Group therapy sessions (when available) are free.

Services with graduate school student interns are free.

Please visit our Costs and Health Insurance Information page for more information.

Students can call (859) 572-5650 to schedule a brief screening.

Office hours are 8:30a - 4:30p, Monday - Friday. 

Your first appointment will be a free brief screen appointment either on the phone or in person. We will schedule a time for you to speak directly with a counselor. This confidential 15-20 minute appointment or phone call will explore the reason you are seeking counseling services and will help facilitate a good fit for counseling services.

The "counseling relationship" is different from social and typical friendship relationships.  Rather than give specific advice, for example, as a trained professional, the clinician acts as a skilled listener, helping you to clarify your situation.  In this way you may be better able to understand yourself, your situation, and the facts that affect you.  Moreover, the clinician does not tell you what to do.  The counseling relationship often helps you to discover what you really want to do, helping you get a better understanding of yourself, and helping you to develop more effective coping skills.

Yes*, Counseling services are confidential within the limits of the law. 

State laws and professional standards require that we maintain a record of your treatment. Your treatment and your treatment records are confidential and are considered separate from educational or employment records maintained by the university. Your written consent is required to disclose treatment information beyond disclosure to the treatment team. Treatment records contain information that can be misunderstood by non-mental health professionals. Therefore, it is our preference to discuss these records with you in person, or to have them sent to a designated mental health professional.