Counseling office
We care
Our counselors are highly experienced and caring mental health professionals who offer individualized and confidential counseling services to Concordia University students.
We listen
At the counseling office we listen to you with openness and respect. By listening, a counselor can help you identify and deal more effectively with your concerns.
Students have seen our counselors for help with ...
| Stress and anxiety |
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Grief |
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| College adjustment |
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Spiritual challenges |
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| Self-esteem/identity |
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Sleep difficulties |
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| Relationships |
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Eating disorders |
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| Depression |
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Drug or alcohol problems |
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| Abuse/trauma |
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And much more… |
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We help
Concordia's counseling office provides a wide array of free services* in a confidential and caring Christian environment. You have many service options to choose from:
- Personal and mental health counseling
- One-on-one consultation
- Wellness and mental health education
- Referral assistance
- Crisis and emergency intervention
(* Fees are charged for missed appointments.)
Our counseling services are offered on a short-term outpatient basis. Each student may access up to 15 one-hour counseling sessions per school year. For students who do not desire or need formal counseling, we can provide brief consultations of one-two sessions. We also assist students during personal crises and emergencies, and can help students find community-based mental health providers and specialists as requested or needed.
Other counseling services
Our special services and resources include relaxation training and stress management, pet therapy, access to our mental health library and educational programming.
Appointment hours
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
How to reach us or to make an appointment
Anonymous screenings available to Concordia students
Concordia University counseling and health services have arranged for online screening for eating disorders, depression, anxiety and alcohol problems. This free screening is made available to all Concordia University, Nebraska students and is taken anonymously. The free screening is provided so that you may find out - in a few minutes - whether or not professional consultation would be helpful to you.
Other information
Scope of services
Because our office provides short-term mental health counseling, and our staff members recognize limits to their respective areas of expertise, students who request or require ongoing or more intensive levels of mental health treatment or specialized care will be referred by our staff to appropriate community-based counseling services, located off-campus. Additionally, students who request or require medical or psychiatric evaluation or care will be referred to community-based services. Some of these services are located in Seward, Neb., while others-such as day treatment and psychiatric hospitalization-- are located in Lincoln, Neb., which is 25 miles from Seward.
Costs of services
All services are provided free of charge to enrolled Concordia University students. Fees are charged for missed appointments. The current fee schedule can be obtained from the counseling office.
Students are responsible for any expenses incurred when they use off-campus mental health or medical providers.
No-show and late cancellation policy
The counseling office reserves the right to charge a missed appointment fee to students who fail to appear for their appointments. Students who cannot make their appointments are required to cancel or reschedule their appointments at least 24 hours in advance. Each student will be granted one grace period for the first missed appointment. Following this allowance, each student will be charged a fee of $20.00 per missed appointment.
Changes in services
The counseling office reserves the right to change the type, number and scope of the services it offers. Such changes will be noted in our fee schedule and on our Web page.