Here to help
The Counseling Office is to provide professional counseling for students of the college in an attempt to help them develop to their full potential. The counselors strive to support the academic, career and personal development of all students. Services are provided by professionally trained counselors who believe that education is a developmental process integrating educational, personal and social development.
Counseling takes the form of individual personal counseling, group counseling, crisis intervention and/or referral.
The outcome of counseling is movement toward understanding thoughts and feelings, interests and aspirations, increased autonomy, relating meaningfully with others and integrating personal and social responsibilities.
For more information, contact 518.743.2278, or stop by our office in Washington Hall Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm (some evening appointments are also available).
In a crisis, walk in and indicate the immediacy of an issue. If students are uncertain about counseling, introductory appointments may help them decide. The decision to seek counseling is always up to the individual.
View the Fall 2018 Counseling and Transfer Workshops.
Resource Links
Academic Skills Resources
Attention/concentration/focus
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/academic_support/study_skills_information.html
Exams/Test Taking Tips
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/academic_support/study_skills_information.html
Learning Styles
https://collegepuzzle.stanford.edu/?=4853
Study Skills
http://www.learningcommons.uoguelph.ca/guides/university_learning/accessibility/studying.html
Note Taking
http://uaap.mit.edu/node/2085
Procrastination
http://www.communitycollegesuccess.com/search?q=procrastination
Reading
http://www.skidmore.edu/academic_services/tips/read.php
Test Anxiety
https://www.mnsu.edu/counseling/students/tanxiety.html
Time Management
http://students.dartmouth.edu/academic-skills/learning-resources/time-management
http://www.uwgb.edu/learning-center/resources/time-management/
Anxiety and Depression Resources
Anxiety and Depression Association of America: https://adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/college-students
Psych Central: https://psychcentral.com/lib/depression-and-anxiety-among-college-students/
The Disturbing Truth about Anxiety and Depression in College: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/resolution-not-conflict/201603/the-disturbing-truth-about-anxiety-and-depression-in-college
Mental Health in College: What Parents Need To Know: https://grownandflown.com/mental-health-in-college/
National Alliance on Mental Illness-Video Series: https://www.nami.org/collegeguide
Depression and College Students: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression-and-college-students/index.shtml
Online Informational Resources for Drug and Alcohol Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse
https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/college-age-young-adults
DrugRehab.com
https://www.drugrehab.com/guides/campus/
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
https://www.samhsa.gov/disorders/substance-use
https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/report_2361/ShortReport-2361.html
Sober Stories
http://sobercollege.com/addiction-blog/fitness-natural-high/
NIH- Helping a Friend
https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/treatment/what-to-do-if-your-adult-friend-or-loved-one-has-problem-drugs
Local Resources for Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Baywood Center
551 Bay Road #2, Queensbury
(518) 798-4221
Conifer Park Glens Falls Outpatient Clinic
55 Elm St., Glens Falls
(518) 793- 7273
http://www.coniferpark.com/glens-falls-outpatient-clinic
Council for Prevention (Prevention/Educational Services)
10 LaCrosse St., Hudson Falls
(518) 746-1527
http://councilforprevention.org/hometown-vs-heroin-resources/
