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Who is Eligible?

Counseling services are free to all currently enrolled OSU and COTC students.

What Can I Expect in Counseling?

Counseling aims to help you understand yourself better, become more effective in reaching your goals and, in the process, become more successful. The counselor in Counseling Services is interested in your personal, academic, and intellectual growth. Some students meet with their counselor on a weekly basis, some on a bi-weekly basis, and others at varying intervals. In these 50-minute sessions, you and your counselor talk about what is causing you distress currently and explore ways to understand and alleviate these concerns.

Our services are provided on a voluntary basis (students choose to come to counseling), and you need not be referred by anyone to participate in the counseling process.

Our counselor is a professional and an independently licensed counselor.

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Confidentiality

Information disclosed in clinical sessions is confidential and may not be released to anyone outside of Counseling Services without your written permission. The counselor adheres to professional, legal, and ethical guidelines established by professional organizations and state law. Legal and ethical exceptions to confidentiality include:

(1) when there is a clear and present danger of harm to you or others
(2) when there is knowledge or suspicion of abuse or neglect of children or elderly persons
(3) when a court subpoenas clinical records
(4) when an individual cites his/her treatment/clinical record in a legal proceeding
(5) as otherwise required by law

Please inform your therapist if you are under 18 years of age, as additional limits on confidentiality may apply.

Scheduling An Appointment

Counseling services are available to OSUN and COTC students enrolled on a part-time or full-time basis.

To schedule an appointment, contact us at:

Counseling Services
Hopewell 61
Phone: 740-366-9464

Initially you will meet with the counselor who will collect preliminary information about you and your concerns. You and the counselor will decide on a way to address your concerns. This may involve individual or group counseling, referral to a physician, or referral to a clinician outside the agency.

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