Your counselor will ask you some pertinent questions about your background and previous experiences, and will help you clarify your own goals for the therapeutic process. If you are experiencing any troublesome symptoms, your counselor can discuss appropriate treatment options with you. If you and your counselor decide to consider medication as an option, we can provide a referral for a medication evaluation with one of our own staff psychiatrists. You will be doing most of the talking in your sessions. In session, you can talk about whatever is concerning you at the time.
Students come to counseling for many different reasons.
The Counseling Services staff is made up psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers, and interns in these fields. As a group, we represent a wide variety of professional interests and specializations, including multicultural issues, wellness, sexual identity, women's issues, and eating disorders. All of us are committed to providing services in ways that recognize, respect, and value the diversity of Barnard students. To learn more about our staff and our commitments, click here . Confidentiality is a foundational part of our work in Counseling Services.