Your health and wellness is a priority at Northern.

Nothing is more important to us than the physical health and emotional well-being of our students.

The mission of Counseling Services, a department of Student Affairs, is to help students resolve personal difficulties that may interfere with optimal personal and academic functioning; and acquire the skills, attitudes, abilities, and knowledge that will enable them to attain educational and personal goals. Counseling Services fosters a culture where help-seeking behavior is normal, encouraged, and supported across campus and the greater community.

 

Student Center, Suite 222


605-626-3007

 

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ABOUT COUNSELING SERVICES

College students have their own unique concerns, problems and issues. Our professionally trained counselors understand what students are going through as they adjust to college life. They are there for the students – offering guidance and support when it’s necessary. Services provided:

  1. Confidential clinical services that help students achieve their academic and personal goals
  2. Education, training, and support for the campus community regarding the needs of students through outreach, programming, and consultation
  3. Programming for suicide prevention including Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Trainings available upon request

 

Issues commonly addressed through brief individual or group counseling:

 

  1. Academic-related issues
  2. Mood or self-esteem issues
  3. Relationship issues
  4. Adjustment concerns such as dealing with new life circumstances
  5. Grief and loss

 

Confidentiality

All contacts with Counseling Services are confidential. We will not release any information about students without your written permission. This includes parents and other family members, faculty or other university persons or anyone outside the university. Also, students' contacts with the center do not become part of their university record.

Legal limits to the confidentiality we can provide include:

  • Information about child abuse or neglect must be reported to the proper authorities
  • If a student is dangerous to him/herself or others, steps must be tak