The following are questions commonly encountered about the counseling service. A large percentage of students have personal or emotional difficulties which re brought on by the setting in which the live and function, and by their particular stage of life. We call these developmental problems. The include issues relating tot he family, peer relationships, achievement, sexuality, self-esteem, and anger. In these cases, counseling is more like an educational experience.
Clients learn to cope more skillfully with their feeling and their relationships with others.
A small percentage of university students have diagnosable psychiatric disorders, such as biological depressions or chemical dependency and nee outpatient psychotherapy. The University Counseling Service also can provide this. Clients set up an appointment through the secretary. They can choose which of the two counselors they wish to see. During the actual session they meet in a comfortable office, talking privately with a counselor.