Welcome
Free, confidential mental health services from licensed mental health therapists. For when you’re stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, sad, or have any other mental health concerns. Individuals, groups, workshops, and campus outreach. Nearly 30 percent of students use our services each year. Drop in or make an appointment.
Schedule an Appointment
To schedule an appointment, stop in our office in Johnson Student Union (JSU) 204, call (507) 933-7027, or email CounselingCenter [at] gustavus.edu (CounselingCenter[at]gustavus[dot]edu).
Contact
Location: Johnson Student Union, Room 204
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Phone: (507) 933-7027
Fax: (507) 933-6207
Email:ÌýCounselingCenter [at] gustavus.edu (counselingcenter[at]gustavus[dot]edu)
Instagram:Ìý@Â鶹ÊÓƵCounseling
After Hours/Emergency Contact
South Central Crisis Line: (877) 399-3040
Crisis Lifeline: 988
Campus Safety: (507) 933-8888
Police: 911
All campus and local emergency resources
Our Services
We work with a wide variety of students to enhance their personal development and academic achievement. At times, you may experience personal, relational, social, or academic difficulties which you cannot fully resolve on you own, and may find it helpful to talk to a professional counselor about your concerns. We provide a range of services to help.
Sensory Space
A place to help you relax, meditate, self-regulate, and generally enhance your wellbeing.
Groups and Workshops
Workshops for issues such as depression, anxiety, and interpersonal concerns. Groups for LGBTQ+ students and students who are neurodivergent
Drop-in support
Let’s Talk, are brief consultations with a therapist, weekdays during academic terms, 11:30 a.m. through 12:30 p.m. in the Counseling Hub. (Johnson Student Union, Room 105.)
Frequently Asked Questions
You’re not the only person to wonder about counseling and therapy. Here’s what we’re often asked, and myths about counseling we’d like to debunk.
Books and light therapy lamps
we have a library of books and seasonal affective disorder light therapy lamps, free for you to borrow. Contact our front desk to check them out.
Resources
From adjusting to college to helping a friend to support specific to your particular identities. We have resources to help employees recognize and best help students in distress, and international students and those traveling abroad. We want to help.
We have compiled a some of our favorite resources based on common concerns and issues we hear from students as a quick way for you to get helpful information.
BIPOC students
Resources to promote the wellbeing of students who are Black, Indigenous, and/or Persons of Color (BIPOC).
LGBTQ+ students
Crisis support, gender-neutral restroom locations, healthcare information, and educational materials.
For international students and those studying abroad
From tips to adjusting to a new culture to the services provided through Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s health insurance.
Activism, antiracism, and activist self-care
Materials to address activist burnout and self-care, and anti-racism materials.
How can you recognize and best help a student in distress? Find compiled information as a quick reference.
In addition, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Counseling Center recognizes the pressing need for campus employees to receive support in navigating student mental health issues. That's why we're offering RESPOND, a training program designed to equip Â鶹ÊÓƵ community members with vital tools for addressing mental health challenges through a trauma-informed approach.
The Counseling Center can help students seek academic and housing accommodations on the basis of mental health concerns. Here you will find the ways we can help you get your needs met.
Additional Resources
We have compiled a some of our favorite resources based on common concerns and issues we hear from students as a quick way for you to get helpful information.
Off campus referrals: At times, our services may not meet a student's needs or students may prefer to see a counselor off-campus.
How to help a friend: It is hard to support a friend who is struggling. Learn more about how to care for them and yourself.
Adjusting to college: Many students struggle with the adjustment to college. Here are links to resources to help.
Meditation: Â鶹ÊÓƵ has an active meditation group and links to recorded meditations.
Grief: Grief workshops and support groups and helpful online information.
Paraliminal audio recordings: Help your non-conscious mind learn new ways of responding to personal issues, emotional concerns, and studying problems.
Learn more about us
Find out more about our scope of practice, confidentiality, and our policies. About us