Sometimes we all need a gentle ear to hear us, help guide and support us during difficult periods in our lives. You’ll find that here with our counselors who are readily available to all of our students.
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Counselors offer flexible and varied approaches to helping students accomplish their personal and academic goals and maximize their experience on campus. Our counselors are experienced professionals who have extensive training respective to all types of diversity. Any concern a student brings is treated with care and respect.
We provide individual counseling, ADHD/LD testing, suicide prevention, group counseling, wellness programs, consultation and mental health emergency services. On-campus counseling is free, confidential and professional.
It is not unusual for a student to feel anxious seeking counseling!
Our students encounter a variety of challenges as they transition and move through their college experience. You don’t have to be in crisis or have a mental illness to benefit from counseling.
We are equipped to help you navigate adjusting to campus life, homesickness or loneliness, relationship difficulties, family problems, academic performance, attention and learning problems, sexuality issues, anxiety, stress, worry, depression, eating problems, sexual assault of abuse (Confidential Advisors), alcohol and drug abuse.
Counseling appointments can range from 30 to 50 minute.
Typically students meet with Counselors weekly for up to 6 sessions a semester.
If it is an emergency you will be seen immediately.
If you are experiencing a crisis, you will be seen within 1-2 days.
For an initial appointment you will typically meet with a counselor in approximately 1-2 weeks.
For counseling to be effective, students must trust that the information they share will be kept strictly confidential.
Any information disclosed during your contacts with a counselor or records maintained in written and/or electronic form, will be kept strictly confidential as required by State and Federal law and by applicable ethical standards.
Your written permission is required before any information about your contacts with a counselor is released to anyone outside of Monmouth College. According to current Illinois law, there are a few exceptions to the above rules of confidentiality and disclosure. Counselors are required by state law to report any instance of suspected child abuse to appropriate agencies.
Counselors also have a duty to take action if they conclude that a student intends to harm him/her/their self or another person. Finally, if a student cites counseling records in any lawsuit, Monmouth College may be required to release information related to your lawsuit. In all cases, your counselor will make every effort to resolve these issues with you before any action is taken.
Please keep in mind that due to the non-secure nature of e-mail, the Monmouth College Counseling Services staff cannot ensure the confidentiality of such communication. Please use discretion when sending information that is sensitive in nature. Also, please note that we do not maintain 24-hour access to e-mail or cell phone accounts.
One student writes: “Thank you for helping me get through so much this year! It means a lot to have someone here who truly cares about making me a happier and healthier person.”
Stop! If there is a mental health emergency…
If someone is hurt, suicidal or the safety of anyone is at risk, call 911 or Campus Safety immediately. The 24/7 Counselor on Call will be contacted to help assess and manage the emergency.
