Distance Counseling

What is Distance Counseling?

Telemental Health Counseling or Distance Counseling can help with emotional, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental difficulties, including:

• Social communication difficulties
• Performance anxiety (i.e. test anxiety)
• Feelings of isolation, sadness or withdrawn behavior
• Sleep problems (trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or sleeping too much)
• Relational issues with friends or romantic partners
• Difficulty coping with stress
• Adjustment issues with family, work or college
• Grief and feelings of loss
• Time management issues

Who is eligible for Distance Counseling?

• Currently enrolled students (summer services are offered to students enrolled for the fall semester)
• Students within the state of Mississippi
• Student cannot be exhibiting suicidal ideation or any other severe psychological needs

What do you need?

• Current MUW Student ID
• Camera and microphone access
• Proper lighting and seating

How do I sign up with counselors on campus?

1. First you will need to contact Dr. Deb Wells (dkwells@muw.edu) to show interest in distance counseling.
2. One of the counselors will access whether or not you are an eligible participant.
3. Counselor will then send you an Informed Consent form and an Informed Consent Addendum for Telemental Health.
4. Both Forms must be completed, signed and emailed back to the counselor along with a copy of your MUW ID.
5. Counselor and student will agree on time and date of initial intake session.
6. Counselor will email student at least 24 hours prior to appointment with a link to a video chat in a software that the Counseling Center uses called Zoom.

How do I sign up with counselors off campus?

UNITE Clinic
Telehealth mental health care is available for college students

Get help for depression, anxiety, ADHD, autism and more with the UNITE Clinic

You can receive mental health services and medication management through telehealth, with online video visits with a licensed mental health professional at zero cost to you.

The UNITE Clinic is a partnership between Mississippi University for Women and UMMC.

Get more information by emailing uniteclinic@umc.edu or scanning the QR code.

All services provided by the UNITE Clinic are confidential and free of charge. If medications are prescribed, participants are responsible for prescription costs.