Counseling Services

Our Counseling Services help issues you may be facing, including

• Depression and anxiety
• Adjustment to college life, homesickness, social and academic transition
• Interpersonal/relationship difficulties, loneliness
• Family conflict
• Issues about sexuality
• Identity development and issues related to diversity
• Eating behaviors and body image
• Management of emotions
• Alcohol and substance use, relapse prevention
• Trauma/assault
• Personal growth and development, identification of coping style
• Psychiatric evaluation and medication management

Some of the issues commonly addressed through the referral to community resources include:

• Chronic suicidality and/or self-injury behaviors
• History of repeated suicide attempts
• Indication that short-term therapy may be detrimental or non-beneficial
• Evidence or risk of progressive deterioration in mental or emotional functioning requiring intensive intervention
• Presence of psychotic symptoms without willingness to remain on medication for stabilization
• Presence of significant drug and/or alcohol problems such as current substance dependence, primary substance abuse and/or past failed treatments
• Presence of significant or long-standing eating disorder with no period of remission, no previous treatment, or that may pose a medical danger
• Treatment for physically or sexually aggressive or inappropriate behavior

Students concerned for classmates, employees, family members and friends can file a Concerned Person Report form, which is a confidential way to report challenging and at-risk behaviors of peers and loved ones to the appropriate support, safety and intervention professionals.