Typical Concerns
Student Counseling Services (SCS) utilizes a brief time-limited counseling model (10 sessions per academic year) to assist students in addressing multiple issues that are common in a college setting. Some of the issues that are commonly addressed are:
Personal Concerns
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Anger
- Loneliness
- Guilt
- Low self-esteem
- Grief
- Shyness
Stress/Anxiety
- Feeling emotionally overwhelmed
- Headaches
- Tension
- Fatigue
- Insomnia
- Panic Attacks
Relationship Concerns
- Marital issues
- Pre-marital counseling
- Boyfriend/girlfriend difficulties
- Sexual concerns
- Roommate problems
- Couples conflicts
Developmental/Family Concerns
- Family crisis
- Divorce
- Identity concerns
- Concerns from childhood and/or adolescence
- Parenting Issues
Academic Skills Concerns
- Performance anxiety
- Perfectionism
- Under-achievement
- Low motivation
- Test Anxiety
- Poor Study Skills
- Poor Decision-making Skills
- Poor Communication Skills
- Speech Anxiety
Other Concerns
- Crisis intervention
- Sexual assault
- Spiritual concerns
- Unplanned pregnancy
- Body image
- Eating disorders
SCS also provides referral services for those students who may benefit from counseling services that extend beyond the 10-session limit for personal counseling or from services not offered at SCS. A counselor will explain the referral process with the student on an individual basis; however, specialized services that may not be available through SCS include the following:
- Presence of significant drug and/or alcohol problems (ex. current substance dependence)
- Presence of significant eating disorders
- Request for psychological evaluations for the purpose of accommodations
- Request for psychological testing
- Need, or request, for a treatment modality not provided by the SCS staff
