Counseling Center at Washington College

College is a time of growth, exploration, and change. Counseling Services offers a free, safe, supportive, and confidential space where students can talk with licensed counselors who can support them through a wide range of concerns—from everyday stress and academic pressures to navigating relationships and friendships to more serious mental health challenges.

Counseling Services

The Washington College Counseling Center offers short-term, solution-focused counseling. The goal is to help students adjust, function effectively, and find relief from distress as quickly as possible. Services are tailored to each student's needs, allowing counseling services to serve as many students as possible while providing timely, effective support. Information shared in counseling is not disclosed to parents, faculty, or staff without the student's written consent, except in rare cases regarding safety.

Common concerns:

Life transitions and adjustment challenges
Emotional well-being, including anxiety, depression, stress, and anger
Relationship and interpersonal issues
Health-related concerns, such as sleeping, eating, alcohol use, and questions around identity or sexuality
Academic stressors, including low motivation, difficulty concentrating, and test anxiety
Crisis and trauma, such as loss, family conflict, or financial/legal stress

Psychiatric Care

Washington College students have access to evaluation and treatment by University of Maryland psychiatrists. Appointments are conducted virtually in a private, confidential space within Health Services, allowing students to receive specialized psychiatric care in a convenient and supportive setting.

Appointments are fee-based, with costs of $101 for an initial visit and $51 for follow-up appointments. Charges are billed directly to the student's Washington College account. Insurance is not billed, but students may use an HSA/FSA card, credit card, or debit card to pay their balance through the Students' Account office.

Students interested in psychiatric services should contact Health & Counseling Services to schedule an appointment and obtain a referral.

Crisis Services

If you're feeling overwhelmed, having thoughts of suicide, struggling to get through the day, or facing a situation that puts you or others at risk, you are not alone and help is available.

Counseling Services offers same-day urgent counseling appointments to support you through urgent mental health needs. Please call ahead to let us know you're coming.

After hours or in an emergency: