Frequently Asked Questions about Counseling Services

No. Counseling is free to all students who are enrolled as full-time students.

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Bipolar disorder
• Grief and loss issues
• Relationships problems
• Couples counseling (dating, engaged, or married)
• Healing from abuse
• Trauma
• Family issues
• Sexuality concerns, such as pornography, sexual addiction, and other related concerns
• Eating disorders
• Addictions
• ADHD

Counseling Services office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. Walk-in appointments are available Monday and Thursday 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office is closed during breaks and weekends.

For academic concerns, please visit Academic Enrichment (The Cove). You can learn more about The Cove by clicking here.

For help with exploring future career interests or finding employment, please visit Career Services. You can read more about Career Services by clicking here.

When you are meeting with a licensed counselor for individual counseling appointments, unless you sign a Release of Information authorizing us to share information with a named individual, your information is confidential. There are rare situations in which confidentiality has to be broken. Please read more about that in the question that follows.

When you are participating in a mentorship relationship with a member of the Cedarville University community we will seek to maintain confidentiality. In group and individual mentorship settings confidentiality is not guaranteed as these are more informal relationships intended for spiritual growth.

Yes, there are times when our counselors have to break confidentiality. These include:

1. If we believe a student is an immediate threat to himself/herself or others (suicidal or homicidal), we may need to report these statements to those who can insure the student’s safety and/or the safety of others.
2. If there is suspected abuse or neglect to a minor, mentally/developmentally disabled adult, or an animal.
3. If we are subpoenaed by a judge to release your records, counselors are obligated to comply.

You are welcome to request to see a specific counselor or a counselor of a certain gender. Keep in mind that doing so may increase the time you wait for an appointment, but we do our best to honor those requests.

Each counselor and student will work together to determine how many sessions are needed to address the student's concerns. Our goals are to help each student address his or her concerns thoroughly and to ensure that all students can be seen as quickly as possible when they come to us for help.

Definitely. We make sure that a student’s scheduled appointment does not conflict with classes, work, internships, clinical experiences, student teaching, etc.

In order to make an appointment in the counseling center, please fill out our intake form by following this link CU Counseling Intake, Disclosure, and Consent Form. You can also email the counseling center at counseling@cedarville.edu or stop by the office located in the SSC office 163. Once we receive your completed intake form, our scheduling assistant will work with you to schedule an appointment. 

Occasional cancellations are understandable and will not impact a student’s ability to continue to receive services. However, if you begin to frequently cancel or miss scheduled appointments without notifying our office beforehand, your counselor will speak with you about this pattern. You and your counselor may need to reevaluate your session frequency or find an alternate time to meet (if possible). Note that failure to attend two consecutive, scheduled sessions will likely lead to forfeiture of your spot on your counselor’s schedule.

If you are feeling suicidal and do not feel confident that you can keep yourself safe, you should immediately inform your RA, RD, or call 911.