The Healthy Minds Study is almost underway! This is an important annual survey administered nationally to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students to examine their mental health and emotional wellbeing. The results from this study will be used to evaluate mental health on campus and adjust […]
Following a national search, Dr. Warrenetta Mann has been named director of the Wake Forest University Counseling Center. A licensed psychologist, Dr. Mann comes to Wake Forest from the University of South Carolina, where she was the director of Counseling and Psychiatry. Mann is […]
Several states have made temporary adjustments to the regulations that govern the provision of therapy based on the current state of emergency due to COVID-19. These changes allow fully-licensed clinicians from other states to continue counseling via teletherapy to ongoing clients in those states. In […]
The University Counseling Center (UCC) recognizes the impact that the COVID-19 public health crisis is having on our campus community and is still available to continue providing services to students of WFU. However, to protect the welfare of both students and UCC […]
Wake Forest University Friends and Colleagues: In light of recent staff transitions affecting the Safe Office, we wanted to offer some clarifications about current service availability and future plans for the office. On behalf of the University and the Division of Campus Life, please know […]
-Guest post from Joshua Ziesel, PsyD, Staff Psychologist and Groups Coordinator The Counseling Center has worked very hard to increase its visibility on campus and reduce the stigma sometimes associated with seeing a mental health provider. We have been thrilled to witness the success of […]
In the last seven days our campus has been reminded of the important and vitally necessary work that we have left to do as humans and members of a shared community. Violence of action and violence of words have affected all corners of our community, […]
Guest Post by Sarah Broadhurst, Counselor/Advocate of the Safe Office ‘Their time is up,’ professed Oprah Winfrey during her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, joining a growing sea of voices in recent months speaking out against those who perpetrate sexual and relationship violence. […]
“To be bored is to be unafraid of our interior lives — a form of moral courage central to being fully human.” As students finish their last assignments and leave for home and hopefully some extra sleep and down-time, the campus also slows down and […]
‘Tis the season of coffee, blue books, yoga pants, and all-nighters. Exam week is the culmination of a tough and stimulating semester for most students, and in the UCC is also means that it’s time for our staff and Student Mental Health Ambassadors to come […]
