Below are personal and professional issues that ASAP at UC Davis Health can assist with, as well as programs and links to helpful online resources
- IF THIS IS AN EMERGENCY (please click here for information)
- UC Davis Emergency Department: or 911
For Mental Health Emergencies: 988
Sutter Center for Psychiatry:
(916) 386-3620
Mental Health Urgent Care Clinic:
(916) 520-2460 or (916) 364-8395
National Suicide Hotline:
(800) 273-8255
Addiction
Adolescent and Family issues
- Balancing Work & Family (PDF)
- Caregiver Support (PDF)
- Children's Issues
- Eating Disorders (PDF)
- Family Issues
- Is Your Teen Moody or Is it More? (PDF)
- Parenting a Teenager & Positive Discipline (PDF)
- Supporting a Love One with an Eating Disorder (PDF)
Discrimination, Equal Opportunity & Legal Resources
- Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender
- Legal Resources
- Maintaining a Discrimination Free Work Environment (PDF)
Mental Health
- Anger Management Resources
- Anger Management Discussion Group
- Anxiety (PDF)
- Autism (PDF)
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression (PDF)
- Depression and Illness - English (PDF) and Spanish (PDF)
- Mental Health Services
- Suicide/Crisis Prevention
- Trauma and PTSD
Relationships
- Co-dependence (PDF)
- Couples Issues (PDF)
- Domestic Violence (PDF)
- Enhancing Relationships (PDF)
- Ways to Enjoy the Holiday Season
Self Care
- Chronic Pain
- Coping with Grief & Loss (PDF)
- Coping with Tragedy
- Coping With War
- Effective Stress Management and Self-Care During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- Emotional Intelligence
- Exercise
- Reduce Stress During the Workday
- Relaxation Techniques (PDF)
- Self-Esteem (PDF)
- Sleep (PDF)
- Take a vacation from Stress (PDF)
- UC Davis Health Walking Routes (PDF)
Work Related Issues
- Assertiveness Skills
- Bullying in the Workplace (PDF)
- Communication Skills (PDF)
- Conflict Resolution (PDF)
- Coping with a Reduction in Force
- Coping with the Stress of Layoff and Unemployment
- Leadership Challenges During Change (PDF)
- Managing Workplace Reactions to Budget Cuts
- Medical Staff Wellbeing Committee
- Team-Building
Contact
Academic and Staff Assistance Program (ASAP) offers confidential, cost-free assessment, counseling, consultation and referral services to all UC Davis Health faculty, staff, and their family members. Whether the problem is work-related, personal, career or relationship focused, ASAP can assist you in evaluating and resolving the problem.
You can call ASAP at 916-734-2727 for an appointment. Business hours are Monday-Friday between 8am-5pm. We are closed during University holidays. Should you call after hours, please leave a voice message.
OUR TEAM
Name | Position | Contact |
Carol Kirshnit, Ph.D | Clinical Psychologist, Director | cekirshnit@ucdavis.edu |
Rebecca Gillogly, Ph.D | Clinical Psychologist | ragillogly@ucdavis.edu |
Sheetal Shah, Ph.D | GME Counseling Psychologist | |
Uma Anand, Ph.D |
GME Counseling Psychologist | |
Marina Podoreanu, LCSW | Behavioral Health Counselor | mpodoreanu@ucdavis.edu |
Elizabeth Martin, LMFT | Workplace Violence Prevention / ASAP Counselor | elmart@ucdavis.edu |
Aurora Cazares, LPCC | Workplace Violence Prevention / ASAP Counselor | aucazares@ucdavis.edu |
Kim Ho | ASAP Program Policy Analyst | kimho@ucdavis.edu |
Talithia "Tea" Allen, HR Asst. III | ASAP Program Coordinator | tdallen@ucdavis.edu |