Individual Counseling
In some cases, a student might benefit most from talking to a counselor once a week in individual sessions. Sessions are usually forty to fifty minutes long and are a time for a counselor and a student to work together on the student's problem or concern. Since the Counseling Center tries to serve as many students as possible, we have a twelve-session annual limit for individual counseling. Students may want to discuss this session limit and their counseling needs with their counselor.
Group Counseling
Students often benefit most from sharing information, experiences, and support with students with similar concerns. Every semester the center offers Interpersonal Understanding Groups for students who wish to increase self-awareness and enhance personal relationships.
Current Groups:
- Women's Support Groups
- Men's Support Group
- Graduate Student Support Group
- International Student Support Group
- Hope and Healing (Sexual Assault)
Groups are facilitated or supervised by Counseling Center faculty psychologists. They are generally small (five-ten members) and meet weekly. Students participating in groups need to commit to regular attendance.
Consultation
Counseling Center faculty members are available to consult with all members of the IUP community. We can assist with group and interpersonal communication, students in crisis, student concerns, program planning, and a number of other concerns and issues. In addition, our faculty members assist people who are friends of students with emotional concerns.