Counseling Center

How Counseling helps

Counseling is free, confidential, convenient, and effective.

Counseling is a confidential discussion between you and your professionally-trained counselor about personal, social, or emotional issues.

Counseling helps you identify behaviors or ways of thinking that have not worked well and change them in ways that will improve your relationships, functioning, and moods.

Counseling helps develop decision making skills needed to meet the challenges of living and learning.

Eligibility

Counseling is free for UNI students who are enrolled and have paid the Mandatory Health Fee.

Appointments

Counseling begins with an Initial Assessment.

To schedule an Initial Assessment appointment, please call the Counseling Center at (319) 273-2676.

You should allow an hour for your Initial Assessment. Once you arrive at the Counseling Center, you will provide written information about yourself and your concerns and will the meet with a counselor for about 30 minutes. You and your counselor will explore your concerns and discuss what additional services may be helpful to you.

After Hours Crisis/Emergency

In case of immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest
hospital emergency room.
For urgent situations outside of office hours, call the Counseling Center at 273-2676 and press 2 to speak to a crisis counselor.
Statewide Crisis Line 1-800-332-4224
*The Foundation 2 Crisis Line is Certified by the American Association of Suicidology.
National Suicide Hotline 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)

Online Screening

ULifeline offers students a mental health screening tool, information about mental health and other issues geared towards you, and resources for learning more and getting help. Go to Ulifeline.org.

Confidentiality and Privacy

Information shared by you in counseling sessions is confidential and is protected to the full extent of the law. Information will not be disclosed to anyone outside the Center without your written permission except when, in the judgment of your counselor, such disclosure is necessary to protect you or someone else from imminent danger or when otherwise required by law.

The Counseling Center is committed to being knowledgeable and sensitive regarding issues of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, religion, and ability.

Counseling Center Brochures

Download and print your own copy of the current Counseling Center brochures:

Counseling Center Brochure

General information about the Counseling Center.

No Show Fee

The Counseling Center charges a "no show fee" of $25 for failing to attend or cancel your scheduled appointment. You can avoid this fee if you call the Counseling Center at 273-2676 to cancel or reschedule your appointment.

Be sure to talk with your counselor if you have any questions about this or any other Counseling Center policy.