Individual Counseling

Individual counseling provides students with the opportunity to talk with a professional counselor about concerns or problems which might interfere with personal growth and academic achievement. Common issues include relationship concerns (e.g., romantic partner, roommate, family), depression, anxiety, stress, adjustment to college, academic difficulties, and substance use or abuse.

Couples Counseling

Couples counseling may be an appropriate choice for helping students resolve problems in a romantic relationship. Couples counseling may be provided as an adjunct to or instead of individual counseling.

Group Counseling

Counseling groups offer students the opportunity to get support and feedback from other students who face similar issues. Counseling groups are offered on as-needed basis. If a student is interested in working on a particular issue in a group format, the counseling staff will help find other students who share the same concerns to form a group. Past groups have included body image and fitness, GLBTQ support, and transition to college support.

Additional Information About Our Services

Confidentiality

Counseling Services maintains a strict policy of confidentiality. No information is released without the student's written permission except where disclosure is required or allowed by law.

Fees

All counseling services are provided free of charge.

Referrals

If Counseling Services is not the most appropriate service to meet the student's needs, referrals to other resources will be made. SUNY Delhi does utilize the services of a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in collaboration with Health Services. If full psychiatric services are recommended or required a referral will be made to Delaware County Mental Health Clinic in Walton, NY or to a private psychiatrist in Oneonta, NY.

Confidential Communications between Counseling and Health Services Staff

The Counseling and Health Service department at SUNY Delhi is located in Foreman Hall and staffs in the counseling arena and medical arena maintain a close working relationship.  Both are under the joint supervision of the Director of Counseling and Health Services, and referrals from one to the other are common. Confidential counseling records, and health records are maintained separately, however, and neither become part of student educational or placement records.

Both of these services are committed to the well-being of all members of the SUNY Delhi Community, and recognize that many of the problems college students contend with involve both physical and emotional components. Both services adhere to professional standards of conduct.  Confidential communication extends between the staffs when, in their professional judgment, it is desirable to consult with one another.