{"id":1213,"date":"2021-06-22T11:23:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T15:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/deptsitetemplate\/?page_id=1213"},"modified":"2025-10-23T11:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:50:08","slug":"department-site-template-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/","title":{"rendered":"Counseling Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center margin-0px has-color-bg-alt-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you are a new client or would like to make a referral for a student, please complete the referral form linked here:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/referral-form\/\">UMES Counseling Services Mental Health Electronic Referral Form<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:unset;\" class=\"wp-block-cover has-color-bg-alt-background-color  has-background-dim has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center is-style-default mb-0 mt-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1335\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/comptroller\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/SDCBshots.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 54%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 54%\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-color-bg-alt-background-color has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center padding-0px margin-0px wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:40px\"><strong>Counseling Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We care for and support our UMES students.&nbsp; It may be common to experience various feelings and emotions such as anxiety and fear, depression, loneliness, grief, anger, and frustration during these challenging times.&nbsp; You are not alone, we are here to help you navigate any difficulties you may have in maintaining your mental health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-main-bg-color-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">UMES Counseling Services offers flexible mental health counseling services to our students.&nbsp; We are providing in person and telehealth services. Telehealth services are available via phone or a secure video platform to currently enrolled UMES students.&nbsp;Due to state mental health licensing laws, you must be residing in the state of Maryland to receive virtual mental health services. &nbsp;You can also use the SAMHSA referral and provider link to find mental health services near you:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/findtreatment.samhsa.gov\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-header-main-bg-color-color\">http:\/\/findtreatment.samhsa.gov\/<\/mark><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-header-main-bg-color-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/09\/Counseling-FAQs-1-2-1.pdf\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-header-main-bg-color-color\">Counseling Services FAQ<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-header-secondary-bg-color-color has-text-color\">Getting started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who Can Make Referrals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parents\/Guardians<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peers\/Friends<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty\/Staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How do I Make a Referral<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Phone<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Call (410) 651-6449 and speak to the Administrative Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In Person<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Visit&nbsp;our office (Student Development Center- Second Floor,&nbsp;Suite 2260) and ask to make an appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"\/counselingservices\/referral-form\/\">UMES Counseling Services Mental Health Electronic Referral Form<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2021\/08\/UMES-mindfulness-Room.pdf\"><strong>Virtual Mindfulness Room<br>(Click to Open)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a new client or would like to make a referral for a student, please complete the referral form linked here:UMES Counseling Services Mental Health Electronic Referral Form Getting started Who Can Make Referrals: How do I Make a Referral By PhoneCall (410) 651-6449 and speak to the Administrative Assistant In PersonVisit&nbsp;our office&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">Counseling Services<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-1213","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1213\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/counselingservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=1213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}