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Counseling Services
Counseling Services helps UB students manage college — and life. Here, students always have someone to talk to about any emotional issues, including dealing with stress, handling a crisis, or coping with the transition to the university. As the university’s mental health agency for students, Counseling Services provides individual counseling, group counseling and workshops for students with a wide range of concerns, from developmental issues to severe psychopathology.
Make an Appointment
To make an appointment for any type of counseling — including same-day appointments — please call Counseling Services, (716) 645-2720. We will talk with you about the most appropriate type of counseling for you, and work with you to get the help you need.
Meet the Counseling Team
Our caring, experienced team includes psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals who are here to help you.
Services
Learn more about the depth and breadth of mental health services and information available to students.
Mental Health Counseling
Stress
Suicide, Depression, Grief
Healthy Behavior
Crisis Text Line
Need to talk? The Crisis Text Line provides 24-hour support for people experiencing a mental health or situational crisis. Users are connected to a trained Crisis Counselor, who will help them develop a plan to stay safe. Messages are confidential, anonymous and secure. Data usage while texting the Crisis Text Line is free and the number will not appear on a phone bill. Text: “GOT5” to 741-741
Conducting Research with Counseling Services
As a member of the university community, Counseling Services is committed to supporting and disseminating research. The office makes efforts to develop collaborations between staff, colleagues and students on empirical research and theoretical papers, both here at the University at Buffalo, and at other colleges and universities. Following is some general information about conducting research with our office; please contact us to learn more.
Guiding Principles for Research
- Research must not interfere with Counseling Services client care; impact on usual Counseling Services procedures should be minimized
- Measures to safeguard clients’ welfare must be clearly outlined; risks to clients must be negligible
- Professional ethical guidelines must be carefully adhered to
- Priority will be given to studies that clearly benefit university and college counseling center practices and clients
Basic Requirements for Research
- Research conducted by a student must have a faculty advisor; this advisor’s name and contact information must be provided
- You must develop your research proposal in consultation with Counseling Services; do not assume we will be able to approve a proposal without modification
- You should obtain Institutional Review approval only after your proposal has been approved by Counseling Services
Minimal Structure for Research Proposals
- Statement of purpose, including how this study will benefit counseling center practices
- Research methodology, with details about impact on usual center procedures and on clients’ experience
- Proposed statistical methods
- Expected findings and hypotheses
Outreach and Consultations
Consultations are available for campus groups and individuals — including student groups, faculty and staff. You can request a consultation to help you deal with a traumatic event on campus, or to help enhance organizational and interpersonal effectiveness. Contact Counseling Services to learn more.
Featured Programs and Services
If you are interested in accessing counseling services on your own, we offer a community provider database that can help you find a compatible provider in the community.
Opportunities
Use the following links to select the type of opportunity that interests you.
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