Get Help: Counseling & Other Resources

This page will help you connect to resources on-campus and in the community.

Counseling

There are a number of FREE or LOW COST counseling options available on-campus and in the community. With the exception of the USU Counseling Center (available to qualified students), services listed are available to everyone in the community.


 

Other Resources

There are a number of support services available at Utah State University and in the community. Campus resources are available to Utah State students, faculty, and staff. Community resources are available to everyone.


 
Campus Counseling Resources
USU Counseling Center
Provides services (at no charge) to qualified USU students to assist them in coping with the aftereffects of sexual assault and other forms of violence. Crisis appointments, consultations, and ongoing therapy are available. In addition, the Center provides educational workshops dealing with the issues of sexual assault and interpersonal violence, as well as with healthy relationships, dating, assertiveness, and communication. 		797-1012
USU Department of Psychology Community Clinic
The USU Psychology Department operates a counseling clinic that is available to anyone in the community (you do not need to be affiliated with the university to access their services). Counseling services are provided by graduate (masters and PhD) student counselors under supervision of licensed counselors. The Community Clinic uses a sliding fee scale; they are a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Utah Provider. 		797-3401
USU Family Life Center
The USU Marriage and Family Therapy Department operates "The Family Life Center," a counseling clinic that is available to any individual, couple, or family in the community that desires help with couple concerns, individual concerns, parent-child relationships, or other family issues. Counseling services are provided by graduate students in the M.S. emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. These therapists-in-training are under direct supervision of licensed clinical faculty, which allows the Family Life Center to provide high quality clinical services within a training environment. Fees are determined on a sliding fee scale based on income and family size. No one will be denied services because of inability to pay. 		797-7430

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Community Counseling Resources
Family Institute of Northern Utah
The Family Institute of Northern Utah provides both individual and group counseling. Services are FREE of charge to survivors of violence who qualify. 		752-1976
Child and Family Support Center
The Child and Family Support Center provides both individual and group counseling. The Center uses a sliding fee scale. Services are FREE of charge to survivors of violence who qualify. 		752-8880
Bear River Mental Health
Bear River Mental Health provides both individual and group counseling. Bear River uses a sliding fee scale. Services are FREE of charge to survivors of violence who qualify. 		752-0750

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USU Support Services
SAAVI - Sexual Assault and Anti-Violence Information
Provides support, advocacy, and information in the aftermath of a sexual assault and other forms of interpersonal violence. In addition, SAAVI offers a comprehensive delivery of programs, services, and policies related to creating healthy relationships and violence-free environments for the well being of all students, faculty, and staff.

Office: USU Student Health & Wellness Center
850 East 1200 North
(north of Romney Football Stadium)

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm 		Office:
797-1510

SAAVI Hotline:
797-RAPE(7273)*

*After 5pm M-F, on weekends, and on holidays, the USU SAAVI Hotline is answered by CAPSA.
Academic Resource Center
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) provides services and programs that enhance students' academic performance and eases their transition to Utah State University. These services address the academic and developmental needs of students. All programs promote student success by helping the student identify and correct habits that hinder achievement of educational goals. 		797-1128
Office of Retention and First Year Experience
The Office of Retention and First-Year Experience (RFY) has a core mission of student success and retention. Through multiple programs and services, RFY works to positively impact and equip students with tools for success as they enter the university, throughout their first year, and throughout their college experience. Among other services, RFY houses the Matriculation Advisor. The Matriculation Advisor (http://www.usu.edu/rfye/loa/) counsels and assists students who opt for a Leave of Absense from the university, as well as assisting these students with thier return. 		797-1132
Student Health & Wellness Center - Medical
Provides initial evaluation of physical injury and arrangements for examination by SART nurse. Provides STD testing, medication for STD and pregnancy prophylaxis (emergency contraception). Offers periodic workshops regarding important health issues. All registered students and their families are entitled to use the Health Center.

Office: USU Student Health & Wellness Center
850 East 1200 North
(north of Romney Football Stadium) 		797-1660
Student Health & Wellness Center - Wellness
Provides a full array of educational workshops on a variety of health topics, including alcohol and drugs, and the myriad of problems that can accompany use and abuse. Presentations can be tailored to meet the needs of individual groups. Presentation topics include, but are not limited to, the connection between alcohol and violence, the reality of alcohol/drug use at USU, alcohol's impact on the five areas of life (physical, mental/emotional, social, economical, spiritual), and how to prevent problems.

Office: USU Student Health & Wellness Center
850 East 1200 North
(north of Romney Football Stadium) 		797-1660
Student Support Services
Student Support Services (SSS) seeks to support disadvantaged students who have potential to meet the challenges of higher education by strengthening and developing their academic and self-management skills. Its focus is to insure that participants in the program have a realistic chance to complete their education and graduate from Utah State University. To accomplish these objectives, SSS provides services to enhance students' academic success, personal skills, and social skills. 		797-3372
University Police
Provides a full array of policing, security, and investigative serivices for Utah State University. In addition, USU PD offers programs on child safety, self-defense, rape and sexual assault, work place violence, and Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) (a women only self-defense course).

Office: 850 East 1250 North
(east of the USU softball feilds) 		Dispatch:
797-1939

24-hour campus personal escort service:
797-1939.
USU Counseling Center
Provides services (at no charge) to qualified USU students to assist them in coping with the aftereffects of sexual assault and other forms of violence. Crisis appointments, consultations, and ongoing therapy are available. In addition, the Center provides educational workshops dealing with the issues of sexual assault and interpersonal violence, as well as with healthy relationships, dating, assertiveness, and communication.

Office: Taggart Student Center Room 306

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm 		797-1012
Women's Center
Provides referral and resource information, assistance on issues related to gender violence, and maintains subject files on this topic. Provides support and referrals for victims of sexual assault.

Office: Taggart Student Center Room 310

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm 		797-1728

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Community Support Services
CAPSA
Provides confidential shelter and services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in the bi-county area of northern Utah and southern Idaho. As one of the licensed shelters and rape crisis centers within the state of Utah, CAPSA provides a safe, caring , and non-judgmental environment. The services include: 24 hour crisis intervention; emergency shelter and food; support groups (rape/sexual assault, and domestic violence); coordination of services and support with criminal justice, law enforcement, legal services, social services, and medical and mental health personnel; educational presentations and workshops; and protective order assistance. 		753-2500
 

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