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24-Hour National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988

If you are a student, faculty, or staff of SRSU and you are in crisis (mental health), you should contact one of the following numbers:

  • Local emergency at 9-1-1
  • Local community mental health agency (PermiaCare, if in or around Alpine, at 432-837-3373).
  • National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 9-8-8
  • If you are a student in on-campus housing, you may also contact your Resident Assistant (RA), call the Residential Life office at 432-837-8190, or after hours call the on-call phone (432-294-0464).
  • SRSU police department 432-837-8101
    • Counseling and Accessibility Services Office
    • Ferguson Hall 112
    • Alpine, TX
    • (432) 837-8203
    • counseling@sulross.edu
    • 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
    • Monday-Friday

The Counseling and Accessibility Office provides a supportive environment that helps facilitate positive change and promote mental health and emotional well-being.
The office is staffed with licensed professional counselors who provide confidential services at no cost to Sul Ross students, staff, and faculty.

Services include:

    • Brief, short-term individual and group counseling
    • Workshops, presentations, and other activities promoting mental health
    • A comprehensive referral network to off-campus providers
    • Accommodation letters

To make an appointment for counseling or disability accommodations please call 432.837.8203.

(Appointments are available In-Person or Online via Zoom.)

For Telehealth services please complete and return an Electronic Informed Consent Form before an appointment is made.  

To get this form, please download from this link:  

For more information on accessibility services, visit this page.

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Accessibility Services

Our comprehensive services cater to a variety of needs, ensuring students feel supported and empowered.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feeling apprehensive? Find answers to common questions and explore the resources that support your mental health and overall well-being.

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Timely Care

Students can access nine free virtual counseling sessions through TimelyCare via any device, with additional sessions available for $75 each.

Our Staff:

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The Counseling and Accessibility Services office provides short-term, solution-focused support primarily for students, while also welcoming faculty, staff, and occasionally their family members as scheduling allows. Sessions typically last an hour and occur weekly for about five weeks, followed by a reassessment to evaluate progress. A range of therapeutic models is used, with a focus on Internal Family Systems (IFS), to help clients navigate their challenges. The office also connects students with academic and housing accommodations, requiring documentation that includes a diagnosis for confidential record-keeping.

Make an appointment to visit us anytime—we’re here to help.

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The Counseling and Accessibility Services office offers short-term, solution-focused counseling to Sul Ross State University students, faculty, and staff, and, as time allows, to their family members. We also assist students with setting up academic and housing accommodations. With a background in Psychology, Political Science, and Counseling—all from Sul Ross—I’ve been fully licensed since 2014 and have worked with a variety of populations, primarily youth and young adults. I use cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques to help clients develop practical strategies for their concerns.

To schedule an appointment, feel free to call, email, or stop by the office.

Complaints and Grievances

The Counseling and Accessibility Services office abides by the Administrative Policy and Procedure Manual 4.07 with regards to university grievance process.  If you are having a problem with either your accommodations, or counseling, we ask that you bring this up with the CAS office directly so that we may have the opportunity to resolve any issue early, without fester.  To learn more about the formal grievance process see APM 4.07

TimelyCare

Students can access online counseling services through TimelyCare via their phone or other device.  Students will be able to select from a wide-ranging menu of virtual care options from licensed counselors and providers and have access to services at no cost or insurance.

As part of this partnership with SRSU, TimelyCare will offer nine free sessions.  After nine free sessions if a student wishes to stay with their TC counselor, they will have the option of paying $75 per session.

For more information call the Counseling and Accessibility Services office (432) 837-8203, or visit: https://timelycare.com/srsu/

  • Mary Schwartze Grisham M.Ed., LPC
  • Internal Family Systems Informed Therapist
  • Director of Counseling & Accessibility Services
  • mschwartze@sulross.edu