Counseling Center Services

Consultations involve talking with a provider about an issue, perhaps worry about a friend or a question about your own mental health. We offer consultation services for staff and faculty.  Consultation can address issues such as referring student to services, outreach programming, or a mental health concern.

We also are available to consult parents and family members about general information about our services, information about referring their student to us, and for guidance on how best to support their student.  

In couples counseling, providers help partners - married or not married -build healthier relationships by exploring their needs and improving how they communicate. Short-term couples counseling is available at the counseling center. One person in the relationship must be a registered Morgan student.

A mental health emergency or crisis can be any situation in which a person is at risk of hurting themselves or others, has psychosis, engaging in self-jurious behaviors and/or prevents them from being able to care for themselves or function effectively.  If you are experiencing a mental health emergency or crisis, there are several options:

During business hours, a provider is always available for consultation and assistance with an emergency. The goal is to provide immediate care and work to form a plan to get you through this difficult time.

After hours, you may also contact Campus Safety at 443-885-3103 or you may contact your primary care provider, or one of the agencies listed below and on our Crisis Hotlines web page for crisis intervention and next steps.

In an event of an emergency or crisis on campus, the Counseling Center staff are available to provide support and guidance to the campus community. Examples include: student exhibiting mental health crisis, deaths, including suicides and natural causes, sexual assault, violence on campus, natural disasters and on campus shootings.

Faculty and Staff may contact the Counseling Center to consult about options in responding to the event. If it is after hours, please contact Campus Safety at 443-885-3103.

Groups provide a safe and supportive environment in which you can experiment with new behaviors, improve communication skills, and receive feedback from other students with similar concerns, experiences, and interests. One of the most valuable aspects of participating in a group is learning that you are not alone. We offer different groups each semester. Each group that is offered is facilitated by one of our licensed providers. 

Group counseling may be used as an alternative to individual counseling or may be used in addition to individual counseling as a supplement to address specific needs. Many groups are designed to target a specific problem, such as social anxiety, depression, grief and loss, or substance abuse. Other groups focus more generally on skill building and self-growth such as social skills, self-esteem, loneliness, anger, etc.

Individual counseling is available to ANY currently registered student. Individual sessions are short term that may address a wide range of issues including but not limited to depression, anxiety, relational concerns, self-esteem, stress, traumatic experiences, eating or sleeping disturbances. A student can choose to have virtual appointments after their initial intake appointment. When a student’s concern requires more specialized or long term care, a referral is given to an off campus provider.

In addition to clinical services, the Counseling Centers offers campus community outreach and preventive education to reduce stigma, to improve an understanding of behavioral health and to increase knowledge of effective interventions.

Any student organization, academic departments, or faculty may request a workshop on Counseling Center services or any topic related to mental health.

Services of the Counseling Center are short term. However, if a student is in need of long term care, Providers will support and share resources of our off campus provider network. We will attempt to assist the student to make the connection or transition to long term service.