The Wellness Center is located at Senators Hall South (basement level) and is open and staffed Monday—Friday while classes are in session. To make an appointment, stop in or phone the reception desk at 802.635.1265.
Services Offered
- Single session consults
- Stress management and wellness consultations
- Individual, group, and couples counseling
- Relaxation room
- Outreach and prevention programming
We have a holistic, developmental approach to supporting students as you make this life-changing transition to and through college. We offer a continuum of services from wellness and stress management consultation to clinical counseling and crisis services at an out-patient level of care.
Clinical Services
- Assessment
- Symptom management
- Harm reduction
- Skills acquisition and development
- Self-care improvement
- Increasing healthy and caring social supports
- Meaning making
- Decision making
- Problem solving
- Enhancing personal strengths, using a variety of best practice modalities, individualized to your needs
Relaxation Room Offerings
- Light therapy and biofeedback
- Aroma therapy
- Soothing sounds
- Himalayan salt lamps
- Sand tray
- Fidgets
- Buddha board
- Meditations
- Art therapy
The relaxation room is available to all NVU-Johnson students and is open when the Wellness Center is open. No appointment necessary.
Services the Wellness Center Does Not Provide
The Wellness Center typically addressed the following issues through referral:
- Medication management
Severe substance abuse/treatment
Eating disorders
Psychiatric evaluation
The Wellness Center will provide a list of off campus resources in the surrounding area for issues that are outside our scope of expertise.
Staff
Our staff includes professional licensed clinicians that are highly skilled and passionate about working with college students. We also have skilled masters level graduate clinical counseling interns supervised by our professional staff. For students needing care beyond the scope and credentials of our clinicians or who are currently taking prescription medication for mental health needs, it is important to plan for continuation of services with a local counselor or therapist. We highly recommend that you consult with your current provider to discuss continuation of medication and ongoing therapy.
The Wellness Center Staff can assist in referrals to mental health specialists in the local community.
To Schedule an Appointment
We prefer you to walk in to schedule appointments, call 802.635.1265, or email the Wellness Center at WellnessCenter@NorthernVermont.edu.
If you are in distress, crisis, or feel your need to see someone is urgent, you are encouraged to indicate that upon arrival to the reception window and you will be seen right away or the same day depending on level of urgency.
After-Hours/Weekend Assistance
In the event that a mental health crisis occurs after our regular business hours, seek assistance from Residence Hall staff or Public Safety who will support you in the moment and connect you with the local community mental health crisis services: 802.888.5026, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. | 802.888.8888, 4 p.m. – 8 a.m. and weekends
Fees
There are no co-pays or fees for services rendered at the Wellness Center.