Scope of Service

The University Counseling Center (UCC) offers voluntary, short-term clinical assessment, consultation, and counseling/ psychotherapy for Wake Forest University undergraduate and graduate students on the Reynolda Campus. 

Our team consists of highly trained mental health professionals (licensed clinical mental health counselors, psychologists, and licensed clinical social workers) and graduate-level trainees. While each clinician has specialized areas, they are all generalists with extensive training and experience in assessing, diagnosing, and treating a broad spectrum of common student concerns. This comprehensive approach allows us to offer robust psychological support for diverse emotional, behavioral, and academic challenges. Our clinicians are skilled in delivering evidence-based therapy techniques and are adept at determining when a referral to an on-campus resource or an off-campus provider is in a student’s best clinical interest.

A referral to an off-campus mental health professional may occur under the following circumstances:

• Our short-term, goal-focused counseling approach is not likely to be effective,
• The frequency of appointments based on the student’s needs cannot be accommodated by the UCC,
• A student’s needs require specialized treatment beyond the scope of current UCC clinicians,
• A student’s needs or level of distress require immediate referral to a higher level of care (e.g. inpatient, partial hospitalization, medically monitored substance abuse treatment, or intensive outpatient care), and/or
• A student is court-mandated for assessment and/or treatment.