Health Services

Counseling Services



Mission

The role of Counseling Services is to provide mental health services that enhance student growth and development, help improve personal effectiveness and resilience, as well as promote student success.

What is Counseling?

Counseling is a confidential process geared towards resolving every day issues related to your personal and academic success. We provide a safe place for you to feel connected and find support. Working together with a caring professional can help you discuss your concerns and can assist you to clarify the kind of changes that might improve your situation.

Who We Are

Counseling Services helps you tap into your strengths and find resources to deal more effectively with concerns that impact your pursuit of personal and academic goals. We provide a broad spectrum of short-term counseling, consultative, evaluative, teaching and training functions. Our staff consists of psychologists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and closely supervised graduate students.
[ Meet the staff ]

What We Offer

Individual Counseling
People usually seek counseling to address personal issues that are psychological, developmental, behavioral, social or academic in nature. Personal issues commonly addressed in short-term counseling are: stress, anxiety, depression, anger, loneliness, guilt, low self-esteem, grief, performance anxiety, perfectionism, low motivation, identity development, gender and sexual orientation issues, and adjustment and life transitions.

Other issues may include: effects of trauma, sexual assault, abuse, spirituality, body image, concerns with alcohol and other drugs, and healthy lifestyle choices.

Multi-Person Counseling
Counseling can help support you in getting what you want out of your relationships. Relationship issues commonly addressed in short-term counseling are: romantic relationship difficulties, beginning and ending relationships, sexual concerns, pre-marital planning, roommate problems and family issues.

Groups
The group experience can help support your exploration of self, identification of desired change, and allow for the sharing of resources, opportunities and experiences that are unique to a particular group of individuals. We offer interpersonal, support and therapeutic groups. [ Group offerings ]

Consultation
We are available to our university colleagues to consult with them about how to foster an environment supportive of the physical, mental, social, and spiritual development and overall health of our students.

Outreach Programming
We try to anticipate the normal developmental needs of college students and offer workshops and guest lectures aimed at preventing typical developmental problems and enhancing student success. We help students get all they can out of their Boise State University experience.

Referral to the Community
Students whose needs cannot be accommodated within the overall scope of our short-term counseling services are referred to community resources. Similarly, students whose needs require a particular type of expertise that is not offered within the scope of our short-term counseling services are also referred to the community.



Could This Be You?

It's hard for me to make friends.
I wish I had more confidence.
I have a big decision to make.
I feel so alone sometimes.
My parents just don't understand.
I feel so awkward on dates.
Sometimes I feel I can't go on.
I can't seem to find a relationship.
Sometimes I feel like nobody cares.
I'm thinking about dropping out of school.
I'd like to learn more about myself.
We just broke up; I feel hurt and angry.
I'm scared about the future.
Something bad happened; It's hard to talk about.
I'm not happy with the way I look.
I am not sure what occupation is right for me.
I am always nervous and I can't stand it.
Why are people always bugging me about how much I drink/smoke?
My friend is acting weird and I don't know how to help him.

LET US HELP YOU WITH THESE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS

Contact Counseling Services at (208) 426-1459.



Eligibility

All Boise State University students are eligible for personal counseling, as long as their counseling needs are within the overall scope of our short-term counseling services. If a student is seeking multi-person counseling, the other person involved does not have to be a student. However, depending on available services, non-students may only be able to be seen within the context of multi-person counseling with the enrolled student.

Referral to the Community
Students whose needs cannot be accommodated within the overall scope of our short-term counseling services are referred to community resources. Similarly, students whose needs require a particular type of expertise that is not offered within the scope of our short-term counseling services are also referred to the community.



How to Access

We want your visit to be as quick and easy as possible. Before coming in, please schedule an appointment by calling (208) 426-1459. By scheduling in advance, you can spend less time in the waiting room and be better matched with a provider.

Crisis Intervention
There are occasions when a problem or crisis feels too overwhelming to wait for a scheduled appointment. If this is the case, we have staff available during our hours of operation to more immediately assess your needs. Call first if possible and we can usually get you in quickly. When Counseling Services is closed, calls to (208) 426-1459 are directed to the Ask-A-Nurse line.

EMERGENCY/Immediate or Urgent Care
IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY, CALL 911.

Fees

Individual counseling sessions are $20 each, multi-person sessions are $30 each and the group sessions are $15 each. The fees are completely covered if the student is enrolled in the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP). If the student is not enrolled in SHIP, the fee will be posted to the student's Boise State University account. However, no student will be turned away for a true inability to pay.

If a student is unable to keep an appointment, we ask that they call to cancel at least 24 hours in advance to give other students access to this limited campus resource. Failure to show up for an appointment will result in the normal session charge being posted to the student's Boise State account.

Check out Low Cost Community Counseling Fees (pdf)



Release Forms



Could This Be You?

It's hard for me to make friends.
I wish I had more confidence.
I have a big decision to make.
I feel so alone sometimes.
My parents just don't understand.
I feel so awkward on dates.
Sometimes I feel I can't go on.
I can't seem to find a relationship.
Sometimes I feel like nobody cares.
I'm thinking about dropping out of school.
I'd like to learn more about myself.
We just broke up; I feel hurt and angry.
I'm scared about the future.
Something bad happened; It's hard to talk about.
I'm not happy with the way I look.
I am not sure what occupation is right for me.
I am always nervous and I can't stand it.
Why are people always bugging me about how much I drink/smoke?
My friend is acting weird and I don't know how to help him.

LET US HELP YOU WITH THESE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS

Contact Counseling Services at (208) 426-1459.

Eligibility

All Boise State University students are eligible for personal counseling, as long as their counseling needs are within the overall scope of our short-term counseling services. If a student is seeking multi-person counseling, the other person involved does not have to be a student. However, depending on available services, non-students may only be able to be seen within the context of multi-person counseling with the enrolled student.

Referral to the Community
Students whose needs cannot be accommodated within the overall scope of our short-term counseling services are referred to community resources. Similarly, students whose needs require a particular type of expertise that is not offered within the scope of our short-term counseling services are also referred to the community.

How to Access

We want your visit to be as quick and easy as possible. Before coming in, please schedule an appointment by calling (208) 426-1459. By scheduling in advance, you can spend less time in the waiting room and be better matched with a provider.

Crisis Intervention
There are occasions when a problem or crisis feels too overwhelming to wait for a scheduled appointment. If this is the case, we have staff available during our hours of operation to more immediately assess your needs. Call first if possible and we can usually get you in quickly. When Counseling Services is closed, calls to (208) 426-1459 are directed to the Ask-A-Nurse line.

EMERGENCY/Immediate or Urgent Care
IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY, CALL 911.

Fees

Individual counseling sessions are $20 each, multi-person sessions are $30 each and the group sessions are $15 each. The fees are completely covered if the student is enrolled in the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP). If the student is not enrolled in SHIP, the fee will be posted to the student's Boise State University account. However, no student will be turned away for a true inability to pay.

If a student is unable to keep an appointment, we ask that they call to cancel at least 24 hours in advance to give other students access to this limited campus resource. Failure to show up for an appointment will result in the normal session charge being posted to the student's Boise State account.

Check out Low Cost Community Counseling Fees (pdf)

Release Forms