Student Counseling Center (SCC)

No. There is no cost to see the counselors at the SCC, and we do not bill your insurance company if you have insurance. As long as you are enrolled at Molloy (whether part-time or full-time), you have access to our services at no cost.

Counseling is a voluntary relationship in which a professionally trained counselor meets with the student to discuss some issue or conflict. Counseling is a process by which change is sought through the expression of thoughts and emotions in a safe, supportive, non-judgmental forum. Counseling gives a student the chance to speak to a non-biased professional who is not affiliated with the student’s friends or family.

The goal of counseling is to help the student better understand thoughts, feelings, and relationships by looking at patterns of behavior. The student can expect a counselor to be someone who is available and interested in listening to the student’s concerns. The counselor’s role is to help the student develop effective strategies for coping with whatever is bothering them.

The purpose of the counseling process is to help students discuss and manage any concerns that may interfere with their ability to maximize their educational experience at Molloy University. 
 
Some concerns that students bring to the SCC include, but are not limited to: 

• Anxiety and Stress Management 
• Lack of Motivation 
• Academic Performance/Perfectionism 
• Balancing and Adjusting to College Life 
• Social Isolation/Shyness 
• Relationships and Family Issues/Abuse 
• Depression and/or Suicidal Thoughts 
• Self-Esteem 
• Self-Injurious Behaviors 
• Eating Disorders/Body Image Issues 
• Substance Abuse and Addictions 
• Sexuality 
• Cultural/Racial Concerns 
• Trauma and Loss 
• Sexual Assault or Harassment
• Anger Management 

Anyone who is:

• Feeling depressed, anxious, stressed, overwhelmed, low self-esteem, or lonely 
• Having difficulty relaxing 
• Worried about the future 
• Noticing changes in eating or sleeping habits 
• Gaining or losing weight 
• Having difficulty adjusting to college life 
• Having trouble attending classes, concentrating, or studying 
• Having problems with friends, roommates, or family 
• Having difficulty making or keeping friends 
• Worried about a friend and is unsure what to do 
• Anyone who just wants to talk 

• Individual Counseling is treatment for one student, who meets with one therapist. This offers the most attention to the student's individual concerns. 
• Groups are formed to create supportive forums for people with similar issues. In group counseling, 3-10 individuals meet at an assigned time with one or two group leaders. Members talk about what is currently going on in their lives and what may be troubling them. Group leaders and other group members are available to give support, offer alternatives, and feedback to members of the group. This treatment offers the student the opportunity to interact with others and learn from them as well as study their own relationship style. Students often encounter some social anxiety in starting group therapy; however it offers an ideal environment in which to challenge and overcome these feelings. 
• Couples Therapy (for Molloy students) is conducted with a couple in a marital or "significant other" relationship. Its purpose is to assist the couple to work together as partners to communicate, love and solve the problems of daily life. The establishment of realistic, adult expectations is usually an important goal.  

If you're considering getting counseling at the SCC, you can call us at 516.323.3484 or stop by our office in Public Square, Room 030.

If you're experiencing a crisis, contact Public Safety at 516.323-3500 if on RVC Main Campus.

For all other Molloy University off-site locations, call 9-1-1.

Counselors are available during business hours to consult about a student and provide information and helping strategies. However, we prefer that the students seek counseling voluntarily and, therefore, the counseling staff avoids contacting students directly.

If a student is in danger, contact Public Safety at 516.323.3500 if on RVC Main Campus.

For all other Molloy University off-site locations, call 9-1-1.

Only the people who work at the Student Counseling Center will know that you came here, and the people you choose to tell. We offer confidential services and are firmly committed to maintaining your privacy. It is both illegal and unethical for any counselor to disclose any information about the existence of a counseling relationship or the nature of the counseling process to anyone including parents or faculty. No information can be released without the informed and written consent of the student.

As noted in the informed consent, confidentiality can be breached if a student is in danger of self-harm or harming another person; or, if there is a communicable disease and the student has not previously self-disclosed the nature and existence of that disease. Confidentiality may also be breached if the client reports current child abuse or elder abuse.

When you contact our office, you will be scheduled for an up to 45-minute screening appointment. This is a specific time reserved for you. At the end of the session, appropriate options will be reviewed with you. These could include an appointment at the Student Counseling Center (SCC) for continued counseling or a referral to other resources in the community that can help you address your concerns. SCC offers short-term counseling.

Each of the staff counselors is trained with at least a Master's degree in counseling and is licensed in the state of New York. The SCC also serves as a training site with interns as counselors-in-training under close supervision.

No, medication can only be prescribed by a psychiatric nurse (NP), psychiatrist (MD) or other medical personnel. The SCC will help students find appropriate off-campus referrals options.