Services We Offer

Initial consultations are conducted by our daily Counselor on Duty (COD). The COD gathers information about your concerns to determine what service(s) best meet your needs and will then assist you with connecting with the most appropriate services and resources. If you are in crisis, the COD will collaborate with you in creating a plan to cope with the current crisis. The COD can also provide guidance and consultation to students, family, and faculty/staff who are concerned about a distressed student.  

Initial and crisis consultations are available during our virtual consult/walk-in hours Monday-Friday from 9-11:30am and 1-4pm. 

Call (361) 825-2703 to request an immediate or scheduled consultation with the Counselor on Duty  

Workshops provide students with an opportunity to meet in a safe, supportive setting with other students who share similar concerns and issues- making our counseling groups and workshops popular treatment options.

The following weekly drop-in workshops are being offered via Instagram Live: Wellness Wednesday; Campus Connections; and Coping Toolbox. Extinguishing Burnout is offered once per month via Zoom. (No registration needed).

Pre-registration is required for all groups. Current Counseling Center clients can contact their counselor to register. Interested in joining a group, but not already connected to the Counseling Center? Call 361-825-2703 for assistance. 

Finding Yourself- Choice of Thursdays at 1:00p.m.-2:00p.m. or Fridays at 12noon-1:00pm.  Has it been difficult to find or share your authentic self in the world? This can look different for many of us, but often experienced as indecisiveness, people pleasing, imposter syndrome, low self-confidence, anxiety, unexpressed anger, and more. This group is designed to assist students identity development, increase self-acceptance and self-confidence . Students will learn and practice skills in making decisions, assertively communicate ideas, creating relationships, and establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries. Group runs 5 weeks from 9/15- 10/13 and 10/20 – 11/17. UCC Group Room; Kevin Gossett, LPC

Light After Loss- Mondays at 2:30p.m.-3:45p.m.  Everyone grieves in different ways and at different speeds. There is no right or wrong way to grieve. The grieving process is not about forgetting, but about learning to live with your loss. Please join us to explore ways to help you cope, as well as find meaning in your loss. Group runs 10 weeks from 9/12 - 11/21 Virtual via Zoom. Kevin Gossett LPC.

Silencing Your Inner Critic- Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:30p.m.-4:30p.m.  This interactive 5-week group is designed to teach you skills and strategies for silencing your inner critical voice that often contributes to depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. This group consists of 2 1-hour sessions each week: one group session and one SI session. Students who are not able to attend the weekly SI session will be asked to complete at-home practice activities between meetings. Group runs 5 weeks from 9/12-10/10 and 10/17 - 11/14. Group sessions are Mondays 3:30-4:30p and SI Sessions are Wednesdays 3:30-4:30p. VIRTUAL via Zoom; Dr. Alison Marks, Psy.D.

Managing Anxiety- Choice of Wednesdays at 12noon-1:00p.m. or Thursdays at 11a.m.-12noon.  Anxiety and stress making it difficult to perform academically, meet new people, or constantly struggle with racing thoughts? If so, consider joining our weekly group designed to help increase awareness of your personal reactions to stressors, learn anxiety management techniques, practice stress reducing and relaxation exercises, and gain support from others. Group runs 5 weeks from week of 9/12 – 10/10 and 10/17 – 11/14. UCC Group Room; Kevin Gossett, LPC

Reflection 360- Thursdays at 3p.m.-4p.m.  Relax, Release, Reflect, Repeat! Engage in a weekly group to engage in self-reflection, enhancing coping skills, and creating personal goals through the use of journaling. Group runs 4 weeks from 9/08-9/29; and 10/06-10/27. UCC Group Room; Renita Newton, LPC Associate

Embracing Neurodiversity- Wednesdays at 3:00p.m.-4:00p.m.  Designed for students identifying as neurodiverse (diagnosed or undiagnosed) including but not limited to those on the Autism Spectrum, Asperger’s, or ADHD. This 6-week group provides ways for students to improve relationships & begin to prepare for life after college by developing healthy habits, independence, and better relationships all while highlighting the strengths of having a neurodiverse brain. Group runs 8 weeks from 9/28-11/16. UCC Group Room; Dr. Stephanie Majors, PhD., NCC, LPC

For students wanting more information regarding off-campus and online counseling resources, please contact: 

For those students needing psychotropic medication, the UCC believes that an integrated treatment plan should include regular meetings with both a clinician and the psychiatrist and communication between these providers. For this reason, only current UCC clients are eligible for psychiatry services. Psychiatric services are limited and are by appointment only through secure videoconferencing. Psychiatric services are not covered by tuition and fees and additional charges apply for appointments. 

The UCC cannot provide psychiatric care to students who are: 

• Currently in counseling with an off-campus counseling provider, 
• Seeking stimulant medication for ADHD, 
• Interested in accessing medication without simultaneous counseling treatment, 
• Needing urgent or emergency psychiatric evaluation or stabilization services. 
• In these circumstances the UCC can assist with a referral to a community provider for medication evaluation/management. 

For students wanting more information on off-campus psychiatric and medication services, please contact: 

Sometimes students have needs that are outside of the scope of the services offered by the Counseling Center. The UCC Case Manager can provide referrals to students with complex mental health needs, assist with continuity of care for students returning to the university after a mental health hospitalization, and assist students with accessing resources to address basic needs such as housing, food, healthcare, and finances. 

The UCC’s Outreach & Prevention Services offers innovative and educational programming beyond the walls of the Driftwood building which focuses on increasing college student mental health awareness and emotional well-being. Our programming efforts focus on mental health prevention, awareness, education and stigma reduction. 

CLICK HERE for more information on our Outreach & Prevention programming, including information on our current campus events.