College & Graduate School Student Mental Health Counseling
Are You A College or Graduate School Student Struggling to Balance Academic and Social Demands?
Do you sometimes feel lonely and isolated? Would you like to establish more friendships? Do you feel uncertain of how to go about meeting people and wish you felt more confident in your social skills? Do you wish you could develop your executive functioning so that you could balancing your academic and social life?
Life in college and graduate school can be challenging, overwhelming, and exhausting. However, psychotherapy is available in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut help you manage the challenges you face. I provide virtual services, and students at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus and Bergen County Community College have direct access to my office. You can develop a strong and successful life while balancing personal and professional demands.
I Can Help you With:
. Academic stress and achievement
. Loneliness and isolation
. Coping strategies and psychological distress
. Graduate student mental health and emotional wellbeing
. Building support and social connections among peers
. Locating campus support services
. Support resources
. Burnout, anxiety and depression
. Transition challenges; integrating work into life as a grad student
Have any questions? Send me a message!
Questions and Reflections
Stress Management for College and graduate students Can Help You Manage the Challenges and Loneliness of Academia.
I have years of experience teaching stress management and emotional regulation skills for college students, and I have received extensive training so that I can help you with your specific challenges at this life stage. I have also developed a strong understanding of learning disabilities and their impact on college and graduate students, as well as the strategies for helping neurodivergent students to achieve academically and socially. Lastly, I am also familiar with the Fairleigh Dickinson Regional Center for Learning Disability, and I am happy to coordinate with them as appropriate in providing the best care for you. We will walk through the therapy process together. I will stand by your side until you feel comfortable with the strategies we develop.
Through emotional regulation skills and organizational management, you can learn new ways to make your college or graduate school experience feel less anxious and overwhelming, reducing secondary anxiety and depression. Many college and graduate school students experience a “failure to launch,” but I am here to support you as you become increasingly aware of your changing desires and goals, from deciding on another course of study to developing new social circles. You can have the college or graduate school experience you want.
But You Might Still Have Questions About Stress Management for College Students
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Speaking to a therapist can provide a strong sense of relief and improve your mental health. Stress is cumulative; the more you keep it to yourself, the worse you will feel. Speaking to a mental health professional can serve as a relief from your daily symptoms. It can also cause you to feel more in control and positive about your life in general. I invite you to try this relationship as a means for feeling more confident and happier in your daily life.
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I understand that college and graduate students are busy people. Therapy is a commitment of 50 minutes per week. Look at it this way – what if through this commitment you could have a more relaxed and fulfilling life as a college or graduate student? What if you could feel more balanced between your academic and social demands? Would this be worth 50 minutes of your time?
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Student counseling services generally offer short-term therapy sessions. However, the challenges faced by college and graduate students are often best addressed by ongoing psychotherapy.
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No. Therapy will always be confidential.
You can feel better during college and graduate school!
Because of the complexities of the work I do, I’ve taken great care to provide you with the answers you need in order to make the decision to proceed with individual or couples psychotherapy, Coaching, or a Prepare-Enrich Assessment.
My initial consultation is provided for $250 for an hour during the week and $275 on a Sunday evening. We will discuss your needs and have a clear path forward as to the next steps.
Please feel free to bring any questions you may have to this consultation so that we may move forward in our work together; I look forward to being of help to you!
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