Counseling Services

Counseling provides students with access to trained professionals who support the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional aspects of mental health and well-being. The goals of counseling are tailored to each student’s individual needs and often include helping students identify their personal strengths, achieve academic success, manage mental health symptoms, and develop the skills needed to reach their full potential.

• managing anxiety
• coping with and reducing stress
• difficulty adjusting to college
• adjusting to loss (death, relationships, job)
• increasing self-understanding
• making difficult decisions and clarifying choices
• assertiveness training
• relaxation techniques
• resolution of personal issues
• eating concerns
• drug/alcohol issues
• self-esteem
• academic concerns (test anxiety, study skills)
• improving communication (with parents, faculty, friends, roommates)
• gender issues
• coping with incidents of sexual assault or other trauma
• uncertainty about life after college

Students can participate in individual counseling sessions or can visit during the daily walk-in clinic hours. Counselors can provide consultation, referrals and suggest local resources.

Individual Counseling is a cooperative venture between the client and the counselor.

The focus is on clarifying the concern, exploring options that may become evident to address the concern, and formulating realistic goals that can  provide direction to students. Students typically come in once per week for a 45 to 50-minute session, but may be seen more or less frequently depending on individual needs. The approach of the Counseling Center is generally short-term and problem-focused.

Walk-in clinic from 1:00 -2:00 pm, Monday-Friday.

Students can come into the Center without an appointment and see a counselor on a first-come, first-served basis. During a brief assessment interview, students can talk with counselors about their issues or problems, and a decision is made about the most appropriate follow-up to help resolve those problems.

Immaculata’s Counseling Center has an emergency on-call professional available for immediate intervention during normal business hours. If you are a student in crisis during a time when Counseling Services is closed, please call Campus Safety at ext. 5555 if on campus; if off campus, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. Some additional crisis resources are:

• Valley Creek Crisis Intervention, 469 Creamery Way, Exton, PA 19341, 610-280-3270 (open 24hrs/day)
• Crisis Text Line (text ‘home’ to 741741)
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-talk)