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Welcome to University Counseling Center!

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About The Center

The University Counseling Center provides consultation, crisis intervention, brief psychotherapy, group, couples therapy, and psychiatric services for all students year round. Services are free for all Stony Brook Students. All information about counseling at the Center is strictly confidential, except that needed in situations where there is an imminent threat or danger.

You do not have to be confronting overwhelming difficulties in order to benefit from a visit to the Center. Understanding a situation before it reaches the crisis stage can make a big difference. We encourage you to come in, even if you are not sure that counseling is what you need. With a counselor's help, you can discuss alternatives and decide the best way to proceed. For many students, dealing effectively with emotional and social issues increases their success with academic work. Some have an unrealistic image of college life, which minimizes or overlooks the significant changes required. Even students who are flexible and resilient can feel stress associated with being a university student. For example, the transition from home to college is usually difficult. Residents must cope with the pressures of residence hall life. Commuting students may need help in juggling competing priorities. Academic requirements are usually more rigorous and competition keener than previously experienced. Other students experience major life crises, losses, family or relationship problems, and self-esteem and identity issues while in college. The University Counseling Center is a place for help with any psychological or emotional problem or need.

The Counseling Center also presents outreach programs designed to enhance personal growth and develop skills such as stress management, assertiveness, study skills and meditation. Any University group may call the Counseling Center to request an outreach presentation.

The University Counseling Center realizes the need to understand the diverse mix of cultural and social groups that make up the campus community. Through its liaisons, the Counseling Center works cooperatively with the following groups: the Mentoring Program, Campus Residences, Undergraduate Studies, academic departments, EOP/AIM, the International Students Services, Disabled Students Services, and the Asian American Center.

The Center is open from 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 8:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. on Tuesday, and from 8:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. during inter-session, summer, and spring break.

Appointments for an initial visit are made on a same-day or next-day basis by calling 631-632-6720. In emergency situations, students will be seen right away without a scheduled appointment.

The Counseling Center is located on the second floor of the Student Health Center. Any student needing a disability-related accommodation should call the Counseling Center at 631-632-6720.

For mental health emergencies after hours and on weekends, students should call Public Safety (632-3333) or go to the University Hospital Emergency Room. Those students who are not experiencing an emergency but want to speak to someone after hours and on weekends can call the Response Hotline at 751-7500 or the University Response Hotline at 632-HOPE.