The short answer: This is brief counseling without campus psychiatry. If medication or ongoing weekly therapy may matter, ask for the outside referral during screening.¹

Start with Behavioral Health Services

Book it: Call Behavioral Health Services for an initial screening with a licensed mental-health therapist. The current phone number is 909-274-4984. Open the official service page →¹

Who can use it: Students currently enrolled in at least one credit course. What it costs: Short-term counseling is provided through student health services with no separate counseling charge published.¹

The limit that matters

Short-term, goal-focused counseling; the official service page does not publish a fixed session number. 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

Behavioral Health Services provides crisis intervention during its posted hours. After hours: Use 988 or the county crisis route when the office is closed; campus counseling is not a 24-hour service.²

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

Medication and longer-term therapy

Psychiatry: Mt. SAC states that it has no psychiatrist on staff and does not provide psychiatric supervision. When campus care is too short: Students needing long-term care, medication supervision or treatment outside the campus scope are referred to off-campus services.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 Mt. San Antonio 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. Mt. SAC — Behavioral Health Services, read 2026-08-24.
  2. Mt. SAC — Students of Concern, read 2026-08-24.