Psychological Services & Personal Counseling

For Faculty & Staff

Let Us Introduce Ourselves!

We'd love to reach every classroom

We can spend just 10 or so  minutes in your classroom introducing ourselves and our  services.  

We also can provide workshops on related topics:

• Intro to Psych Services
• Intro to Stress or Stress Busters!
• Exam Anxiety Presentation
• Compassion Fatique and Burn Out
• And more!

Submit a  presentation Request

Statement For Your Syllabus

Mental Health Statement: A note from your Instructor

Dear Student,

Life at college can get very complicated. You may sometimes feel overwhelmed, lost, experience stress, anxiety or depression, or struggle with relationship difficulties. Many of these issues are very common and can be effectively addressed with a little help.

Psychological Services & Personal Counseling helps students cope with difficult emotions and life stressors. Psychological Services is staffed by experienced, professional psychologists and counselors, who are attuned to the needs of college students. The services are FREE and completely confidential. Find out more on our Pyschological Services website at https://foothill.edu/psychservices/

How Refer a Student

If you are concerned about a student's wellbeing

1. Make a report in MAXIENT and inidcate a psychological concern.
2. Build a relationship with your student and communicate your concerns with them, letting them know about our services.
3. Offer a 'warm handoff' and offering to connect the student with us.
4. Send an email to consult anytime! fhpsychservices@fhda.edu 

Prevention Tools

1. Invite our faculty to introduce our services at the start of the quarter.
2. Begin your quarter introducing our servces and showing students our website to make referrals easier in the future.
3. Remind students frequently during the quarter in this virtual time that if they need any support you are able to help with a referral.
4. Have our brochures handy.

Supporting Students Through TimelyCare

Faculty and staff can now get 24/7 support on how to support students in crisis through our partnership with TimelyCare, a service available to all enrolled students.

Follow These Steps When You Need Help to Help a Student

1. Dial 1.833.484.6359
2. Select option 0 or 1 to connected to a care specialist, who will then guide you through the difficult situation.