To make an appointment, please contact CAPS Front Desk at 650-723-3785 and specify you are a School of Medicine student seeking an appointment with MHT. Sessions with members of MHT remain cost-free for current MD, MSPA, SoM BioSci MS, and SoM BioSci PhD students regardless of insurance coverage. 

Appointments are offered both virtually via Zoom as well as in-person on the SOM campus in the Alway building. Evening appointments are also available on a limited basis to students with conflicts during normal business hours. Please note that all initial appointments are held via Zoom during normal daytime business hours.

Students must be in the state of California when engaging in MHT telehealth treatment services. If you are located outside of California, MHT can provide you with telehealth Care Management services to help you connect with resources in your local area and temporarily support your needs while you are seeking local care.

While MHT is not a part of CAPS, we partner closely with CAPS’ administrative team. MHT appointments are scheduled through CAPS, and our clinical records are kept in the electronic medical record system used by Vaden Health Services to optimize the privacy and confidentiality of our work with SOM students. In addition, SOM students have access to CAPS’ robust clinical services, which include an onsite CAPS Day-Call team at Vaden Health Center (M-F, 8:30-5 PT) for urgent support needs. (For emergency needs, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.)

MHT is flexible to the student’s needs. Appointment frequency is determined based on the wants and needs of the student. It often varies, including weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly sessions. 

All actively enrolled students within the School of Medicine and located in California can use MHT services. School of Medicine students include MD, MSPA, SoM BioSci MS, and SoM BioSci PhD students. All sessions are free regardless of insurance type.

Students who are primarily in a School of Medicine program and enroll in another graduate program outside the School of Medicine (e.g., MBA) may also see MHT clinicians.

MHT uses a brief, goal-oriented treatment model. The number of sessions varies from student to student. Most students meet with their MHT therapist between 6-10 sessions. Should new concerns arise after completing treatment, students are welcome to return to MHT at any time throughout their time as Stanford School of Medicine students. 

Due to the current capacity of MHT, long-term therapy is not available. However, MHT clinicians do assist in connecting to a community provider able to provide long-term services. 

Students may also visit Options for Care Outside of  CAPS for more information about therapy and psychiatry referral resources.

MHT does not provide evaluations for ADHD or other learning disabilities. However, MHT offers referrals to campus resources that provide evaluations and various treatment options, including medication management. Students are welcome to learn more about campus resources and are invited to set up an appointment with an MHT provider.

MHT clinicians do not provide letters for students seeking Emotional Support Animals. For more information on this process, please visit the Office of Accessible Education. 

MHT maintains HIPAA-level confidentiality and follows the same confidentiality and disclosure policies as CAPS. To learn more on the policies, please visit the CAPS Confidentiality & Disclosures page.