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The Counseling Center educates students for life by providing a variety of services and programs that are consistent and consonant with the strategic plan goals of the Institution and the Division of Student Engagement and Success. Services include short-term individual counseling, group counseling, testing and assessment, crisis intervention, referral services, as well as outreach programming, and consultation for faculty and staff, family and friends of Georgia Southwestern State University students.
We are pleased to announce a partnership with Uwill, the leading student mental health and wellness solution. Uwill offers students free immediate access to teletherapy, a direct crisis connection, and wellness programming through its easy to use online platform.
Students are offered the following resources at no cost:
Teletherapy - Offered via Uwill, students can schedule an immediate teletherapy appointment with a licensed counselor based on needs and preferences. Choose a therapist based on immediacy, gender, language, focus area while selecting a time that works best, with day, evening and weekend appointments. Creating a profile and getting started takes only a few minutes.
You have access to an online prescribing clinic for evaluation and management of mental health medications. You can also meet with a provider for assessment to initiate medication or to support your ongoing mental health needs. To access these services, please contact (229) 931-2708 to get a referral.
Office of Student Health & Counseling Services
Herschel A. Smith Health Center, Carter I
Andrea Kromminga, MS, LPC
229-931-2708
833-646-1526 24/7 Support Line
counseling@gsw.edu
Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Counseling Staff
Students have access to a variety of well-being resources through our initiative Care@GSW.
Always here for you
Georgia Southwestern offers students counseling for all concerns. Students may schedule an Initial Consultation to speak with a counselor to discuss their concerns and to develop an initial plan for addressing them. Follow-up appointments may be scheduled as necessary. During this session a counselor will assess the student’s functioning and reasons for seeking services are evaluated. The goal of the Initial Consultation is to determine the nature and impact of the presenting concerns and discuss options for addressing these concerns.
If counseling is appropriate, the counselor will recommend the most effective method of treatment, which may include one of our Life Skills Workshops, self-help resources, individual, group, and/or referral. In some cases, the first appointment is sufficient in helping students understand their concerns and creating a plan of action to address them. When a student’s presenting issues require on-going longer-term care or specialized treatment that is not provided in the Counseling Center, we utilize our Referral Service to provide a connection to an off-campus community provider coordinated by our Director of Counseling and Wellness Services.
Please arrive on time for your appointment to avoid rescheduling or a shortened meeting with the counselor. Call the Counseling Center if you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment at 229-931-2708.
Your Counseling Center records are protected by federal and state laws and by professional standards and ethics. Clinical records are completely separate from educational records and cannot be accessed by parents, faculty, staff, administrators or others without your written permission or court order. Clients and client information may be discussed by staff within the center for treatment, administrative, supervisory, and training purposes. Please note, there are some situations when all mental health professionals are legally mandated to break confidentiality.
Release of information outside of the Georgia Southwestern State University Counseling Center requires your written permission with the following EXCEPTIONS:
We may be required to disclose your health information to authorized federal officials who are conducting national security and intelligence activities or providing protective services to important officials. By law, we may be restricted from disclosing to you that information was disclosed to the government (e.g., Patriot Act).
