Counseling and Mental Health

Intake Form

Initial Assessment

After you complete the intake forms, a therapist will review your forms and then meet with you. This first meeting will be an initial assessment for you and your therapist to determine how our service can be most helpful to you. Treatment plans are individualized for your specific needs and concerns. After completing the initial assessment, you and your therapist can decide on one or more of the following services:

• Brief crisis intervention (1 or 2 sessions to address immediate crisis)
• Individual therapy for further evaluation and psychotherapy
• Group therapy
• A medication evaluation with a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner (APRN)
• Resources elsewhere if our services are not appropriate or best suited for you

Duration of Treatment

Overall, we utilize a brief treatment model for individual therapy, up to 8 sessions per academic year. The goal of brief treatment is to focus on current concerns, promote your personal growth, reduce stress, and assist you in finding relief from emotional pain. Students may attend group therapy for an unlimited number of sessions. Also, psychiatrist/APRN visits are not included in the 8 session limit. When long term treatment is indicated, a referral list of local providers will be given and students will be assisted in making the connection to an outside provider.