Services

All clients are given a psychological symptoms assessment tool to aid in identifying a diagnosis and the level of treatment needed.

Counseling Services does not provide psychological testing, including ADHD testing, but can provide referrals to the community for students seeking these services.

Case management services are available for students who need assistance connecting to campus or community resources for such reasons as facing food or housing insecurity, academic assistance, or financial difficulties.

Counseling Services provides consultation to faculty, staff, students, and parents. Reasons for consultation may vary but may include: concern about an ASU community member or guidance on how to handle a specific situation.

Couples/Family counseling is offered to students with relational stress as long as one of the parties is a currently enrolled student with a paid medical services fee. If the member(s) of a couple/family is not the enrolled student and needs individual counseling, their counselor will refer them to the community.

Counseling Services created the Creativity Center to provide the ASU community a fun place to engage their ingenuity through coloring, drawing, chalking, painting or building a puzzle. The room is open for use Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. For a virtual tour of the space, please check out this video: Creativity Center - YouTube.

• If you are having a mental health crisis during business hours please come to Counseling Services for a walk-in appointment from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. In situations of imminent harm to self or others, clients may be referred for inpatient hospitalization to stabilize the crisis.
• All ASU campus community members can utilize the ASU Crisis Helpline at any time at 423-486-6345, or call Campus Police at 325-942-2071.

Group Counseling allows participants to learn skills and process stressors from a counselor and their peers usually around a specific issue or topic. We offer both closed groups to Counseling Services clients and open groups to any student in the ASU community.

Students with a paid medical services fee are eligible to receive up to six individual counseling appointments per fall and spring semester and three counseling appointments each summer semester.

A counseling appointment is defined as: an intake session, an individual therapy session, a crisis day, and a no-show.

Clients utilizing all six of their counseling appointments in a semester are eligible for crisis services and may receive the allotted amount of sessions next semester.

Students work with their counselors to develop a treatment plan to meet their therapeutic goals and decide on the frequency of their six appointments.

Students in individual counseling may also utilize couples/family and group counseling as a supplemental resource, depending on availability.

If students request to be seen more than six times per semester, Counseling Services can help provide community referrals.

Counseling Services provides mental health awareness, education, and training to promote a safe and healthy campus community. We are happy to provide student groups, departments, classes, or organizations with mental health education. Please visit Outreach for more information on how to schedule an outreach or training.

Counseling Services created the Rams Relaxation Room to provide the ASU community with a calm environment to de-stress. The room features a massage chair, a place to study, do yoga, or take a nap. The room is open Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and is available for up to 8 students at a time. For a virtual tour of the room, please check out this video.

For mental health conditions outside the scope of our services, your counselor will gladly help you find resources in the community that better meet your treatment needs. Additionally, if you are graduating, withdrawing, or are interested in other treatment options, your counselor can assist you in finding the right resource for you.

Teletherapy via telephone or video-conferencing sessions is available by request for students who have paid the medical services fee. Please contact us at 325-942-2371 for more information as certain restrictions apply.