Counseling Appointments

Specialized individual therapy is available to address specific solution-focused areas of concern, requiring no more than two sessions. 

• Duration: 20-45 minutes 
• Paperwork: Pre-appointment paperwork 

This is the most common level of need for students seeking counseling services. This appointment will allow for brief information-gathering in order to determine the best-recommended care for the individual student. The counselor who conducts this appointment may not necessarily become the student's primary counselor. 

• Duration: 20 minutes 
• Paperwork: Pre-appointment paperwork 

Individual counseling is a confidential meeting with a counselor to discuss the student's concerns. The goal of individual counseling is to provide short-term support to help the student gain insights and skills to build personal and academic resilience. 

• Duration: 45 minutes 
• Paperwork: Pre-appointment paperwork 

When appropriate, Couples and Relationship Counseling focuses on the challenges of our interpersonal connections regardless of whether it concerns romantic partners, friends or roommates. Both individuals in the relationship-seeking counseling must be enrolled students of Stetson University.

• Duration: 45 minutes 
• Paperwork: Pre-appointment paperwork 

Crisis counseling may be needed when a student is experiencing distress related to the recent loss of a loved one or traumatic events, such as a serious threat to safety, as well as a recent assault or bias incident, or a disaster. 

• Duration: 45 minutes 
• Paperwork: Crisis Paperwork

Crisis Session

SCS Defines a crisis session as one of the following: 

• "I intend to kill myself"
• "I intend to harm myself for someone else"
• "I am currently seeing things or hearing voices others are not"
• "My immediate safety is at risk" 
• "I have recently been sexually or physically assaulted"

Emergency consultation 

Stress is individualized and experienced differently for everyone, in the event of the following examples please contact our office directly at 386-822-8900 to request an emergency consultation. 

• Someone close to me has recently received a serious diagnosis or died 
• I have recently experienced a significant trauma trigger 
• I have recently been discharged from a psychiatric hospital and need help finding follow-up care in the community 
• I have been referred by a faculty or staff member to help me find follow-up care in the community 
• I have recently experienced a biased incident 

An appointment may be scheduled to connect a student with on-campus resources or community resources to assist with specialized mental health needs. 

• Duration: 20-45 minutes 
• Paperwork: Pre-appointment paperwork

Toward the end of each semester, students have access to end-of-semester support in the form of 1-2 individual sessions to offer solution-focused tools and coping skills. 

• Duration: 20-45 minutes 
• Paperwork: Pre-appointment paperwork

On the day of the screening appointment or first session please complete paperwork at least 1 hour in advance, which includes  2 Collaborators/emergency contacts. This should take approximately 15-25 minutes to complete.

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An assessment to evaluate present areas of concern over the course of the previous two weeks. This will be completed either at your first appointment or at the start of each academic year. This should take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete.

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An assessment to evaluate present areas of concern over the course of the previous two weeks. Students returning for ongoing sessions fill this out prior to each appointment. Please arrive 3-5 minutes early prior to the appointment to complete.

To request a crisis session, please call Student Counseling Services during office hours to speak with our front desk staff at 386-822-8900.  Please complete the Request for Immediate Service paperwork for a crisis appointment. An appointment is usually scheduled within 24-72 hours.

Crisis Walk-In

On the day of your crisis appointment please complete paperwork at least 1 hour in advance including 2 Collaborators/emergency contacts. This should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.

Crisis Follow Up

When you return for your next appointment, please complete the crisis follow-up paperwork. This should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.

For virtual sessions, please arrive at least 1-2 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment. For in-person sessions or groups, please arrive 5-10 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment.  Doing so will ensure you are seen on time.

In order to be respectful of your counselor's time, please call Student Counseling Services if you are going to be more than 5 minutes late. Your session will still end at the scheduled time. Students arriving more than 15 minutes late for their session will be asked to reschedule their appointment for another date and time. 

Email and text message appointment reminders will be sent within 1-4 days of your scheduled appointment. Note, we do not have the ability to reply to text messages.

If you will be unable to attend your appointment, please call or email to cancel or reschedule your appointment 24 hours in advance. Appointments are in high demand and your consideration of calling early will give another student the possibility to be seen in a timely manner. If you cancel or no show two consecutive times there is no guarantee that you will be able to continue ongoing services within the current semester. 

If you are sick, we encourage you to tend to your physical wellness, as well as respect your counselor's health and the health of others who access our services and reschedule your appointment. If you are noticing any symptoms of or recovering from illness, let us know and we can convert your scheduled appointment to a telehealth session.

Student Counseling Services discourages student clients from missing any classes or required activities in order to attend a counseling session. Student Counseling Services does not provide excuses for student clients who miss class(es) due to mental health issues/concerns. Student clients who miss class due to mental health concerns or crisis are encouraged to consult their syllabus and notify their faculty if they will/will not be able to attend class.