You will be doing most of the talking.

 Sometimes you may experience painful feelings before you start feeling better.

 What you talk about with the counselor is confidential. Your professors and parents WILL NOT be informed about what you discuss during the sessions. There are some limits to confidentiality; however, these will be explained and given to you in writing on your first visit.

 While in counseling, you can talk about whatever is concerning you at the time. The counselor will help you examine your concerns and assist you in finding a means to fulfill your goals. The counseling center has many methods of counseling such as individual counseling, couple's counseling, relaxation, assertiveness training, and group therapy.

 When you call to request counseling, the receptionist will arrange for an Intake Interview. The Intake session is designed to identify counseling issues and to determine how we might best meet your needs. When you have met your counselor, you will probably sit down together to talk about the situation that is troubling you. In this interview you will have the opportunity to discuss and explore freely your feelings. The ultimate goal in counseling is to help you grow in self-understanding, so that you may not only resolve the immediate problem but be able to cope with future ones.

 The counseling process may involve some testing in the areas of interests, aptitudes, and personal characteristics, but then again, it may not. Maybe it will require some research into the area of occupational information. Always the emphasis will be upon your understanding of the test results, your understanding of the world of work, and so forth, so that the ultimate goal of counseling is served.