Counseling Services

Medical education can be demanding and stressful, requiring changes in lifestyle, planning and coping.  To manage these changes, it is important for our learners to know there is support available through our counseling services.

Counseling Services at Brooks City Base Campus

Setting up an appointment:

  • Call (210) 832-5656
    • (YOU MUST MENTION that you are a UIWSOM Medical Campus student making an appointment for the medial campus)
  • Appointment times: Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
  • Counseling is completely confidential

Office is located in Building 1, rooms A116 & A117.

Services:

  • Individual counseling & support
  • Group counseling
  • Stress management
  • Alcohol and other drug concerns
  • Test anxiety
  • Coping with depression
  • Managing relationships
  • Couples Counseling
  • Peer conflicts
  • Relationship with food, eating & exercise
  • Professional identity development
  • Grief & loss
  • Managing sleep difficulties

Faculty, staff and administration services:

  • Behavior management coaching & training
  • Presentations & Workshops
  • Brief case consultation
  • Crisis intervention
  • Mediation
  • Targeted assessments
 

Resources:

UIW University Counseling Services @ main campus

San Antonio Crisis Line @ (210) 223-7233

Center for Health Care Services– Crisis Care Center @ (210) 225-5481

Catholic Charities (Archdiocese of SA) @ (210) 222-1294

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Texas Suicide Prevention @ (800) 273-8255

Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline @ (800) 273-8255, press 1