Counseling Services

Individual Counseling

The Counseling Center provides short-term individual counseling. You and your Counselor will discuss the actual number of sessions necessary to address your concerns.  If more than 5 individual therapy sessions are needed, the Counseling Center will file a claim with your health insurance company.

Individual counseling sessions are usually scheduled weekly, every other week,  monthly or scheduled as needed.  

Crisis Services

For a life threatening mental health emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department.  

Outside of regular office hours, call the Counseling Center at 319-273-2676 and press 2 to speak to a crisis counselor.

Couples Counseling

Married and unmarried students in traditional or non-traditional relationships may receive couples counseling when appropriate. In order to receive couples counseling, at least one member of the couple must be a UNI student who has paid the Mandatory Health Fee.

Group Counseling

GROUP THERAPY   Call the Counseling Center at 273-2676 and ask to be connected to the therapist facilitating the group you are interested in.

• Wednesday 4:00-5:00     Support Group, coping skills
• Thursdays  12:30-2:00   Anxiety Group
• Thursdays  4:00 - 5:00    Support Group, coping skills
• Thursdays  3:30 - 5:00    Game to Grow

Group counseling provides students with the opportunity to connect with others in a safe, confidential and supportive space. Groups allow students to share about their experiences with others who can understand and relate to their concerns, connect across differences to learn new perspectives, and experiment with new ideas, behaviors, and ways of being or interacting. Through group engagement, students develop insights and skills that can be used through the challenges they face and improve their quality of life. 

Some benefits of group counseling include:

• Increase self-awareness and understanding of others
• Connect with others who have similar problems and experiences
• Decrease isolation and loneliness
• Receive multiple perspectives on your concerns 
• Enhance the quality of relationships
• Experience meaningful and authentic connections with others
• Develop new, healthier ways of relating to others
• Identifying, experiencing and expressing feelings with greater ease
• Increase confidence and self-esteem
• Increase ability to give and receive honest feedback
• Internalize lessons lessons learned by helping others in the group

(Source: Texas Women's University Counseling and Psychological Services)

*Groups take place in the Student Health Center, on the second floor in the Counseling Center's group room. 

Please call 319-273-2676 to sign up asking to speak with the group facilitator for the group that interests you. 

Referral to a Community Agency

Because we offer primarily short-term counseling, we provide referral information for appropriate community resources to students whose needs are beyond the scope of the Counseling Center.

Call or visit the Counseling Center to get information about off-campus counseling services.

Medication

When appropriate, you may be referred to a Psychiatrist or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in the Student Health Clinic, or to an off-campus provider, for medication and consultation. You will be responsible for arranging to pay the cost of any prescribed medication or off-campus services, which may be covered by your personal Health Insurance.