Counseling Center for Students

Visiting the Center

Your First Visit

All students are asked to fill out initial paperwork before your first appointment, which is sent to you in your appointment reminder email. This is done through our secure online student portal. This allows your counselor to review your concerns prior to your session. The portal link will be sent to you in your appointment reminder email.

During the first meeting, we will review your presenting concerns and history of any struggles. We will work together to determine if you will need ongoing support or just two to three brief solution focused sessions. If your needs are highly specialized and beyond the scope of our Center, we will work with you to identify appropriate and qualified off campus support.

Regularly Scheduled Sessions

Sessions are typically 45 minutes long and are scheduled on a bi-weekly basis. During your sessions, we will work together to determine goals to help you resolve presenting issues and focus on learning and implementing effective coping strategies.

Emergency/Crisis Services

Regular Office Hours (All Students)

Students are asked to visit the Counseling Center. You will fill out a triage form and/or indicate immediate assistance is needed. Students will be seen in 15 minutes or less.

After Hours & Weekends (Residents)

Residential students can access the campus on-call service by calling the Switchboard at (570) 208-5900 and asking to speak with the professional on call, who will gather pertinent information contact the counselor on call for consultation and connect the student to the counselor by phone. On-campus call services are provided by our campus clinical staff, not off-site providers.

College Closed & Off-Campus Residents/Commuters

Either call 911 or seek treatment at the nearest emergency room:

Wilkes Barre General Hospital
575 North River Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA
(570) 829-8111

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
1000 E Mountain Boulevard
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
(570) 808-7300

Alternatively, you can call the respective hotline listed on our Crisis Card.

If you are struggling, please reach out to the Counseling Center at (570) 208-5873 or email us at counselingcenterstaff@kings.edu.