Counseling
At moments, all of us find ourselves thinking "I can't cope" with something, or "I wish I had someone to talk with who understands what I am going through." These feelings are not unusual. Many students experience times when they are puzzled or concerned about themselves or about situations in which they find themselves. Mental Health Services staff members are here to help students with these and other personal concerns.
In individual counseling, students may work privately with a counselor for a limited number of meetings. They discuss such issues as personal feelings or relationships with others and develop new ways to understand and deal with those issues.
If problems center on how couples are (or are not) getting along, couples counseling may help develop new ways of relating to each other.
Group Counseling may also be appropriate. Group Counseling fosters active learning by working on problems rather than just talking about them. Group work provides a safe and challenging place to work on personal and interpersonal concerns. Check out our Group Flier for a listing of groups offered this semester.
People sometimes encounter disturbing situations in which they feel they have little or no control. These might include a death, a major loss, or a drastic change in life direction. At times like these, talking with a crisis counselor may help to restore some balance and to keep the matter from seriously affecting other parts of a person's life.
Students who come for counseling often:
- wonder whether they can handle what they are doing
- have trouble getting along with people in their family
- have strong feelings, such as depression or anxiety, that keep them from doing what they need to do
- feel isolated or alienated, wanting to belong
- need to learn how to do their work more effectively
- have trouble finding or getting along with a partner
- struggle with the loss of someone or something
- wonder where they are heading in life
- worry about how they eat
- question or need to explore their sexual or cultural identity
- feel stuck or split about making a decision
