Counseling Services

Counseling Services 651.635.8540 | counseling-services@bethel.edu | bethel.edu/counseling-services

WHAT WE DO Life can be tough. And life while going to school can sometimes be tougher! Bethel’s Counseling Services offers the support, encouragement, and guidance students need when they need it. Staffed with trained professionals, our clinic offers short-term counseling and consultation options for undergraduate and graduate students.

INDICATORS YOUR STUDENT MIGHT BENEFIT FROM COUNSELING • Persistent feeling of sadness or depression • Increase in general feeling of irritability • Difficulty concentrating or focusing • Thoughts of suicide, self-harm, or harming someone else • Difficulty sleeping • Excessive worry • Panic attacks • Not keeping up with academics or self-care •Difficulty keeping good boundaries in relationships

COMMONLY ADDRESSED ISSUES • Anxiety • Depression • Self-image • Family relationships • Relationships (e.g., friends, dating) • Communication and conflict • Anger • Sexuality • Homesickness • Eating concerns • Health and wellness issues • Sexual abuse • Spirituality and faith

COUNSELING FORMAT Students can participate in a group or meet with a counselor one-on-one— whatever they are most comfortable with and is appropriate for the situation. Services are free to all students.