American Jewish University provides academic advisement and academic counseling within each academic School (Masor School for Jewish Education and Leadership, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, and the Jewish Learning Experience. The University does not employ AJU-staff to provide mental health or psychological counseling for students enrolled in its academic programs. For degree-seeking students of the aforementioned programs who require support on mental health or psychological counseling services, TimelyCare and Maple Counseling Services are available resources for students to utilize. For non-degree-seeking students in academic programs, Maple Counseling is an available resource. For questions or concerns, please contact academicaffairs
aju.edu (academicaffairs[at]aju[dot]edu).
TimelyCare Services
AJU has partnered with TimelyCare to offer virtual health and wellbeing services for degree-seeking students of the Masor School for Jewish Education and Leadership (BA, MA, and EdD students) and the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies (MA students). Through either a mobile app or internet website, TimelyCare provides 24/7 access to virtual care from anywhere in the United States at no cost.
Students do not need insurance to access TimelyCare services. Students are able to meet virtually with a provider for acute, in the moment needs or on-going mental health support.
Whether you're feeling a little down, anxious, or overwhelmed, you can talk to a licensed provider to get the care you need via phone or secure video visits.
Available Services
- TalkNow: 24/7, on-demand access to a mental health professional to talk about anything at anytime.
- Scheduled Counseling: Scheduled options to speak to a licensed counselor (up to 12 visits per year) - evening and weekend appointments are available.
- Self-Care Content: Guided self-care content, including yoga and meditation sessions, as well as group conversations with providers on a variety of health and well-being topics.
How to Access Care
Students can go to timelycare.com/aju to register with their name and school email address. Once a student is registered, they can then have visits from any web-enabled device – smartphone, laptop, or desktop.
Maple Counseling Services
The Jewish Federation has recently entered into a partnership with Maple Counseling, a longstanding Los Angeles counseling services center. The goal of this partnership is to provide Jewish community members with affordable mental health support. Individuals residing in California may contact Maple to access therapy sessions at no more than $25 per session. Additionally, Maple employs so-called Coverage Counselors who can assist you in navigating private or public insurance to secure external mental health professionals.