about 32,000 students across the Edinburg and Brownsville campuses · Edinburg, TX
Psychiatry & therapy for UTRGV students
UTRGV students mostly live at home, study in two languages, and carry family obligations that a dorm-campus model never accounts for. Care in the Valley has to work for a student who translates at their parents' medical appointments and still makes an 8 a.m. in Edinburg or Brownsville. The regional psychiatric shortage is among the worst in Texas, and students feel it first.
When campus counseling runs out of sessions
The UTRGV Counseling Center spans both campuses and serves an enormous commuter population. When students need medication evaluation or care that continues past the semester, we treat the whole Valley by video, in English or Spanish, with evening availability that respects work and family schedules.
Campus resource: UTRGV Counseling Center. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988 any time.
Insurance, for students and the parents reading this
The mix here is real: parents' employer plans, student marketplace coverage, and families where everyone is on something different. We sort it plan by plan and tell you the cost first. Se habla espanol en todo el proceso, desde la primera llamada.
How visits actually work at UTRGV
Video visits from home do not require explaining anything to anyone in the living room. Prescriptions route to the HEB pharmacies families already use from McAllen to Brownsville.
Wondering about ADHD medication rules for students? Read exactly how we handle stimulants and evaluations. Not sure what you are dealing with yet? Take the free 2-minute depression screen or anxiety screen, the same instruments we score at every visit. You can also read about mental health care in Edinburg or our broader college student care.
By video, wherever you are between classes
Most new patients are seen within 1 to 2 business days. Most insured students pay a $0 to $30 copay. Care continues through breaks and past graduation.
Book an appointmentOr call (469) 733-0848, a real person answers.