| Individual/Group Counseling |
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| Contact Information |
| Ph: (410) 951-3939 |
| Fx: (410) 951-3940 |
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| Office Hours |
| M - F : 8:00am - 5:00pm |
| Evenings by Appointment Only |
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Personal counseling sessions can be as diverse as the students who seek out counseling. Individual counseling services seek to facilitate the social-emotional adjustment of students who encounter stresses that interfere with personal development and adjustment to university life. Counseling provides a private confidential setting for resolving personal difficulties and achieving personal growth. Sessions can range from dealing with stress or anxiety, to managing relationships, to overcoming an addiction. They typically last 50 minutes, and students may be seen for a single session or for a number of sessions.
Some Issues Discussed in Therapy
- Relationship Issues
- Feeling stressed or anxious
- Anger and interpersonal conflict
- Depression, loneliness, shyness
- Grief and loss
- Self-esteem and self-confidence
- Sexual issues and decisions
- Sexual orientation (Lesbian/Bi/Gay/Transgender concerns)
- Alcohol and drug related problems
- Personal crises
- Difficulty with study skills
- Time Management
- Motivation
- Health Issues
- Communication skills
People seek therapy for various reasons. Many come because they have problems establishing and maintaining healthy, close and gratifying relationships with others. Often, people desire to understand relationships better and wish that they could be honest about their positive and negative feelings with someone. In return, most people want honest feedback.
Group therapy attempts to set up a situation where this sort of honest, interpersonal exploration can transpire. Coppin State University Center for Counseling and Student Development (CCSD) offers a diverse array and plethora of group experiences that offer students an opportunity to identify with others who have similar interest, to increase self-awareness, learn alternative ways of looking at personal problems, and to practice being with others in a way that can improve and enrich the quality of each person's life and personal relationships. We offer both time-limited and long-term psychotherapy groups. Staff members are available for group consultation.
For more information on active groups, please click here.
Some Issues Discussed in Group Therapy
- Developing and Maintaining Healthy Boundaries
- Body Image
- Sexual Orientation Conflicts
- Sexual Assault
- Emotional Trauma
- Incest/Sexual Abuse Survivors
- Rape Survivors
- Women's Issues
- Men's Issues
- Relationships
- Quit Smoking
- Eating Disorders
- Nutrition
- Problems encountered in the university environment
- Peer Pressure
- Single parenting
For more information on why group therapy works, please click here.
The CCSD staff offers a variety of consultative services to students, residential counselors, hall directors, faculty, and staff who seek guidance and support about how to handle mental health crises and difficulties that arise with students they are in contact with. University students may experience a great deal of stress during the course of their academic experiences. While most students cope successfully with the challenges these years bring, some students find various pressures of life unmanageable or unbearable. Many of these distressed students have not sought counseling and may be unaware of the services available to help themselves.
Concern about a roommate or friend
- Abrupt/radical changes in student's behaviors
- Isolation from others
- Poor attendance in classes
- Sudden outburst of anger
- Attention/memory difficulties
- Alcohol/drug abuse
- Inappropriate crying
- Chronic fatigue or low energy
- Irritability or restlessness
- Suicidal thoughts or feelings
- Sexual assault
- Relationship concerns
- Racial/cultural adjustment
- Lesbian/Bi/Gay/Transgender concerns
Occasionally the psychologists and counselors at the CCSD provide psychological testing for students who are clients at the counseling center. This is for the purpose of helping the therapist to better comprehend the student in a multidimensional approach, and for the student to gain increased self-knowledge and self awareness.
The CCSD staff regularly presents programs, workshops, and leads discussions about timely issues of interest to students on campus. These programs are presented to students in their residence halls, fraternities and sororities, classrooms, sports team meetings, club meetings, and to the general campus population during special events. CCSD staff is eager to meet the needs of students, and, upon request, will plan specific programs of interest to particular organizations or individuals. Please request programs as far in advance as you can, so that the staff can have time to prepare.
Some Outreach Topics
- Adjusting to College
- Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Issues
- Anxiety Management
- Body Image
- Building Relationships
- Building self confidence and self-esteem
- Crisis Management
- Dating and Relationships
- Coping with Depression
- Domestic Violence Relationship Issues
- Diversity Awareness
- Breast and Prostate Cancer Awareness
- Managing Multiple Roles
- Prevention of Date Rape
- Suicide Prevention
- Stress Management
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Assault/Rape
- Trauma Issues
- HIV/AIDS Awareness
