the community. These mental health providers will periodically update their information to keep our database and your search results relevant. You will have the ability to search for a provider through various filters such as specialty area, insurance provider, location and more. The database is new and growing each week. We encourage you to periodically check the database as we will constantly be adding providers. Should you have any questions about referrals, please call 305-284-5511. All providers must request to join our database. Please click the link below to start your search and to learn how to join our referral database. Thank you!

View Database

Fr. Phillip Tran is a Catholic priest who serves the entire University of Miami community, is an alumnus of UM, and graduated with a Neuroscience degree (2008).

He will now be available for “stop-by” visits on the Medical campus on WEDNESDAYS:

• 1:30-3:00 P.M. outside the Calder Library
• 3:00-4:00 P.M. outside on the QUAD

Consider these times his “office hours” and feel free to stop by to see him.

He serves the entire community, but is also available for particular Catholic needs, such as confession, office blessings, prayers, etc. He is available for discussion and pastoral counseling, and he can be reached for appointments outside the Wednesday campus times above at ptran@theadom.org or his office number at 305-284-3030.

Fr. Tran represents not only the Catholic Church but also the Chaplains Association for the University of Miami. Please let him know if you would like to contact a specific chaplain that serves your denomination.

Daytime

During normal business hours – Call Student Counseling Center at 305-284-5511, or WALK IN (Gables Campus)

After hours/Evenings/Weekends

• For an immediate emergency, CALL 911 or go to the nearest emergency room
• Otherwise, Choose the option that best suits your needs:
  1. Student Counseling Center 24/7 after hour on call access – Any student can call the Counseling Center to speak to a licensed counselor at 305-284-5511
  2. City of Miami Police Department (if ON Campus): 305-603-6640
  3. UMMSM Public Safety: 305-243-6000
  4. Sexual Assault Resource Team (24/7) SART Hotline: 305-798-6666
  5. ULifeline: nationwide 24hr service that forwards your call to the nearest crisis hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

You may be interested in seeking help somewhere not affiliated with UM. For options around South Florida and throughout the State please click on the County:

• Miami-Dade
• The state of Florida
• National Alliance on Mental Illness

Regional Campus students, please click the link below

RMC Specifics