WKU Counseling & Testing

Individual and group counseling are provided to help a person develop better coping strategies, resolve conflicts and handle crisis situations. Typical concerns include:

College Adjustment
Decision-Making
Relationship Concerns
Problem Habits/Behaviors
Intimacy
Anxiety
Life-Planning
Identity
Depression
Sexual Assault
Eating Disorders

Outreach Programming

Presentations, workshops, and seminars are given as requested for classes, residence halls, groups, and organizations. Certain programs are planned in advance by counseling staff and are advertised each semester, while others are arranged on an "as requested" basis. Information, techniques, and skills are provided on a variety of topics, such as:

Relationship-Building
Study Skills
Test Anxiety
Stress Management
Career Education
Eating Disorders
Sexual Assault Awareness
Suicide Prevention
Dating Violence

Call 745-3159 to request a consultation or email you question or concern to counseling.services@wku.edu. Remember that email is not completely confidential.

Consultation

Consultation is provided to administrators, faculty, staff, students, parents, or other individuals or groups on such matters as academic difficulty, impaired faculty/staff, or crisis situations.

Referral

Should a student need services not available through the Counseling and Testing Center, a referral can be made to an appropriate agency or individual.

Emergencies

An on-call person is at the Center from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For after hours help you may call the Lifeskills, Inc. Help Line at 800-223-8913.