Hello and welcome! We are glad you are here. The Counseling Center works with Gustavus students to enhance their personal development and academic achievement. At times, students experience personal, relational, social, or academic difficulties which they cannot fully resolve on their own, and find it helpful to talk to a professional counselor about their concerns. In order to help students with such difficulties, the Counseling Center provides a variety of confidential services.

Appointments

To protect the health of students and employees, our services are currently being conducted via telemental health. To schedule an appointment, call us at 507-933-7027 or email us at CounselingCenter@gustavus.edu.

Current Counseling Center Offerings:

• Individual and Couple Counseling
• Let's Talk is held each class day from 1:30-2:30 at https://doxy.me/letstalkgustavus.
  
• Various Workshops and Groups
• Triage/Emergency Appointments

If you are new to the Counseling Center, here are some helpful links: Welcome to the Counseling Centerand Counseling FAQs.

If you are in a state of crisis after hours, you can call:

• South Central Crisis Center and Mobile Crisis Team (877) 399-3040
• Sioux Trails Mental Health Center Crisis Line (800) 247-2809
• The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800) 273-8255
• Campus Safety 8888
• 911
• Additional emervency resources can be found here.
• International Emergency Services for Students Studying Abroad

Online Mental Health Service

Do you experience depression, anxiety, and/or sleep issues?
How about challenges with substance use?

These are common issues and free help is available!

Learn to Live offers customized online programs to help with issues surrounding Depression, Social Anxiety, Insomnia, Substance Use, and Stress, Anxiety, & Worry. These programs are based on the proven principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). The programs are confidential, accessible anywhere, and based on years of research showing online CBT programs to be as effective as face-to-face therapy.

This service is available FREE to all Gustavus students. You can learn more by going to https://learntolive.com/partners and enter the code GUSTAVUS. Not sure if this program is right for you? Go to the website and take the free, confidential online assessment to find out.

Gustavus employees and eligible family members can also access this service. The registration code for employees and family members is BLUE4.

Access to Learn to Live Webinars can be found here. 

Learn to Live is available to students through the generous support of the Coca-Cola Grant. Sponsored by Health Service, Counseling Center, and Dean of Students Office.