Individual Counseling
Individual counselors meet to discuss a wide range of topics. Typically, individual counseling takes place once a week for 50 minutes. Counselors can see an individual for a one-time appointment or weekly over the semester. No topic is too big or too small. The counselor will contract with the student about how often s/he wants to be seen with specific goals in mind. Individual clients sometimes return for counseling when a new issue arises that s/he may want to discuss with a counselor. There is no limit to the number of meetings students can have with their counselors.

Couples Counseling
The Counseling Center provides counseling to couples and partners: roommates, married couples, divorcing couples, couples who are dating, same-sex couples, and siblings. Change, conflict, and adjustment are a part of every close relationship. Counseling can help you understand and improve a troubled relationship or enhance a good one.

Groups and Classes
Every semester the Counseling Center offers a wide selection of groups and classes. Most groups and classes meet once a week for about 8-10 weeks during the semester. Commitments to these experiences are for a limited period of time with new groups/classes forming each semester. We offer both therapy groups and support groups as well as classes to enhance an individual's health and well-being.

Educational Programs
The Counseling Center presents programs for residence hall members, fraternities, sororities, athletic teams and academic classes. These programs are educational in nature; they are often experiential, thus allowing students to interact and discuss specific content areas. Some of the topics covered include homesickness, eating disorders, going home for the holidays, long distance relationships, dreams, date rape, sexual assault/harassment, alcohol use and abuse.

Community Referral
The Counseling Center works closely with other professionals in the Keene community. Where requested or needed we refer to other resources in the community such as Cheshire Medical Center,Monadnock Family Services (357-4400), Monadnock Area Psychotherapy and Spirituality Services (355-2244 or 924-2223), Granite Hills Clinical Consultants 357-6862, University Associates in Psychology 357-1180, and individuals in private practice.

Consultation to Faculty, Staff and Students
Our belief is that prevention and early intervention are helpful in assisting students achieve personal and academic success at Keene State College. We welcome consultations about psychological and educational issues. We work directly with faculty and staff in general about how to work effectively with different student populations.

Support for Families
Because of confidentiality we can never confirm or deny that a student is being seen at the Counseling Center. Parents of Keene State students often call the Counseling Center when concerned about their son's or daughter's well-being. We can listen and support; we can refer the parent to other resources on campus, like Residential Life. And we can offer an appointment time for a parent to give to their son or daughter asking for the student to call back to confirm that s/he will make the appointment. We do not initiate contact with students except in extreme situations. We are willing to meet with families of students if the client requests such meetings as part of their on-going work. Parents who have specific concerns about their son or daughter should call and ask to speak with the Director or Associate Director. These concerns will be addressed in such a way that every client's confidentiality is maintained.

Sexual Assault/Harassment Education and Prevention Program
The Counseling Center coordinates campus-wide programs designed to inform students about sexual assault and sexual harassment from policy and procedures to prevention and risk reduction. Programs can be requested by any club, organization or residence hall by calling the Coordinator, Mona Anderson, at 358-2435. Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedures

Critical Incident Support Team
The Keene State College Critical Incident Support Team is based in the Counseling Center. The team is made up of counselors, faculty, staff and students all of whom have been trained in the CISD protocol. The CIS team is available in case of an emergency on campus to help all those individuals or groups involved to get through a trauma, crisis or emergency. To contact the CIS team call Judith Putzel at 358-2440 or the Counseling Center at 358-2437.