Summer 2025 Counseling Services
Denise will be out of the office for the summer. In the meantime, Max Lim, the interim ISS Counselor, is available to support international students:
- Wednesdays at ISS (Global Center)
- Thursdays & Fridays at APASA (Student Union)
- Zoom options also available
To connect with Max:
- CAPS Phone: 520-621-3334
- Complete the online contact form
For additional support:
- Site-Based Counseling
- CAPS Counseling Services
- Crisis Support
- Drop-in (urgent) services are available at CAPS Monday-Friday 8:00-4:30 pm at both clinic locations.
Counseling Services at ISS
Counseling services offered through International Student Services are:
- Confidential
- Paid for by the International Student Fee, which means there are no further costs to international students in F-1 or J-1 status.
- Usually available for an appointment within that week or next week
Denise Contreras, she/her
Denise is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Arizona. She provides consultations, individual and group therapy to international students seeking emotional support at the University of Arizona. Denise strives towards building community with staff and faculty to support students and to help students understand what services are available. Denise utilizes a trauma-informed approach, relational-cultural therapy, with an intersectional lens to meet her clients where they are at. She has 13+ years of focus on sexual and racial trauma, addiction, harm reduction, eating concerns, and mood disorders.
Denise also provides LGBTQIA+ Affirming Care and Culturally Affirming and Sustaining Practices.
If you are interested in learning more about consultations and therapeutic services, please feel free to contact Denise through secure messaging within the student patient portal or through email at dmcontreras@arizona.edu.
