Personal Counseling

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Personal counseling is provided to students needing individualized support in order to improve and maintain mental health. The general goal of the personal counseling provided at Student Health Services is to support students in being successful in school. Should a student need additional resources, Student Health Services staff will appropriately refer students to outside services such as a private practitioner, medical professional (e.g. psychiatrist, nutritionist), community support group, or facility that specializes in the student's problem.

Personal counseling services are provided by Social Workers, Professional Clinical Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists and student interns under the supervision of Christine Vincent, LMFT.

Confidentiality

While there are limits to confidentiality, the fact that you are seeing a counselor does not appear on any academic records. Your right to confidentiality is protected by law.

As helping professionals, we are legally and ethically bound to report cases of

child abuse,
elder abuse,
suicide,
homicide, and if
individuals are gravely disabled and unable to care for themselves.

In such cases, the counselor is legally required to make outside reports (where appropriate) of information obtained during counseling sessions. The counselor will inform the student that confidentiality will be broken and the reason(s) for doing so.

If you feel you are in need of personal counseling services please fill out this 3-step application form. Once completed, you will be contacted within a week by one of our Mental Health Clinicians. Please call 831-646-4017 if you do not hear back from us.

If you are in CRISIS and need to speak to someone immediately, please call the 24/7 crisis hotline at 9-8-8 or text: COURAGE to 741-741.

For any EMERGENCIES, call 9-1-1

** Notice of Privacy Practice **

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