Student Counseling Services
Student Counseling Services (SCS) at Connecticut College is located in the Warnshuis Health Center. The mission of Student Counseling Services is to promote the emotional and psychological growth and wellbeing of the students at Connecticut College. The goal of Student Counseling Services is to enhance each individual's ability to learn, to create and to be fully participating members of the College community by utilizing safe, culturally sensitive and inclusive approaches to mental health treatment.
To carry out this mission, Student Counseling Services makes available to students a wide range of outpatient clinical services in a safe, nonjudgmental atmosphere. The following services are provided:
- Psychological evaluation
- Individual and group counseling
- Medication evaluation and medication management
- Crisis intervention services
- Outreach and consultation to the college community
- Psycho-educational forums
- Referral to off-campus clinicians for specialized and/or intensive treatment
There is a short-term model of treatment provided at Student Counseling Services. The counseling sessions are provided to students at no fee, although there is a fee to see the psychiatrist for medication evaluations and medication management. Student Counseling Services provides mental health outreach, education and prevention to the College community to promote wellness and to encourage a community of care. While the counseling staff does work collaboratively with other College office and services, it also adheres to strict professional and ethical guidelines in regard to issues of confidentiality.
Students who wish to be seen off campus or who require specialized or more intensive treatment than the Student Counseling Service can provide are referred to community providers.