Issues and Concerns

Students come to the Counseling Center with a variety of concerns and issues.  These include (but are not limited to):

• Alcohol and Substance Abuse
• Anxiety and Stress
• Cultural Identity
• Depression
• Eating problems and Body Image Concerns
• Family Relationships
• Friendship & Dating Relationships
• Gender Identity and Transitioning
• Homesickness
• Isolation
• Mental Health Struggles
• Partner violence
• Self-injury
• Self-esteem
• Sexuality & Sexual identity

Following your intake session(s), your counselor will make recommendations about your options in managing these concerns. Sometimes short-term counseling may be sufficient for to help resolve your concern; other times longer-term work and/or a referral for more extended care may prove the most beneficial for you.  Your counselor may also recommend group counseling.