Ohio State Lima Counseling and Consultation Services offers free and confidential mental health services to all current Ohio State Lima students. These services include:
- Individual Therapy – individual psychotherapy/counseling for a variety of mental health issues ranging from adjusting to college, homesickness, & managing stress to clinical depression, anxiety conditions, & many other concerns. Click here or email haudenschield.11@osu.edu to schedule an appointment.
- Screening and some assessment of learning disorders and ADHD.
- Consultations – brief assessment of a student’s concerns and minimal follow-up (usually 1 or 2 meetings)
- Referrals – after your first meeting, your counselor will discuss the best options for addressing your current concerns. This may include therapy, but often also includes information about other helpful resources – sometimes other student services right here on Lima Campus, and sometimes services off campus.
- Uwill - Uwill is a mental health and wellness resource for colleges and students that provides free access to teletherapy. This service is available to all Ohio State students. Students have the ability to request a therapist based on their unique needs and preferences (focus area, gender, language, ethnicity), at a time that best fits their schedule. Uwill Resource
- Campus Outreach Programming – Each year we provide several outreach events to the entire campus community or to the entire Ohio State Lima student body, in an effort to offer information or services that are widely needed. Another major goal of our outreach programming is to reduce the stigma of mental illness and seek mental health services.
- Welltrack - Welltrack Boost is a free resource that is available to all Ohio State students. Boost is an interactive self-help e-CBT app that is clinically supported and self-guided with a toolkit available for students to assess, understand, and work on their mental health and wellness – all on their own devices and schedules. Boost is equipped with wellness assessments, mood checks and other tools centered on helping students with managing depression, anxiety, stress, and more. To register for an account, download the Welltrack Boost app and register using your school email address. Welltrack Boost
- Mental Health America - Take a Mental Health Screening
* PDF brochures:
Counseling Services for Ohio State Lima Students: Everything You Need to Know
How to Use Your Counseling Center
What to expect at the first appointment
If you are scheduling an appointment for therapy, your first appointment is called an intake and is scheduled for 60 minutes. Before your appointment, you'll complete forms online, similar to those you might have filled out at other doctors' offices. During your appointment, you'll have plenty of time to talk with your therapist. Usually, your therapist will ask questions to get to know you better and to understand what's going on in your life and what you might be struggling with. At the end of this appointment, you and your therapist will discuss what the next best step is for you. Your therapist may have some recommendations and may encourage you to follow those recommendations, but will also ask for your thoughts and feelings about what you feel is the most appropriate next step. Together, you'll develop a plan, and if you return for therapy, you'll begin working on this plan at that time.
What are some of the reasons people come to Ohio State Lima Counseling and Consultation Services? Here are just a sample: