An initial intake session is spent with an Intake Counselor who allows the individual to share his or her concerns, assesses the individual's needs, and assigns the individual to a counselor for ongoing counseling. Students seeking counseling can talk confidentially about anything that is on their minds. Often they seek counseling to deal with family difficulties, relationships, stress, loneliness, eating problems, sadness, test or performance anxiety or academic problems. Each semester Counseling Services offers group workshops to bring together people who want to work on specific areas or issues. Topics for groups include stress management, assertiveness, eating problems, men's and women's issues, relationships and family issues.
Groups are limited and last for about an hour to an hour and a half each session.
Consultation Counselors are available to consult with faculty, staff and students on a variety of issues. Faculty members or staff sometimes wish to consult a counselor about a student who may seem to be in particular distress. Students often ask for help with their concerns about friends. Counselors can also help individuals who are having difficulty communicating with one another. Time management Adjustment Programs have been provided for Residence Life, Information Services, and the Athletic Department, as well as other departments within the University.