The short answer: Campus care needs no reimbursement; no separate outside-copay fund was verified.¹
Start with Personal Growth and Counseling Center (PGCC)
Book it: Call PGCC to begin counseling. The current phone number is 831-582-3969. Open the official service page →¹
Who can use it: All enrolled undergraduate and graduate CSUMB students. What it costs: Services are free with no referral or insurance required.¹
The limit that matters
Brief therapy with no current published numerical cap. This is the fact to confirm again at intake, because staffing and campus rules can change during the academic year.¹
If you need help today
Call PGCC for crisis intervention. After hours: Call 831-582-3969 after hours to connect with a crisis counselor.²
Medication and longer-term therapy
Psychiatry: Routine medication management is not promised on the current public service page. When campus care is too short: PGCC helps students identify care outside its short-term model.²
If you use a parent’s insurance, billing paperwork can disclose that care was used. Read the student privacy and EOB route →. If money is the obstacle, compare Medi-Cal →, sliding-scale care →, and California-wide telehealth →.
What to ask in the first appointment
- What is my individual-session limit this term or year, and does intake count?
- If I need weekly or specialized care, who starts the outside referral?
- Is psychiatry separate, and does it require a campus or insurance referral?
- What can I use while I am waiting: a group, same-day consultation, or virtual care?
- Will any charge or insurance explanation be sent to someone else?
Verification record
Every campus-specific statement above was read on an official California State University-Monterey Bay page. Core access facts are due for re-check by 2026-11-23. A missing number is reported as “not published,” never filled from an old catalog or another campus.
Sources
- CSUMB — PGCC, read 2026-08-25.
- CSUMB — Counseling, read 2026-08-25.