Frequently Asked Questions
VMBS-Embedded Counselors ensure accessibility to mental health care and resources for Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program students, as well as interns and residents at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH). This embedded counselor program is a partnership between the VMBS and the UHS.
Students enrolled in the DVM program, including residents and interns at the VMTH, are eligible to make an appointment to see a UHS counselor embedded within the VMBS.
A variety of counseling services are offered to DVM students, residents, and interns. Services include personal counseling, academic counseling, couple counseling (both partners must be enrolled at Texas A&M University), consultation, and presentations and workshops.
Psychiatric services, including the use of medication to reduce certain symptoms, are not available at the UHS counseling office in the VMBS. However, psychiatric services are available through the main campus UHS locations at the A.P. Beutel Student Health Center and the Student Counseling & Mental Health Care Center.
Licensed mental health professionals provide these services.
The offices are located in VIDI 219 and 216.
Services are available weekdays during normal business hours and some evenings by appointment. Appointment availability varies weekly. DVM students can book an appointment online. Residents and interns can request appointments by contacting the counselors at vetcounselor@tamu.edu. Contact the VMBS-Embedded Counselors with any questions.
Visit the Arrange an Appointment page.
Visit the Records & Confidentiality page.
Information about a variety of resources available to all Texas A&M students can be found via the University Health Services Counseling & Mental Health Care webpage, including Emergency and After-Hours Care.
- TELUS Health Student Support App: Download the app for 24/7 access to free, confidential, professional counseling by phone or chat in multiple languages. The app also provides students with access to scheduled, short-term telehealth counseling appointments, an extensive self-help library, and a world-wide student support community. Visit tx.ag/supportapp to learn more.
- No Aggie Stands Alone: Visit mentalhealth.tamu.edu for links to mental health and well-being services and resources available to all students, faculty, and staff at Texas A&M University.
- Aggies Reaching Aggies is a student peer educator program with the goal of raising awareness about suicide prevention at Texas A&M.
- Aggie Peer Connect builds community by fostering meaningful peer-to-peer connections and providing students with the resources and referrals they need to thrive.