Services Provided
The Counseling Center strives to provide high quality and supportive clinical services to our students. We hope this helps to clarify the services we are able to provide at the Counseling Center.
- Biweekly individual sessions
- Daily offerings for urgent care or “talk now” opportunities for students to seek immediate support
- Weekly group sessions on a variety of topics
- Consultation for students, faculty, and staff
- Outreach
Given the above information, we do not currently provide services to the following groups:
- Incoming first-year or transfer students prior to New Student Orientation (NSO)
- Students who are not currently enrolled at Springfield College
- Alumni
- Faculty or staff members
- tudents in practicum/internship placements outside of the state (due to state licensing requirements)
- Students refusing to follow clinical recommendations
There are a variety of reasons a student may benefit from a referral for a higher level of care or outpatient services. Some of these examples of presenting concerns that may benefit from more specialized care include:
- Long-term or weekly counseling appointments
- Psychiatry services for medication management
- Specialty focused therapy such as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
- Intensive substance abuse treatment
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Counseling outside of traditional business hours (8:30 AM to 4:30 PM)
- Teletherapy (i.e., therapy by telephone, Skype, etc.)
- Assessments for learning disabilities and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Assessment and documentation for emotional support animals
- Court-ordered or mandated treatment
The Counseling Center staff is available to assist with referrals to any of the above resources if you are seeking more specialized care. Please reach out to the Counseling Center at (413) 748-3345 if you would like assistance accessing an off-campus provider or resource.
