Counseling Services
What if I am starting to feel overwhelmed? Is there a counselor or therapist available for free?
All students* who are currently enrolled in for-credit classes at NC State are eligible for the free on-campus Student Assistance Program (SAP), which is administered by licensed counselors and social workers from New Directions Counseling Center in Mansfield, Ohio: 419-529-9941.
All campus counseling services are confidential,** which means staff at SAP protect your identity and any information you choose to share about yourself. They do not provide that information to anyone else, not even your family.
*Middle school and high school students enrolled at NC State through the College Credit Plus (CCP) or College-NOW programs should contact their middle- or highschool counseling or health departments for mental health services.
**Counselors in the State of Ohio are required by law to report some acts or potential acts of harm, such as violence, neglect, and abuse. Our counselors will have a confidential conversation with you about this topic and provide opportunities for you to ask questions.
Many Concerns
Counselors at the Student Assistance Program (SAP) provide assessment, brief counseling, and referral services for a wide range of concerns. Examples include the following:
- College adjustment
- Test anxiety
- Basic-needs assessment (e.g., food, housing, transportation, healthcare, childcare, personal safety)
- Eating disorders
- Emotional health
- Social stressors & universal stressors (e.g., global pandemic, racial injustice, police reform, public safety, political uncertainties)
- Relationship difficulties (building and maintaining safe and trusting relationships)
- Domestic violence
- Gender and sexual identity
- Parenting
- Finances
- Legal concerns
- Veterans’ issues
Many Emotions
Counselors and therapists also help students with various emotional and mental health issues. Examples include the following:
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Social anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Depression
- Substance abuse
- Suicidal thoughts
- Episodes of intense emotions, obsessive thoughts, mental health symptoms, or psychosis
- Trauma experiences and fear (being a witness to or victim of violence and other forms of physical or emotional assault and neglect)
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Much more
Contact Counselors
NC State’s Student Assistance Program (SAP) is administered by licensed counselors and social workers from New Directions Counseling Center in Mansfield, Ohio: 419- 529-9941.