The short answer: The key missing public fact is the visit cap. Confirm it before intake and ask what happens if the term ends before the referral is complete.¹

Start with Health and Well-being Mental Health Services

Book it: Contact Health and Well-being or use its appointment route for short-term counseling. The current phone number is 619-644-7192. Open the official service page →¹

Who can use it: Currently enrolled Grossmont students who paid the student health fee. What it costs: Brief counseling is included through student health services.¹

The limit that matters

Short-term counseling; no fixed current count is published on the main service page. 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

Contact Health and Well-being during campus hours for an urgent assessment. After hours: Use 988 or the San Diego Access and Crisis Line at 888-724-7240.²

In crisis? Call or text 988 — free, 24/7.

Medication and longer-term therapy

Psychiatry: Routine campus psychiatry is not promised on the service page. When campus care is too short: Health and Well-being provides referrals for care outside its brief-treatment scope.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

  1. What is my individual-session limit this term or year, and does intake count?
  2. If I need weekly or specialized care, who starts the outside referral?
  3. Is psychiatry separate, and does it require a campus or insurance referral?
  4. What can I use while I am waiting: a group, same-day consultation, or virtual care?
  5. Will any charge or insurance explanation be sent to someone else?

Verification record

Every campus-specific statement above was read on an official Grossmont College page. Core access facts are due for re-check by 2026-11-22. A missing number is reported as “not published,” never filled from an old catalog or another campus.

Sources

  1. Grossmont — Mental Health Services, read 2026-08-24.
  2. Grossmont — Health and Well-being, read 2026-08-24.