Contact the Counseling and Mental Health Center
Email Policy
The Counseling and Mental Health Center staff welcomes your contact.
Before emailing, please consider the following information to help you decide on the best method for reaching us:
- Email is not appropriate for personal counseling.
If you are a University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) student seeking personal counseling, please visit our office or call to make an appointment with one of our counselors. - Confidentiality cannot be guaranteed.
While we will do our best to keep your communications private and will not disseminate them without your permission, our university administration, like many other employers, reserves the right to monitor our email usage and might therefore see the text of your message. If you are in any way concerned about the contents of your email being read by someone other than the person you are contacting, you might want to consider alternate ways of contacting that person. - Replies are sent to the sender's email.
When we reply to your email, we will respond to the address from which it is sent. If you do not wish others who may have access to the email account you are using to also have access to our response, please consider another means of communication. - We cannot respond immediately.
While we check our email often, you have no way of knowing if one of us is unavailable due to illness, vacation, or other reason. This means that your message may not be received immediately. If time is of particular concern for you, you might want to consider calling the office instead.
We hope that these guidelines are helpful to you as you decide how best to reach our staff. We take your time and confidentiality very seriously and therefore consider it imperative that you understand the limitations of our use of email technology. If you would like to use email to contact one of us, please click on their name in the section below.
Counseling and Mental Health Center Staff
Jason Boothe, Ph.D.
Jason Boothe, Ph.D.
boothe@uhcl.edu
Licensed Psychologist
Director and Clinical Director
Dr. Boothe has trained and worked in numerous settings, including VA hospitals, community mental health clinics, pain management clinics, and college counseling centers. Clinical interests include working with disability and chronic health/medical issues, trauma, mindfulness, interpersonal and relational concerns, identity development/existential concerns, multicultural issues, and group therapy.
Monica Martinez, LCSW
Monica Martinez, LCSW
martinezmon@uhcl.edu
Outreach Coordinator/Staff Therapist
Monica is excited to be part of the UHCL Counseling and Mental Health Center staff. Monica is a licensed clinical social worker who has worked in a variety of counseling centers, institutions of higher education and community programs. In addition to seeing students, Monica coordinates mental health outreach efforts with on and off campus partners. Monica uses a collaborative and empowerment counseling approach with students to provide comprehensive, caring and supportive services.
Kendall Smith, Ph.D.
Kendall Smith, Ph.D.
SmithKen@uhcl.edu
Psychologist
Dr. Kendall Smith joins the UHCL Counseling and Mental Health Center as a provisionally-licensed psychologist providing individual, couples, and group counseling services to students. They earned their PhD and Masters in Counseling Psychology from Texas Woman’s University and have trained and worked in university counseling centers and private practice.
Their therapeutic approach is collaborative, relational, and grounded in evidence-based practices including Relational Cultural Therapy (RCT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), interpersonal approaches, mindfulness, and strengths-based interventions. Dr. Smith values creating an affirming and supportive space where students can explore challenges, identity, relationships, and personal growth.
Clinical and professional interests include anxiety, depression, identity development, LGBTQ+ mental health, neurodivergence, chronic illness/disability, trauma, self-compassion, multicultural concerns, supervision and training, and group therapy.
Skyler Hoover Ph.D.
Skyler Hoover, Ph.D.
Hoover@uhcl.edu
Psychologist
Dr Skyler Hoover (they/them) enjoys helping UHCL students manage their emotions, work through relationship patterns, and heal from painful experiences. Skyler’s approach to therapy aims to collaboratively answer the questions “why do I do the things I do?” and “what could I do instead?” by exploring how students’ past experiences connect to present day, and offering skills that help students achieving their personal growth goals. Group counseling is a passion of Skyler’s; they believe strongly in the healing power of connection and community, and aim to share this with the UHCL community!
Outside of work, Skyler enjoys hobbies such as knitting, quilting, gardening, and spending time with their cat. As a self-proclaimed foodie, Skyler is always on the hunt for the best vegetarian food Houston has to offer!
Specialties: Working with men, Sex therapy/sexual related concerns, Couples counseling, Self-esteem, People pleasing, Perfectionism, Loneliness, and Group counseling.
Experience: University counseling centers, private practice, VA
Doctoral Psychology Interns
Megan Crist, M.A.
Doctoral Psychology Intern
Milena Braga, M.A.
Doctoral Psychology Intern
Valerie M. González-Velázquez, B.A.
Doctoral Psychology Intern
Support Staff
Savannah Baker
Contact
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Counseling and Mental Health Center
Phone: 281-283-2580
Fax: 281-226-7241
www.uhcl.edu/cmhc
SSCB 3103
2700 Bay Area Blvd, Box 331
Houston, TX 77058-1002
View CMHC Location on Map (PDF)
Regular office hours:
Mon: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tue-Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Please call ahead during holidays and semester breaks.
