- Schedule a non-emergency appointment with CAPS. You may ask for funding assistance to pay for your appointment.
- Schedule a session with one of the cultural center counselors below.
- Max Lim: Asian Pacific American Student Affairs
- Nichol LeBeau: Native American Student Affairs
- Weekly Discussion Series: Dealing with Stress and Anxiety as an International Student. The group will cover how to support yourself and others, risks factors, common issues such as travel, culture shock and reverse culture shock, with resources available for support.
- Open to all enrolled international students, group drop-in support. *Not individual therapy.
- Location (in-person only): Global Center, International Student Services, Rm 120F
- Dates: Thursday, April 17th from 9:15am-10:30am, and Thursday, April 24th from 9:15am-10:30am
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.
Life Management 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
How to meet with Denise:
Schedule a Zoom or in-person appointment through the link below.
- Scheduled appointments times on Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday will be in-person only.
- Scheduled appointments on Tuesday and Friday are Zoom only.
- In-person appointments are at the Global Center/International Student Services, 1st Floor, Rm 127 (check in at the front desk)
For Crisis Support or in person appointments please contact Counseling and Psychological Services at: https://caps.arizona.edu/appointments
