Emergency Contacts
Police
513-745-1000
Campus Advocacy helpline
513-904-9013 for gender-based violence incidents
24 hour local suicide hotline
513-281-2273
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
Counseling Services at The HUB offers "Let's Talk" walk-in sessions (no appointment necessary) for all of our students. We have expanded hours for exam week: Monday, December 9th, 9:00-Noon, and 2:00-5:00, Tuesday though Friday 2:00-5:00 PM every day. See our flyer for more details.Xavier Health and Counseling Services welcomes you! We know that making your first appointment with a therapist can be scary. It may even be the most difficult step in your journey to wellness. You are not alone. We support you and will be right along with you as you take steps to improve your mental health and well-being.
Who We Are
The clinical psychologists and counselors on staff at Xavier Counseling Services are licensed in the state of Ohio. The staff also includes a board-certified consulting psychiatrist for you if you need medication or hospitalization. Free of charge, students can benefit from the same quality of service that's available in a private practice. In addition, Xavier University is a designated JED Campus, a nationwide initiative designed to guide schools through a collaborative process of developing comprehensive systems, programs and policies with customized support to build upon existing student mental health, substance abuse and suicide prevention efforts.
Issues We Help You Address
Staff at Xavier Counseling Services can help you address a wide range of concerns including, but not limited to:
- Depression or mood swings
- Grief and loss
- Anxiety or stress - check out this great video addressing anxiety as a college student.
- Dating or peer relationship problems
- Family relationship problems
- Eating or body image
- Sexuality
- Alcohol or substance abuse
- Anger
- Perfectionism or procrastination
- Recovery from verbal, physical, or sexual abuse
- Recovery from sexual assault
If you cannot decide whether counseling is appropriate for you, take the Self Evaluator assessment. This brief self test may help.
Also available to our students, and people nationwide, is the Crisis Text Line. Text 741741 to be connected with a trained Crisis Counselor any time of day. Please note, this is not run and operated by Xavier University. For more information about the Crisis Text Line please visit their website.