Counseling Services

The goal of Counseling Services is to provide a safe, confidential atmosphere. We are available to assist students with personal, developmental, or psychological concerns that impact academic progress, the achievement of life goals, individual and emotional growth, or the development of healthy relationships. Through collaboration with students, we help establish new strategies for managing and coping with challenges. Staff assist students in learning to clarify their feelings through self-exploration and discovery.

Today’s students are under tremendous pressure. Counseling Services is committed to helping students navigate this pressure. Staff help with such topics as adjustment to college life, stress, depression, anxiety, loneliness, sexuality, eating issues, perfectionism, academic concerns, discrimination, and relationship issues. We provide single-session, problem-focused services, group counseling, individual counseling, couple’s/relationship counseling, meditation, workshops and drop-in group support, crisis intervention, and resource referral.

Counseling appointments can be requested by email, phone, or online via Starfish. Services are provided at no charge to student either in person or through our virtual care group. As necessary, students are referred to other professional resources, which may be on or off campus. Students are notified at orientation on how to make an appointment to see a counselor.

For more information, contact:
Sean Williamson - Director of Counseling Services
Lane Hall Student Success Center
swilliamson@piedmont.edu
706-778-8500, ext. 1295