Counseling: Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP)
Find out about counseling and other services provided to faculty and staff through the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP).
Welcome to FSAP!
If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, dial the San Diego Access and Crisis Line (ACL) at 888- 724-7240, Call or Text 911 or Call, Text or Chat 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).
Make an appointment
New clients, please submit a confidential online form.
Current and returning clients, please contact your counselor directly by phone or email.
You may also reach us at fsap@ucsd.edu, or by phone at 858-534-5523.
Who is eligible?
FSAP offers confidential services to the following UC San Diego campus members (In state campus members only):
- Campus Academic Personnel: All staff, faculty, academic appointees, professors, lecturers, project and research scientists.
- Campus Academic and Administrative Leadership Officials: All associate chancellors, assistant and associate vice chancellors, deans, department business officers, department chairs, directors, managers, principal investigators, provosts, unit/department heads and vice chancellors.
- Campus Staff: All full-time, part-time, temporary and some contract employees.
- Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholars: All campus and UC San Diego Health Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholars.
- UC San Diego Emeriti Faculty and Retirees: All retirees are eligible, regardless of their department/vice chancellor area during employment.
- Note: Family members in the employee’s household are welcome to join counseling appointments for confidential, jointly-attended services at the discretion of FSAP counselors – to benefit the health and well-being of the employee/retiree/emeriti; however, FSAP does not offer services to their individual family members.
FSAP Services
FSAP offers confidential, no-fee counseling and organizational support services to all campus-funded faculty and staff, and all Postdocs, visiting scholars, emeriti, and retirees. Effective June 2026, FSAP will introduce a new service model to realign its service priorities. For an updated list of services, view this resource.
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About FSAP
- Confidentiality: The content of any FSAP session is confidential.
- Fees: All services are free for UC San Diego campus employees and retirees.
- Location: FSAP is in Torrey Pines Center South, Suite 406, across North Torrey Pines Road from the northwest end of campus (map). Shuttle service from campus is available via the West Campus Connector.
- Hours: FSAP is open weekdays from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Appointments in the early morning or after 4:30 p.m. can be arranged with individual counselors.