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*For the final days of the semester counseling services if providing crisis and single session support-Please call the office**

All Counseling & Psychological services start with a Telehealth consulation appointment which can be scheduled on the Patient Portal. 

The mission of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is to support students’ emotional well-being and personal growth through confidential counseling as well as access and linkage with mental health services. We strive to foster a healthy, inclusive campus community by providing support, education, relationship-building, and crisis response. Individual counseling services are offered within a brief solution-oriented therapy model designed to help students address immediate concerns and develop effective strategies for managing current challenges. This approach is best suited for concerns that have developed recently or are expected to resolve in a relatively short period of time. Students experiencing longer-term or more complex concerns, or those who have previously participated in ongoing therapy, may be encouraged to connect with a community-based provider for more consistent, longer-term care. Please see our Limits of Practice below  

Our staff includes a range of mental health providers.

All services begin with an initial 20 minute tele-health treatment planning consultation where you will have a chance to talk about the concerns you wish to address. Based on the information presented, you and the clinician will decide upon a next steps. Treatment plans may include on-campus care, off campus referrals, or a combination of the two. (Click here to schedule an initial 20 minute consultation).

Learn more about making a Counseling & Psychological Services appointment

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact the SLC Health & Wellness Center at 914-395-2350.

After a consultation visit to determine next steps, this appointment helps gather additional historical and current information regarding your presenting concerns and develop goals for solution orientated counseling. 

Short term counseling to develop effective coping strategies, clarify issues, and work towards making positive changes in your life. We are a hybrid model and also partner with Mantra Health for teletherapy sessions depending on your schedule. 

A weekly opportunity to meet with students struggling with similar challenges. Our groups are facilitated by a clinician and provide a confidential space to gain support, healing, and perspective (unlimited sessions per academic year). Dates and times are determined each semester. Some typical groups.

We offer workshops focused on skill building around various concerns, these are a great way to access support, connect with others, and develop a skill in a particular area. Past workshops have included-public speaking, anxiety management, performance anxiety, and others. 

Walk in mental health consultation is available from spring break through the end of the semester. Mondays/Fridays 1-4pm. You can access confidential support. Please note you may need to wait to be seen. 

We offer multiple pathways to connecting with psychiatric medication management support depending on your needs and concerns. We believe in helping students establish a care plan that can support them successfully throughout their time at SLC. We partner with Mantra Health a telehealth company to offer brief medication management with telehealth psychiatric NPs for some mental health concerns. For students with more complex psychiatric medication regimens, we will assist with a referral off campus to establish a care plan. 

SLC Health & Wellness is unable to complete diagnostic evaluations for ADHD. However, we can refer students to community specialists for comprehensive evaluation and diagnosis off campus. For students with a complex ADHD and psychiatric medication regimen we refer off campus.

Students Previously Diagnosed with ADHD:

If you have previously been diagnosed with ADHD and are stable on medication treating ADHD prescribed by your provider, you should continue obtaining the prescription(s) from your provider. New York State has no exclusions on prescriptions for controlled substances from outside of the state, therefore your provider can send your prescription to a local pharmacy for pick up or delivery.

If you're experiencing issues with accessing continued medication from your provider please contact Health & Wellness for local off-campus referrals through your health insurance.

Limits of Service 

To assist in promoting high-quality clinical decisions and dispositions, the following considerations are proposed for determining which students may not be appropriate for counseling services at the Counseling Center. The professional judgment of mental health providers will govern the determination in a particular case. This document reflects general guidelines and is intended as a guide to assist evaluation. Each case must be specifically evaluated in accordance with professional standards and failure to follow this guide does not evidence breach of professional standards or duties in any particular case.

In general, students with the following concerns and characteristics will likely need a higher level of care than what is within the role and scope of the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS):

• Students experiencing chronic or severe mental health conditions—such as repeated hospitalizations, ongoing suicidality, significant eating disorders, PTSD, or substance use concerns—that would be best supported by specialized services. 

• Risk of self-harm or harm to others that cannot be altered by the level of services that can reasonably be provided by the Counseling Center on a timely basis (considering the CAPS resources and level of student psychological/ psychiatric status.

• Chronic, severe self-injury/mutilation (e.g. the student presents with history of self-injury that has required medical attention and the self-injury is still occurring)

• Chronic, substantial risk of self-harm or harm to others, or evidence of progressive deterioration, as evidenced by one or more suicide attempts or one or more psychiatric hospitalizations and indication of current relevancy.

• Evidence or risk of progressive deterioration in mental or emotional functioning, requiring intensive intervention (e.g., any services in which the Counseling Center would need to be the primary coordinator for extensive external or multi-agency case management)

• History of treatment that is beyond the resources of the Counseling Center and evidence that the need for the previous level of care continues or is likely to be needed (e.g. need for frequent consultation after hours or meeting more than once a week)

• A need for medical detoxification and/or medical stabilization

• A history of non-cooperation with treatment

• Coming to the Counseling Center primarily because of external pressures, such as disciplinary (unless mandate for treatment by Residence Life or the Dean of Students Office) or law enforcement actions (e.g., assessments/evaluations to be used in court proceedings or other, any court-ordered proceedings)

Other services we are not able to provide include: 

• Medication evaluation and/or management for attention deficit disorder.
• Ongoing individual therapy for students already engaged with an outside therapy provider. (crisis support and groups are available for all students)
• Couples or family counseling.
• Psychological testing, assessments, or documentation for disabilities, including requests related to Emotional Support Animals. 
• Ongoing treatment when students are not able to engage in treatment goals, maintain professional boundaries, or consistently attend sessions. 
• Mandated mental health evaluation or counseling requests.
• Court appearances/testimony/evaluations or court-ordered assessment and treatment
• Services for students whose behaviors toward staff are threatening, harassing, or unsafe. 
• Students who require uninterrupted care during academic breaks. 

When a student’s needs fall outside of what we can provide, we will will do our best to refer them to appropriate resources but can not assure that all recommendations

24/7 phone support with a licensed mental health provider for in-the-moment support around problem solving, crisis, and next steps.

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