Let's Talk Program

Let's Talk is a program that provides easy access to brief informal consultations with providers from FAU Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), who will offer support, perspective, and suggestions for resources. Visits usually last 20-25 minutes.

This is a free drop-in service, at different locations on campus. Students are seen on a first-come, first-served basis and are encouraged to talk about whatever is important to them.

Who should visit Let's Talk?

This service is open to all FAU undergraduate, graduate and professional students. Let's Talk is a good fit for the following people:

  • Students who are not sure about counseling and wonder what it's like to talk with a clinician
  • Students who are not interested in ongoing counseling but would like the perspective of a CAPS counselor
  • Students who have a specific problem and would like someone to talk to about it
  • Students who have a concern about a friend and want some advice about what to do

Who shouldn't visit Let's Talk?

  • Students with an immediate or urgent concern, and/or may be experiencing a mental health crisis
  • Students who already know they want regular counseling
  • Students who don’t want to wait for their next appointment at CAPS (these students should contact CAPS instead to seek an earlier time);
  • Students seeking specialized services, such as psychiatry

 

Let's Talk is not a substitute for psychotherapy or formal counseling and does not constitute mental health treatment. Let's Talk counselors provide informal consultations to help students with specific problems and to introduce them to what it's like to speak with a counselor. Your Let's Talk counselor can help you determine whether formal counseling at CAPS would be useful for you and, if appropriate, assist you in scheduling an appointment.


How is Let's Talk different from counseling at CAPS?

Students who access counseling through CAPS schedule appointments to meet with a counselor, and sometimes participate in ongoing counseling through scheduled weekly or bi-weekly appointments. In contrast, Let's Talk is not formal counseling and is not a substitute for mental health treatment. Instead, it is a convenient drop-in service where students can have an informal consultation with a counselor.

Fall 2024 Schedule:

Mondays
4 - 5 p.m.
with Leonette Copeland, Psy.D.
Virtual Meetings
*Please wait to be let in. Meetings are on a first come, first serve basis.

Tuesdays
TBD

Wednesdays
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
(In-Person) with Thuy Nguyen, Psy.D.
Location: Jupiter Campus, RH 3

Thursdays
TBD

Fridays
1-2PM
with Leonette Copeland, Psy.D.
Virtual Meetings

*Please wait to be let in. Meetings are on a first come, first serve basis.