Personal Counseling

Personal counseling is provided in a safe, confidential atmosphere and is available to assist students with personal, developmental, or psychological concerns related to their academic progress and personal growth. Through individual counseling, group counseling, and referrals to campus and community resources, personal counselors are committed to supporting students who have personal issues that hinder their academic success.

Personal counselors can assist with and/or provide resources for a variety of topics, such as adjustment to college life, stress, depression, anxiety, loneliness, sexuality, eating issues, perfectionism, academic concerns, discrimination, transition difficulties, and relationship issues with a partner, relative, or child. Personal counselors help students develop new strategies for dealing with these challenges or to help clarify students’ feelings through self-exploration and discovery.

Counseling appointments are requested by email, phone or online and services are provided at no charge to students. As necessary, students are referred to other professional resources located on and off campus. The counseling office is located in the Lane Hall Student Success Center on the Demorest Campus and in the Student Success Center on the Athens Campus, 1st floor East Commons. Students are notified at orientation how to make an appointment to see a counselor.

Dr. Gayle Robbins

Director of Counseling Services

grobbins@piedmont.edu