What We Do:

Our mission is to empower students to accomplish their mental health, education, and career goals. The Elms College Counseling Center offers free, professional, and confidential counseling services to traditional full-time Elms College undergraduate students, provides consultation/referrals to anyone who isn’t a traditional full-time undergraduate student, and supports the faculty and staff through consultation groups and trainings. Many students utilize the center at some point during their academic careers. The counseling center is staffed by a licensed professional capable of providing services for a variety of presenting concerns.

Some common student issues are:

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  • Alcohol and substance abuse
  • Anxiety
  • Conflicts with others
  • Crisis and personal trauma
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders and body image
  • Family problems
  • COVID Mental Health
  • Grief and loss
  • Homesickness and loneliness
  • Procrastination and Motivation
  • Low self-esteem
  • Relationship problems
  • Suicidal thoughts

Location/Scheduling

We are located with the Health Center at 15 Gaylord Street in a stand-alone brick house on the edge of campus. We are open 35 hours per week during the traditional academic year, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The Counseling Center utilizes an open access model for scheduling appointments. All appointments are available on a first come/first served basis and booked out no more than two business days in advance. To book an appointment, students should contact our administrative staff at 413-265-2288 to reserve their session. Students will have the option to choose between a 1 hour appointment (traditional), or a 1/2 hour appointment (check-in).

For mental health emergencies or after hours/weekends assistance
For mental health emergencies or after hours/weekends assistance, please contact CHD Crisis at 1-833-243-8255 (available 24/7) or 911.

Resources and Self Help Mental Health Toolkit

In an effort to support everyone in our Blazer family, the Elms College Counseling Center has worked to assemble this resource list and self-help mental health toolkit. We hope this collection of resources can be used to gain some relief and self-help. If you have found a website, app, or article that you found particularly helpful, we would love to hear about it! Please send any ideas to Nicole Sacco at saccon@elms.edu.

Abuse: physical and sexual

Active Minds

Active Minds aims to remove the stigma that surrounds mental health issues, and create a comfortable environment for an open conversation about mental health on campuses throughout North America. For more information about the Elms College chapter of Active Minds, please contact Jennifer Rivers at riversj@elms.edu.

ADHD

Anxiety

BIPOC Student Resources

Body Image and Disordered Eating

Break Ups

COVID Mental Health Resources

Depression

Eating Disorders

Grief

LGBTQ+ Resources

Loneliness

Off Campus Community Resources

Off Campus Counseling Resources

The Elms College Counseling Center is committed to providing students with a number of resources both on and off campus. Attached is a list of local resources for students to access both in and around the community.

Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line
Website: https://www.masshelpline.com/
Phone number: Available 24/7/365 at 833-773-2445
Frequently Asked Questions


Procrastination and Motivation

Sleep

Social Anxiety

Substance Abuse

Suicide Prevention