Counseling Center Services

Personal Counseling:

• Coping with life changes such as: relationships, adjustment to college, family, relocation, etc.

• Coping with minor personal problems such as: stress management, depression, test anxiety, etc.

Click here to access our Confidentiality Policy.

Career Counseling:

• Referral to community agencies to assist with employment needs.

• Career Resource Library.

• Georgia Career Information System (GCIS) – computerized career guidance program.

• Discover (Comprehensive Career Planning Program)-  

  • Assess career interest, abilities and job values
  • Explore occupations, majors, schools
  • Develop a resume and conduct a job search
  • Provides access to information about occupations, schools, financial aid, and job seeking resources
• Resume and job interviewing preparation.

Academic Counseling:

• Assess learning style

• Counseling on test preparation techniques

• Counseling on test anxiety

Disability Services:

This service is provided for students who seek help through classroom accommodations due to a disability. Students should begin pursuing disability accommodations 6 months prior to beginning their first semester in college in order to complete application and eligibility evaluations.

Click here to read our full Accommodations Policy.

Click here for information on Disability Resources.

Outreach Programming:

Workshops provided upon request, including but not limited to the following: stress management, test anxiety, eating disorders, sexual assault awareness and prevention, time management, depression, diversity awareness, communication, etc. Please come by the office to request a program or complete the online form and email it or bring it by the center.

Group Counseling:

Groups that may be offered include: Assertiveness Training, Test Anxiety, Stress Management, Single Parents, Healthy Relationships, Nontraditional Student Support, etc. These groups as well as others will be offered based on students needs. 

Consultation:

The Counseling Center will meet with individuals, small groups, organizations, and departments to assist them in defining issues and developing strategies to deal with concerns. Examples include:

• I have a friend who needs counseling. What should I do?

• We want to improve relationships and teamwork among our members. How do we go about that?

• There seems to be quite a bit of stress and miscommunication in our department. What can we do?

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This page was last edited: 11/19/2010

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