Counseling

A professional counselor is available by appointment to discuss personal issues with currently enrolled students and Athens State University faculty and staff, on a brief-counseling basis. All counseling services are provided with your confidentiality in mind and offered at no charge to you.

Personal Counseling Services can help you:

• Develop study skills
• Get better organized
• Replace bad habits with healthy ones
• Learn how to relax during stressful times
• Balance academics, work, and family/social life
• Solve a personal problem
• Improve communication skills
• Learn coping skills to deal with anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, or other emotions that might interfere with your activities of daily living
• Locate mental health services, resources, and support groups in your local community

Services are provided through a partnership with the Mental Health Center of North Central Alabama.

To make an appointment, you may contact Conseling Services:

Counselor Office Hours

Athens State Campus: Rm 123 Sandridge Student Center
Dylan Kelley: Monday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Contact Information

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 256-233-8144

TimelyCare

Athens State University is now partnered with TimelyCare to deliver a new virtual health and well-being platform for students. Through either a mobile app or your desktop, TimelyCare provides 24/7 access to virtual care from anywhere in the United States at no cost. 

Whether you’re feeling anxious or overwhelmed, you can talk to a licensed provider to get the care you need via phone or secure video visits. Click the banner below to visit the TimelyCare site.

Counseling Resources

While you are waiting to see a counselor, please visit the following resources for assistance.

• www.nami.org/collegeguide – This website and video encourage college students to think about their mental health needs and concerns.
• www.drugrehabus.org – Drug and alcohol treatment and prevention programs.
• www.psychiatry.org/mental-health – Find information on mental health treatment and resources including warning signs and prevention measures.
• www.adaa.org – Information on the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, and stress-related disorders through education, practice, and research.
• www.mhcnca.org – The Mental Health Center of North Central Alabama provides the highest quality treatment, education, and assistance to people affected by mental health and substance use issues.
• www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org – The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides free confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• www.csna.org – Crisis Services of North Alabama provides information to individuals and families in need.
• Active Minds – Active Minds is the leading nonprofit organization that empowers students to speak openly about mental health in order to educate others and encourage help-seeking.
• ActiveMinds Resource Guide
• TimelyCare – Athens State University is now partnered with TimelyCare to deliver a new virtual health and well-being platform for students. Through either a mobile app or your desktop, TimelyCare provides 24/7 access to virtual care from anywhere in the United States at no cost.