Welcome to Counseling Services!
We're here to help you solve problems and feel good about
yourself and your life. We serve nursing students
primarily, and occasionally faculty and staff. Access to
our services is covered by payment of the Student Health
Fee, so there is no additional cost for consulting
us.
First things first!
If you are in crisis, click here.
If someone you know is in crisis, click here.
Counseling Services offers:
Services for Students
Individual Counseling: Individual counseling is
offered to students who wish to discuss personal
concerns. Common issues include academic stress, anxiety
or depression, relationship problems, decisions about
careers, and adjustment to college life. Counseling for
alcohol and drug use issues, problematic eating and food
issues, or physical or sexual abuse is also
available.
Marital/Couple Counseling: Martial/couple
counseling is offered to partners who are experiencing
difficulties and wish to improve the quality of their
relationship. If needed, anger management, domestic
violence prevention, and personal safety issues can be
addressed.
Workshops and Group Counseling: A variety of
one-hour workshops are offered each academic year,
addressing personal growth, academic success strategies,
and related topics. Group counseling is also offered at
times for specific issues such as men's concerns or
coping with food and weight issues.
Psychological Testing: Counseling Services
offers individual psychological testing on a limited
basis usually to assess career interests or personal
issues. Testing is performed in conjunction with an
established counseling relationship with professional
staff.
Services for Faculty & Staff
Counseling Services is a resource for the campus
regarding psychological issues and interpersonal/group
dynamics.
Consultation Regarding Students: Each semester a
few students develop personal or academic problems which
affect their overall progress and professional
performance. Consultation with Counseling Services is
often useful in identifying strategies to help such
students. Call 509-324-7363 (confidential voice mail). If
no answer and you need immediate assistance, call
324-7338 or 324-7203.
Note: Please do not use e-mail to
communicate concerns about students or anyone else.
E-mail is not confidential. Please use voice mal.
Consultation Regarding Personal Issues:
Counseling Services offers confidential consultation and
brief counseling regarding personal and career issues to
faculty and staff without charge. Typically,
consultations involve 1 to 3 half-hour or hourly
sessions. If additional assistance is required, referrals
can be made to community providers or the Washington
State Employee Assistance Program. Call 509-324-7363
(confidential voice mail). If no answer and you need
immediate assistance, call 509-324-7338 or
324-7203.
Workshops and Class Presentations: Counseling
Services offers expertise in a variety of areas,
including professional communication, assertiveness,
organizational behavior, career planning, and job
searching. Material in these areas can be presented to
students in stand-alone workshops, classroom guest
presentations, lectures, or co-instruction using
mini-modules within a particular course. To discuss
possible collaborative projects, call Jack Severinghaus
509-324-7363 or email severing@wsu.edu. Special
arrangements for consultation can also be made.
Self-help Resources
An increasing variety of hardcopy and internet self-help
resources are available regarding emotional,
psychological, wellness, and medical/health issues.
Resources listed in this section have been previewed and
approved by college and university counseling and health
service professionals.
Caution: Self-help materials can be
quite useful but cannot substitute for the care provided
by counseling and health care professionals. Self-help
information is often best used for personal treatment of
minor issues or as adjunctive material during a course of
psychological counseling or medical treatment. Often a
good strategy is to consult a professional first and then
review viable self-help materials, so optimal strategies
for problem-solving can be selected. Counseling or health
professional staff may refer you to specific self-help
materials, or you can present materials you have found
for discussion and possible integration with your
treatment or counseling.
Counseling Services has access to recent professional
reviews of a variety of self-help resources. Call
509-324-7363.
Internet self-help resources:
Go Ask
Alice is a web site offering sensible, accurate
information on a wide variety of psychological and
medical/health issues. This site is maintained by
Columbia University.
The National Mental Health
Association offers extensive and information
regarding anxiety, depression, and other mental health
issues.
Referrals to Health Care Professionals
Counseling Services works collaboratively with the
People's Clinic, our contracted health services provider
for students and the management of their health concerns.
If needed, practitioners at the People's Clinic may
prescribe medication for anxiety or depression.
Students with health concerns can contact the People's Clinic on their own or may be
referred, if necessary, for services by Counseling
Services staff.
Contact Counseling Services:
Room 220H
WSU Intercollegiate College of Nursing
2917 W. Ft. George Wright Dr.
Spokane, WA 99224
509-324-7363, severing@wsu.edu
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Jack
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