About the Counseling Center's Services:

The Counseling Center provides personal, career, and academic counseling to Missouri S&T students, faculty, and staff. Part-time students, faculty, and staff may receive consultation, limited services or community referral. (If you have a question about eligibility, please contact us at 341-4211.) Services are confidential and provided by professionally trained counselors and/or psychologists. The Counseling Center typically provides 12 free individual sessions to eligible members of the Missouri S&T community (full-time students, faculty, or staff).

Individual Counseling

Personal Counseling

Concerns commonly addressed in personal counseling include self-exploration, family issues, college adjustment, feelings of depression and anxiety, interpersonal issues, self-esteem, substance abuse, and physical or sexual abuse. Those who use our services may also learn relaxation and coping strategies to deal with the many stressors of daily living.

Career Counseling

Students wondering about their majors and career options may take advantage of career counseling at the Counseling Center. Typically, career counseling explores personal and professional goals and how to achieve them. Individuals may complete interest inventories to help clarify their likes and dislikes and occupational "matches." We offer both individual and group formats of career counseling.

Academic Counseling

The Counseling Center also offers academic counseling. Students seeking assistance with study skills, test anxiety, time management, and other skills related to success at Missouri S&T receive one-on-one help at the Counseling Center. The Counseling Center may also provide special workshop programs throughout the year in conjunction with Academic Support Programs.

Group Counseling

Group counseling is interactive, supportive, and interpersonal in nature and provides an opportunity to address issues with others who have similar concerns. Some groups are short-term and structured similarly to a class; others are ongoing and unstructured discussions. All groups are confidential, usually co-led by Counseling Center staff, and exempt from the twelve session limit. If you are interested in a group, please call us at 341-4211 for additional information. In order to join a group, prospective members must meet with a least one of the group co-leaders prior to attending the group.

Currently and previously offered groups include:

• Anger Management Group is designed to increase understanding of anger and develop strategies to channel anger into effective communication instead of destructive behaviors.
• Career Exploration Group is for students who are unsure of their majors. The group helps you find the best major by matching personal interests and values with career opportunities.
• Family Issues Group focuses on living successfully today and moving beyond the limits of negative family experiences.
• GLBT Group invites members to explore issues related to sexual orientation and identity. What does it mean to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered? How do I meet someone to date? Whom should I tell? How? When? How will my family react? How can I deal with homophobia and prejudice/discrimination? Other topics, not directly related to sexual orientation, are also possible if the issues are of concern to members (academics, career, etc.).
• Graduate Student Group is open to all graduate students of all departments. The purpose of the group is to provide both support and practical strategies for completing your degree requirements, including your finishing your research, balancing the multiple demands on your time, and working effectively with your advisor.
• Older Adult Students in School (O.A.S.I.S.) Group addresses the topics of making the transition to student life and balancing academics, home, and work.
• Self-Esteem Enhancement Group helps members rediscover ways to honor and celebrate the self, as well as ways to share with others in a safe setting.
• Sexual Abuse Survivors Group provides support and encouragement for self-care and healing in a safe environment.
• Stress Management Group presents various ways of reducing stress including examining stress producing beliefs and behaviors and by introducing relaxation techniques.
• Student Success Group presents tactics to improve study skills, testing skills (preparation, taking, anxiety), time management, and to address procrastination and low motivation.

Crisis Counseling

If your situation is a crisis and it is during our regular hours, please call us (341-4211) or come by the office. We will make sure you are seen as soon as possible that day. For psychological emergencies that occur when our office is closed, we can be contacted through the Missouri S&T Police at 341-4300.