TTUHSC provides each student with up to eight free, confidential counseling sessions per year.
The TTUHSC Program of Assistance for Students (PAS) is a resource for students of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. We aim to promote health and wellness in your personal and your academic life.
All active TTUHSC students have access to up to eight free, confidential counseling sessions each fiscal year (September–August).
Counseling is available for a variety of issues:
- Depression and anxiety
- Excessive stress and burnout
- Grief and loss
- Family and relationship problems
- Healing from trauma
- Substance use issues
Virtual Counseling
Active TTUHSC students located anywhere in Texas can use their counseling sessions virtually, regardless of their campus or location. Call our office at (806) 743-1327 to get started with telehealth.
In-Person Counseling
In-person counseling is available at the TTUHSC Counseling Center in Lubbock or through our licensed partners in select Texas cities. Call our office at (806) 743-1327 to get started and connect with the right provider.
PAS Provider Locations
Abilene
Martin Pittman
(325) 939-8413
Ministry of Counseling and Enrichment
(325) 672-9999
Amarillo
Professional Counseling Center
(806) 356-0404
Austin
Samaritan Center for Counseling
(512) 451-7337, then press 0
Dallas
The Center for Integrative Counseling and Psychology
(214) 526-4525
El Paso
Living Hope Counseling Service
(915) 772-2237
Employees of TTUHSC El Paso
Contact the El Paso Department of Psychiatry to access EAP services:
(915) 215-5850
Lubbock
TTUHSC Counseling Center in Lubbock
Learn more about the Counseling Center
(806) 743-1327 or 1-800-327-0328
The Counseling Center is located at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th Street, facing 4th Street between Indiana Avenue and Texas Tech Parkway. The waiting room is 1A300, on the first floor in the east wing of TTUHSC, just past the Psychiatry Clinic.
Odessa/Midland
Samaritan Counseling Center
(432) 563-4144
San Antonio
Institute for Couple and Family Enhancement
(210) 496-0100
Therapy Assistance Online (TAO)
As a student, it can be difficult to prioritize self-care when you are busy learning to care for others, but unexamined emotions may lead to burnout, mental distress, compassion fatigue and even poor clinical decisions, which can adversely affect patient care and ultimately your mental health overall.
Therapy Assistance Online an interactive, self-guided, web-based program that provides well-researched and highly effective strategies for students to help overcome anxiety, depression and other common concerns.
- Easily Accessible Therapy Resources
- Available 24/7
- Work at Your Own Pace
Get Immediate Help
If you or someone else is in immediate physical danger or experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.
For free, confidential support with:
- Suicidal thoughts
- Emotional distress
- Mental health concerns
- Substance use concerns
Call or text 988
Chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Support is available 24/7.
For crisis support in Lubbock, call (806) 740-1414 for the StarCare Crisis Team
The Texas Suicide Prevention Collaborative (TxSPC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Texas communities in their efforts to build suicide prevention capacity. We do this by promoting the use of evidence-based best practices that encourage the public health approach to suicide prevention. To view additional crisis resources, visit the Texas Suicide Prevention Collaborative