The CAPS Team comprises Licensed Psychologists and Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) who are dedicated to supporting the personal growth and development of Longwood students, along with a Resident in Counseling and advanced graduate Counselors-in-Training who provide services under close supervision. Committed to fostering awareness, acceptance, and inclusivity, the team strives to create an emotionally safe environment, amplify marginalized voices, and uphold its role as an actively anti-racist center.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity involves the understanding, affirmation, and professional application of the richness of human differences, experiences, and intersecting identities. In an on-going effort to be an actively anti-racist center, CAPS strives to be a co-conspirator alongside other campus resources with a shared commitment to providing an emotionally safe and respectful environment for all. We promote and amplify the voices of individuals who have been marginalized. Therefore, we will use every opportunity to create lasting systemic change.
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We offer confidential mental health programs and services to currently enrolled Longwood University students. Counseling is available by appointment. Initial Consultation and Single Session Therapy appointments can be scheduled through the Online Portal.
This weekly group serves as a safe, trusting, and affirming space for marginalized students who identify as a person of color. Group members will have an opportunity to provide support to their peers and build a community of individuals with shared experiences. This group seeks to create a healthy, open dialogue for members to share their unique experiences and to facilitate empowerment.
This group is designed for students who have symptoms related to stress and anxiety and are seeking support and methods to cope with stress. In the group, students who experience stress and anxiety can gain support and constructive feedback from other students who struggle with problems related to stress/anxiety.
Counselors will present psychoeducational information related to stress/anxiety, at the request of the group.
If you are interested in the group and/or have questions, please contact Dr. David Davino at (434)395-2409.
This weekly group is intended to provide an affirming, supportive space for students who identify as members of the LGBTQIA+ communities. Students will be afforded opportunities to explore issues of importance to themselves and the queer community (e.g., experiences of discrimination / oppression / marginalization, identity integration / acceptance / living “authentically,” coming out to family /friends /others, transition/gender-affirming care, intersectionality, advocacy) while also experiencing a greater sense of connection to others. Students interested in the group and/or have questions, please contact Jaime Huggard at (434) 395-2409.
Monday - Friday,
8:15 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
If you are a student experiencing significant distress or a crisis, contact our Mental Health Crisis Support Line via the WellTrack Boost app or by calling (434)395-2409 and selecting option 2. In the event of an emergency, dial 911.
Counseling & Psychological Services
Pierson Hall (Upper Level)
201 High Street
Farmville, VA 23909
(434) 395-2409
Fax: (434) 395-2613
