Counseling Service offers students the opportunity to address personal difficulties that interfere with academic adjustment, academic performance, address mental health issues and facilitate a process of social and emotional well-being

Counseling is Free     Counseling is Confidential

Seeking help or advice is not an admission of weakness, but a demonstration of your determination to help yourself during a period of adjustment or challenging time.

Appointment Options:  

•   Secure HIPPA compliant video zoom session
•   Office sessions with masks & social distancing.

Office hours:                   8:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Office Location:             Student Union, Second Floor, S14

TO SCHEDULE A COUNSELING APPOINTMENT

• WINS account Click Student Services,  Click Request a Counseling Session
• Email [email protected]
• Phone       304-336-8215
• Referral box      beside office door
• Walk – In   (pending counselor availability)
• In the event of a life-threatening emergency, call 911 or Campus Police at 304-336-8021.

On Line and Community Resources

YOUR GUIDE TO THE TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE AND ADULTHOOD

https://www.settogo.org/

CORONAVIRUS

WV Drug Intervention

How to Care For Yourself While Social Distancing

Lonely in the Times of COVID. These Ideas Might Help

The Mighty

SLEEP     

Sleeping Well in the Digital Age    

 The Ultimate Guide to Sleeping Well on a College Camps

SUICIDE PREVENTION

• 24 Hour Suicide Prevention Lifeline
  • 1(800)273-TALK (8255)
  • https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
  • 1 800-SUICIDE (2433)
• WV Prevent Suicide
  • http://preventsuicidewv.org/
• Cutting/Self-injury S.A.F.E. Alternatives
  • https://selfinjury.com
• Crisis Text Line
  • https://crisistextline.org/
• Suicide Prevention Help Sheet

MENTAL HEALTH

• MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING 
  • http://psychcentral.com/quizzes/
• Students with Psychiatric Disabilities: How to Get Comfort in College
  • https://edubirdie.com/blog/resources-for-students-with-psychiatric-disabilities
• Mental Health
  • https://mentalhealth.gov/
• ULifeline                                                                                  
  • https://ulifeline.org/westlibertyu/
• NAMI (national alliance on mental illness) Greater Wheeling
  • https://namiwheeling.org/individuals-mental-illness/
• NAMI (national alliance on mental illness)
  • http://NAMI (national alliance on mental illness

SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/ptsd/
• National Sexual Assault Hotline
  • 1(800)656-HOPE
• Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)         
  • https://rainn.org
• National Domestic Violence Hotline             
  • 1(800)799- SAFE               
• Stalking Resource Center
  • http://victimsofcrime.org/our-programs/stalking-resource-center
• Office on Violence Against Women                                        
  • https://www.justice.gov/ovw
• Love is Respect  
  • http://www.loveisrespect.or          
•           Pandora’s Project
  https://myvoiceaftersilence.wordpress.com/category/poetry/page/1/                                          

LGBTQ

• Trevor Lifeline (LGBTQ)         
  • https://www.thetrevorproject.org/#sm.00001p6ab5zsqhd71veebuonz0m3k 
  • 1 (855)-488-7386   

EATING DISORDERS

• Eating Disorders:  Resources to Help Students
  • https://edubirdie.com/blog/eating-disorders-resources-for-students
• National Eating Disorders Organization            
  • https://nationaleatingdisorders.org
• Learn Psychology  
  • https://learnpsychology.org/mental-health/eating-disorders/

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

AA Meetings   https://www.aawv.org/district-6
NA meetings  http://wheelingna.org/areaMeetingList.htmlhttp://aawv.org/site/district_6.htm
Al-Anon/Alateen friends and families of alcoholics       https://al-anon.org/

• 24 Hour West Virginia Substance Abuse call line          
  • 1- 844-HELP4WV
    https://www.help4wv.com/
• Substance Abuse Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA)  
  •  https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/
• Help and Hope WV
  • https://helpandhopewv.org/get-help.html
• Alcohol Addiction
  • https://alcoholrehabhelp.org/
• Alcohol Addiction Center            
  • http://alcoholaddictioncenter.org/alcoholism-resources/
• College Drinking-Changing the Culture        
  • https://collegedrinkingprevention.gov/
• Opiod  Help
  • https://www.opioidhelp.com/epidemic/
• REHABSPOT                                                                      
  • https://www.rehabspot.com/
• Addiction Center                                                                 
  • http://halfofusrx.com/
• Drug Treatment Center Finder         
  • https://www.drugtreatmentcenterfinder.com/

VETERANS

• Vets4Warriors  1-855-383-8255
  • https://www.vets4warriors.com/
• Dept of Veteran Affair
  • https://www.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?ID=401

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

NAMI Greater Wheeling
https://namiwheeling.org/

 Ohio Valley Guidance
304-233-4435
2204 Eoff St.
Northwood Health Systems
304-234-7777
111-19th St. Wheeling, WV
Harmony and Roots
1100 Main St, Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 460-5123
Footsteps Christian Counseling, LLC
304-242-8095
1025 Main Street #507
Upper Ohio Valley Sexual Assault Help Center
PO Box 6764
Wheeling, WV
304-234-1783
24 Hour Hotline 1-800-884-7242
Dr. Trish Baily
304-242-6988
30 Wheeling Medical Par