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NYIT’s Counseling and Wellness Centers offer short-term counseling to NYIT students who may be experiencing personal, social, or academic concerns. Professional counselors assist students in developing greater self-understanding as well as strategies for effective problem solving to enhance personal development and academic success.
The centers provide a holistic approach to wellness education, promoting individual and comunity wellness through programs and outreach activities. We offer workshops, lectures, and student leadership training throughout the semester.
Dimensions of wellness include emotional, intellectual, physical, social, spiritual, and vocational well-being. Our resource libraries contain health and wellness fact sheets, pamphlets, books, and videos. A variety of programs are offered for students on topics such as:
- Managing stress
- Healthy eating habits
- Coping without alcohol and other drugs
- Resolving conflicts
- Developing healthy relationships
- Assertiveness training
- Improving your self-image
- Grief and loss
All counseling services are free of charge, including individual and group sessions, crisis intervention, resource and referral information, workshops, and lectures. All counseling is voluntary. The Counseling and Wellness Centers abide by strict professional ethics and laws protecting confidential information. Your confidentiality is protected within the boundaries of the client/counselor relationship. Certain limitations to confidentiality do exist if a counselor has a reason to believe that there is imminent danger to you or to others. These exceptions are extremely rare. All policies related to confidentiality are discussed with you at the time of your first appointment.
The centers are open Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact the Counseling and Wellness Center at your campus for extended evening hours. Outside referrals are provided in instances requiring more specialized services, such as HIV testing, emergency housing, or for long term psychotherapy.
This Web site has been designed to give you some basic information regarding counseling services and answer some questions you may have. Please keep in mind that while the written word can be educational, there is no substitute for face-to-face dialogue. We welcome you to visit a campus counseling center and meet us in person to discuss whatever is on your mind.