The Center for Counseling and Wellbeing

The Center for Counseling and Wellbeing at Oxford College provides a range of services for students with a variety of concerns or interests, and we are available to faculty, staff, and family members toward supporting mental wellbeing for Oxford students.  While we do provide quality counseling services to individual students, we also invest a great deal in helping make Oxford College a supportive and caring campus community. 

We place a high priority on helping students navigate their various identities and aspirations toward designing and discovering your evolving paths toward your career and overall life.  And, we aim to help activate students’ leadership and community involvement toward making a therapeutic campus during the expected stresses associated with being engaged college students.   Click here to learn more about our mission and the goals that guide our work.

Clinical Services and Expertise

While college is an exciting time of growth and discovery, it is not uncommon for students to struggle with the many stressors that emerge during this time. Our office provides services to support students facing the expected challenges of young adulthood, including impairments in their mental health. These include:

• Individual counseling services for mental health concerns by licensed mental health providers
• Consultation for students, faculty, staff, and parents on students of concern or common mental health challenges
• Referrals to local or Atlanta area providers for students needing specialized or extensive services that are beyond our scope of care

Outreach and Community-Level Services

Our outreach efforts extend our expertise and services to all students, with the explicit aim of helping create and maintain a supportive campus community that addresses some of the norms and tendencies in society that can compromise well-being. We offer outreach services in various ways including:

• Workshops on coping and thriving for students struggling with common challenges
• Advising and guidance for student organizations wanting to improve campus culture and peer support
• Serving as speakers for student organizations or guest speakers invited by faculty in their classes

Topics range from understanding the common challenges in college to creative exploration of Life’s possibilities. These include topics such as traps of academic struggle, navigating uncertainty, reflecting on various aspects of identity, navigating imposter feelings, and recognizing toxic norms toward shifting to a community-culture of well-being and support.

A Committed and Competent Staff

The staff at the Center for Counseling and Wellbeing is compromised of professionals that are not simply working in a mental health clinic.  They have expertise in working on a college campus, with attention to the issues facing emerging adults in an academically rigorous setting.   All of our Staff Clinicians have at least a Master's degree in a mental health field and are licensed in the State of Georgia to provide quality services as mental health providers.