SERVICES
Counseling services are available free of charge to currently enrolled UWL students. Please contact us at 785 - 8073 or ctc@uwlax.edu if you have any questions about eligibility, confidentiality, or the services that are available to students.
The staff of the Counseling and Testing Center helps UWL students be more effective in their academic work, personal life and their relationships with other people. This may involve changing self-defeating behaviors, understanding uncomfortable feelings, and enhancing their own personal strengths. Counseling Center services are based on the belief that UWL students have the ability to:
- build a greater sense of self-confidence
- manage stress and anxiety
- develop and maintain significant relationships
- choose a satisfying college major
- make good decisions for the future
- create a healthy lifestyle
- increase feelings of self-esteem
CRISIS INTERVENTION
During Business Hours (Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.) (Closed holidays)
If this is a life threatening emergency, call 911 immediately. For all other crises, you may contact the UW-L Counseling Center for assistance by calling 608- 785-8073 or stopping in at 112 Wilder Hall.
After Hours Assistance
- Life Threatening Emergency: 911
- University Police (emergency): 608-789-9999
- Great Rivers 24-hour helpline: 211 (land line) or 800-362-8255
- Gundersen/Lutheran Medical Center: 608-782-7300 or 800-362-5454
- Franciscan Skemp Mayo Health System: 608-785-0940 or 800-362-5454
INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING
Individual counseling provides an opportunity to talk with a personal counselor about anything you wish and to get help in resolving conflicts, solving problems, choosing a major, handling crisis situations, making decisions, and developing better coping skills. Students are occasionally referred off campus to appropriate community resources.
GROUP COUNSELING
Each semester, the Counseling Center, based on students' interests and needs, schedules a variety of groups and workshops designed to help students learn new interpersonal skills and discuss personal concerns in a safe and supportive atmosphere. Check with the Counseling Center for information about current group offerings.
- Grief Group
- Assertiveness Group
- Divorce Group
CAREER TESTING
Several times during the semester the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey and Myers Briggs Type Indicator are administered to students who want to use the results to help select a major and explore different careers. This testing complements the information available to students who use the DISCOVER program. Contact the Counseling and Testing Center for information about career testing.
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
Counseling Center staff psychologists provide psychological testing and interpretation for individuals, groups, and classroom workshops. The testing is typically used for personality assessment and may be arranged upon recommendation by a staff counselor.
NATIONAL TESTING
National testing programs are administered for UWL students and other persons in the local community. These tests include the ACT, Wisconsin Regional Placement Test, CLEP Test, Graduate Record Exam, PPST, Medical College Admission Test, and the Miller Analogies Test. Applications and information on dates, fees, and locations for these tests are available at the Counseling and Testing Center.
TEST ANXIETY AND STUDY SKILLS ASSISTANCE
Each semester the Counseling Center offers workshops and individual sessions on test-taking skills and managing test anxiety. The Counseling Center is also a place where students receive assistance with note taking, time management, speed reading, and text book study. Ask the receptionist about these services.
ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PROGRAMS
Students or staff who are concerned about their own or a friend’s alcohol or drug use may receive consultation, assessments, short term counseling, or referrals to a number of community resources to help address these concerns. Awake and Alive/Get Smart is an ongoing educational group for students who want to increase their knowledge and awareness of alcohol and safe driving issues. The Counseling Center receptionist can schedule these appointments.