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/

STRESS MANAGMENT

 How to Avoid Stress in College

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