College Transition Counseling
The transition from home into college or university is a time of great excitement and understandable challenges for new students and their families. For many, going off to school represents the first time that a young adult leaves home and separates from their family and hometown.
It is an important time for individuals as they are venturing into a new level of adult decision making. There are inevitable challenges that occur in adjusting to new environments, new routines, higher academic standards, new social networks, and new levels of freedom and independence.
This is where College Transition Counseling comes in. Through digitally based video counseling services, College Transition Counseling can help guide you through the inevitable challenges that lay before you as you make the transition into college living. From the convenience of your laptop, tablet, or smartphone our counselors will be there every step of the way to help guide you through the process.
Areas of common focus will often include:
- Preparing emotionally for leaving home
- Becoming accustomed to your new campus and community
- Strengthening time management skills
- Enhancing and developing study skills
- Maintaining self-care
- Maintaining and coordinating treatment of pre-existing mental health conditions
- Building strategies for positive social engagement
- Developing practical coping skills for reducing stress and anxiety
- Making thoughtful decisions about alcohol, drugs, and parties
- Engaging in healthy relationships
- Connecting with college or university health care and other supportive services
- Managing learning differences