The mission of Counseling Services is to enhance students’ academic, intellectual, personal, and social growth. Special attention is given to students’ health and well-being, with the aim of alleviating the effects of painful experiences, enhancing self-understanding and understanding of others, and fostering students’ pursuit of their goals. Counseling Services also presents workshops, training, and educational consultation to the college community.<\/p>\n Licensed psychologists, certified social workers, licensed professional counselors, and counseling interns supervised by professional staff offer individual counseling, groups, and referrals to appropriate college or community resources. All sessions are free and confidential*<\/strong> to any currently enrolled Queens College students.<\/p>\n Students meet with counselors for many reasons, including:<\/p>\n Counseling Services has partnered with ProtoCall Services to provide after-hours support for Queens College students experiencing an urgent situation. Protocall is a hotline staffed by licensed clinicians to provide crisis intervention and referral services whenever we are closed, including 24 hours on the weekends and holidays. Students may call ProtoCall for reasons ranging from anxiety or relationship distress to suicidal ideation or other serious mental health issues.<\/p>\n Please call Counseling Services at 718-997-5420. When we are closed, including all holidays, school breaks, and 24 hours on the weekends, please listen to the message and then you will be directed to \u201cpress 1\u201d in order to be connected directly to a ProtoCall crisis counselor.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||20px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”20px|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” border_width_left=”1px” border_width_top_tablet=”1px” border_width_top_phone=”” border_width_top_last_edited=”on|tablet” border_width_left_tablet=”0px” border_width_left_phone=”” border_width_left_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_4_font_size=”20px” header_4_line_height=”1.3em” header_5_font=”Open Sans||||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”|0px|||false|false” header_3_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ header_4_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength=”1.5em” border_width_left_tablet=”0px” border_width_left_phone=”” border_width_left_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Building:<\/strong> Frese Hall Hours:<\/strong> Email us at:\u00a0<\/strong>
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Office Information<\/h3>\n
Room:<\/strong> 1st Floor, Reception Area (Enter through the doors closest to Kiely and Klapper Hall)
Phone:<\/strong> 718-997-5420<\/p>\n
Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm
(Fridays closed during summer)<\/p>\n
CounselingServices@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
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