About Us
Mission Statement
The William & Mary Counseling Center is the sole mental health unit on campus with the primary responsibility of providing a range of mental health services to students, and related support to the campus community. Our role is congruent with the mission of William & Mary, and the Division of Student Affairs, which is to prepare students to learn, lead and live with integrity and purpose. In so doing, the Counseling Center seeks to provide services that allow students to achieve their personal and educational goals. These services include the provision of mental health practices intended to reduce psychological distress, treat clinical conditions, and enhance well-being and personal growth.
Our interdisciplinary team facilitates primary education and prevention activities, provides support to students experiencing normal developmental issues associated with the transition from adolescence to early adulthood, provides support for emerging, acute, and chronic clinical concerns and responds to individual student and campus-wide immediate crises. Based on clinical assessment of an individual student’s needs, we make evidence-based recommendations drawing from the resources available on campus, in the local area, and in the student’s home community when necessary. The Counseling Center actively demonstrates commitment to diversity in its broadest form and serves as an advocate for social justice in the university community and beyond. Through our multi-level training program, we dedicate ourselves to instilling these practices and values in future professionals.
Scope of Services
The Counseling Center offers short-term counseling to serve as many students as possible. Our goal is to facilitate adjustment, improve functioning, and resolve problems to support academic progress.
For students needing long-term care, you can utilize our online database or meet with one of our therapists and they can provide you with referrals. Counseling Center services are not suitable for long-term, intensive therapy. Examples of cases that might require an outside referral include:
- Need for weekly or long-term appointments
- Specific therapies not provided by our staff
- Problems that worsen with short-term counseling
- History of long-term treatment
