COUNSELING CENTER
DR. JUDY SMITH, COHEN STUDENT HEALTH CENTER – 824-3650
The Counseling Center offers a variety of services and programs designed to support and enhance students’ well-being and personal growth. Services are directed toward helping students develop insight, resolve emotional conflicts, and improve personal skills, all of which are necessary for the establishment and accomplishment of goals.
The professional counseling staff provides individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, as well as well as outreach programs and consultations. The Counseling Center makes referrals to other professionals and agencies as the need arises or when requested to do so.
Counseling services are strictly confidential and free of charge to currently enrolled students. Sessions usually last about 50 minutes.
Most issues that students present are those that occur with the normal transition of leaving home, entering adulthood, and developing healthy, significant relationships. While many personal circumstances may be readily resolved in short-term counseling, we do provide longer term counseling for more complex issues requiring more extensive exploration of the psychological, relational, and emotional issues involved. Common concerns students present include:
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· Confusing, distressful feelings
· Low self-confidence and self-esteem
· Stress
· Anxiety
· Depression or despair
· Relationship issues
· Feelings of guilt or shame |
· Disordered eating and body image
· Alcohol or substance abuse
· Obsessive thoughts and/or compulsive behaviors
· Self-harm behaviors (e.g. cutting)
· Thoughts of suicide
· Just needing someone to talk with confidentiality |
Whatever the presenting problem, counseling is intended to enable individuals to realize their personal worth and potential so that they may fully engage in life at Mercyhurst College and prepare for life after college.
If you would like to schedule an appointment with a counselor, call the Counseling Center at x2650. In the event of an emergency after hours or on weekends, please call Police & Safety at x2304 and they will contact the on-call counselor.
