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Mental Health Counseling and Wellness Services

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741741

Navigating college responsibilities while balancing the demands of life can be a challenge. Many college students often find themselves feeling overwhelmed and struggling to cope. These stressors can interfere with your ability to be academically successful. A licensed Wellness Counselor will help you identify your current stressors, assist you in developing healthy coping skills and connect you to additional resources.

Mental Health and Wellness staff are here to create an inclusive environment to provide equitable mental health support and wellness service to all CT State students.

Wellness Services We Offer

  • Crises Response

    • Free, Confidential, Short-Term In-Person Counseling Services

    • Seven individual in-person sessions per semester
    • Students are eligible for services enrolled in the current term for which they are seeking services.
    • Telehealth services are available through TimelyCare
    Make an in-person appointment with a Campus Wellness Counselor

    • Mental Health and Wellness Training

    • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
      Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
      Question Persuade, Refer (QPR)

    • Online Mental Health Screenings

      • Referrals for More Immediate or Specialized Care Within the Community

        • Wellness and Prevention Programming

        • Additional Off-Campus Resources

        • Download off-campus/local resources for students looking for help or support in the areas of substance use and abuse, disability support or neurodiversity, as well as resources specific to LGBTQIA+, minority, immigrant, refugee or undocumented students.

        Need additional support,
        concerned about a student?

        Make a CARE Referral

        Free Virtual Health and Well-Being Resources for Students

        Learn about TimelyCare

        Mental Health and Wellness Services
        for CT State Students

        Campus Mental Health and Wellness Services

        Asnuntuck: Ayan Dirir, LPC
        Capital: Michelle Jefferson, LCSW
        Gateway: Olivia Carney, LPC and Fentyshia Daniels, LMSW
        Housatonic:         Lisa Slade, LPC and Lindsey Norton, LCSW
        Manchester:         Wanda Reyes-Dawes, LPCA
        Middlesex:         Alison McCarthy, LPC
        Naugatuck Valley:         Natasha Bush, LPC (Waterbury)
        and Tammy MacBrien Downs, LPC (Danbury)
        Northwestern:         Ruth Gonzalez Ph.D., LPC
        Norwalk:         Allyson Hurlburt, LMFT, RDT
        Quinebaug Valley:         Amanda Brycki, LPC
        Three Rivers:         Andrea Pedraza-Jennings, LCSW
        Tunxis:         Coming soon

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        Last updated: April 10, 2025 | 7:03 pm