Welcome to the Counseling Center!

The Counseling Center is here to help you reach your personal, academic and career goals. Our licensed, professional counselors:

Offer short term individual personal counseling and facilitate groups that address a variety of issues.
Provide crisis intervention services as needed.
Teach new student orientation courses (ST-100/101) that support the development of critical thinking, personal reflection, skill building and wellness.
Provide referrals to on and off campus resources.
Support faculty/staff to better assist our student population to succeed.
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Network and collaborate with all campus support services to best serve the needs of our students.

CUNY Crisis Text Line. Text 741741 for assistance

CUNY Crisis Text Line.
Text 741741 for free, 24/7, confidential crisis support.

Togetherall peer counseling resource for students

Togetherall is a safe, anonymous, online peer community to support your mental health.
FREE to all CUNY students. Sign up with your academic email.

To schedule an appointment with a counselor, please call:

The Counseling Center
Library Building, Rm. 422
718-631-6370
[email protected]

Office Hours:
Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm
Tuesday & Wednesday:Remote services from 5-7pm
* All services in the Counseling Center will be remote on 10/2, 10/3 and 10/4.
* There will be no evening hrs. on 10/2 due to religious observance.

For immediate support:
Students may contact the Crisis Lifeline, your connection to free, confidential mental health support. Speak to a counselor by calling or texting 988. You may also chat online and get access to mental health and substance use services, in more than 200 languages, 24/7/365.

In a psychiatric or medical emergency, call 911 or visit your nearest hospital emergency room. If you have suicidal thoughts, call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.

If the Counseling Center is closed, and a QCC student tells you that they are thinking about suicide, call QCC Public Safety at 718-631-6320

Mission & Goals

Mission

The mission of Queensborough Community College’s Counseling Center is to provide quality services that support the intellectual, emotional, social, and vocational development of the diverse student population enrolled at the college. Counselors offer a wide range of services including teaching students the essential skills to maximize their potential and enhance their academic performance. To achieve these goals, counselors are active members of the college community who interact and collaborate with college administrators, faculty, college communities and all support services. In conducting their professional activities counselors participate in professional development, and maintain the highest ethical standards while preserving the confidential nature of the counseling relationship.

Department Goals

Expand points of contact through use of technology
Better utilization of existing resources

The Counseling Center is a division of the Department of Student Affairs

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