The Counseling Center staff is trained to help you think about alternatives or options to your behavior and ways of dealing with the world. The amount of time you spend in therapy is determined by your own needs. In general, there is an eight-session limit on individual counseling and no limit on the amount of group counseling you may receive in any academic year. Occasionally, students are referred to agencies outside the campus if it is deemed necessary. If you think the friend is having a serious crisis, call immediately.
Staff also complete a basic information sheet.
No information about you is released unless you give us written authorization, except in a few situations where it is necessary to protect you or someone else from physical harm. Each academic unit is responsible for academic advising for its students. If, however, you are uncertain about academic career decisions of a general nature, by all means come in and talk with us. However, if you find that you are experiencing personal stress that relates to decisions about career planning, you may want to discuss these concerns with a therapist. Sometimes personal concerns cannot be separated from the career decision process, and it may be helpful to discuss these concerns with both the Counseling Center and Career and Life Planning Center staff.