Mental Health Services

Student Mental Health Program

Weill Cornell Medicine’s Student Mental Health Program offers our students access to free, confidential, mental health services by appointment.  We are staffed by psychologists and psychiatrists from diverse cultural, national, and clinical backgrounds who are skilled in treating a wide range of issues.  Appointments are scheduled promptly and in consideration of our students’ scheduling needs and preferences.

We offer a range of services from supportive psychotherapy focused on identifying and enhancing coping skills to consultation and assessment of all psychiatric conditions and treatments including psychotherapy, psychopharmacotherapy, and neuropsychological assessment.  Family and marital counseling is also available.

This is not an emergency service and students should expect communication for an appointment during regular business hours Monday - Friday.

• A student must self-refer for the Student Mental Health program and request an appointment. 

• Care is confidential and is not part of the student educational record.
• All visits with the clinicians are covered under the Student Health Fee - there is no separate charge unless lab tests or imaging studies are ordered. This is analogous to the care students receive at the Student Health office.  
• Clinicians have no student evaluation role within the medical college.

How to Access Our Services

To request an appointment please send an email including your name and contact information to counseling@med.cornell.edu. Students need not disclose the details of their concerns when requesting an appointment. Our program assistant will respond during regular business hours to schedule your appointment.

If you are in urgent need of emergency assistance during our off hours please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.  Help is also available by contacting the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).