Faculty Wellness
Faculty Wellness serves as a personal concierge to our faculty to help maximize UT Southwestern's wellness offerings.
Our Mission
Our mission is to promote a culture of health and professional well-being that empowers our faculty to reach their full academic and personal potential.
What We Offer
A listing of counseling and peer support resources for faculty
Learn how to receive coaching or become a coach.
A listing of wellness initiatives for faculty to help address stress and burnout
Support and HR Resources available for faculty who are parents
A listing of events hosted by Faculty Wellness throughout the year
A collection of Thrive newsletter articles
Additional Resources
- CDRC's Free and Confidential Evexia Tool
Evexia is your free and confidential tool to enhance and improve your own well-being through self-awareness and tailored feedback.
- Crisis Care
We help facilitate getting our faculty to the help they need. If you or a friend are in crisis, you may:
- Go to the emergency room
- Call 911
- Contact campus police 214-648-8311
- Call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988
- Text 741741 free to the Crisis Text Line
- HR Wellness Offerings
Visit UT Southwestern Human Resources webpages for information on wellness resources including child care, smoking cessation, and weight management.
- Impaired Physician or Faculty
Be it concerns about changes in cognition or physical skill or concerns about addiction or mental illness impairing your ability to work, the Recovery Employee Network Enhancing Wellness (RENEW) is here to help.
- On-campus Fitness Facilities
Fitness facility members have access to all Bryan Williams, M.D. Student Center facilities, as well as unlimited access to all fitness programs offered.
- Psychological/Psychiatric Counseling & Support
We want to support the mental health of all our faculty so that they can thrive. Specific resources include:
UTSW Family Counseling and Support
Family Studies Center for couple and family therapy available for UTSW staff, residents, and faculty.
Intake Line: 214-648-6945
$20/sessionOther mental health resource outside of UTSW
MDLive Behavioral Health Telehealth
No co-pay and part of our UTSW Select benefitsLearn to Live
A behavioral health digital platform, Learn to Live is available to UT SELECT members. It offers condition-specific programs, each delivered in a user-paced multimedia experience. Services are also available on demand with the options for one-to-one clinician coaching services.UT Southwestern Department of Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic
Telehealth visits are available for any faculty or staff member who may require medication management or psychotherapy/counseling for depression, anxiety, acute stress. Confidential treatment, accepts UT insurance and most commercial PPO insurance plans.Phone: 214-645-8500
Employee Support, powered by Headspace
UT Southwestern has partnered with Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness, therapy, and employee assistance programs, to expand services previously offered by our Employee Assistance Program. This new range of services is available free of charge to all UTSW employees and their families, regardless of participation in a UT System health plan. You may incur an out-of-pocket cost (deductible, copay, etc.) if you choose to use a provider recommended by Headspace, such as virtual or in-person therapy or psychiatry. The Headspace app is available for iPhone or Android.- Call Headspace at 855-420-0734
- Register with Headspace
- Access the Headspace Portal (enter UTSW).
- Wellness Rooms
Parkland and UT Southwestern have dedicated physician spaces for you to relax and take a breath.
CUH Wellness Room
Come to Clements University Hospital room 02.335 to enjoy a dedicated quiet space to unwind. View access details.
Parkland Physicians' Lounge
The badge-accessible physicians’ lounge is located in room 02-651, above the private dining room that is adjacent to the cafeteria. Enjoy the bright, comfortable lounge area that is designed to be conducive to congregating. Other amenities, including coffee, water, microwave, workstations, refrigerator and snacks.