Depression – Helping students explore  feelings of loss of control characterized by an inability to concentrate, insomnia, loss of appetite, or  feelings of extreme sadness, guilt, helplessness and/or hopelessness, and possible thoughts of death.

All counselors provide this service.  The following counselors focus more closely on this topic:

CYP - Marky Smith, Janie Wang
EVC – Joanne Keeley
NRG - Paul Duffy, Stewart Sachers
RVS - Alicia Garza, Tim Self, Lucia Ponce
SAC - Carol Townsend

Additional information on this topic:

- Mental Health America resource center
- Self help resource links
- Capitol Area (Austin area) Mental Health Center counseling services information
- Depression Is Real
- Self help from UT Dallas
- Psychology self-help resources on the internet
- National Institute of Mental Health information and resources on mental health topics
- Emotional health question and answer Internet resource from Columbia University

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Difficulty with instructors/classes/services – Assistance in mutually resolving any conflict between the student and college faculty or staff members.

All counselors

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Disabilities (i.e. ADD/ADHD) – Counseling to assist students with physical, learning, or emotional disabilities to recognize and modify behaviors that may help them improve their educational success.

All counselors provide this service.  The following counselors focus more closely on this topic:

      EVS - Marshall Levett
      RVS -Patti Singleton     

Additional information on this topic:

- Extensive information on various disabilities from Disabilities Resources.org
- Self help resource links
- Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection from the University of Chicago
- Psychology self-help resources on the internet 

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Dropping courses – Helping students explore options for preventing course withdrawals.

All counselors

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Eating disorders – Assistance for students who have disturbances in eating habits that involve either too much or too little food intake or the preoccupation with food and food intake.

All counselors provide this service.  The following counselors focus more closely on this topic:

CYP - Marky Smith
NRG - Daisy Diaz-Alemany

Additional information on this topic:

- Mental Health America resource center
- Self help resource links
- Psychology self-help resources on the internet
- Self help from UT Dallas
- National Institute of Mental Health information and resources on mental health topics
- College mental health factsheets from ULifeline Campus Professionals

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Educational planning – Assisting the student select an educational goal and identify the academic steps needed to achieve it.

All counselors

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Family and childhood issues – Helping students resolve difficulties in forming and maintaining family relationships, maintaining positive self-esteem, and trusting others as well as recognizing childhood issues that may interfere with academic success.

All counselors provide this service.  The following counselors focus more closely on this topic:

CYP - Marky Smith, Sylvia Galvan Gonzalez
NRG - Stewart Sachers
PIN - Denise Anding, Linda Caplin
RVS - Patti Singleton, Tim Self, Lucia Ponce

Additional information on this topic:

- Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection from the University of Chicago
- Capitol Area (Austin area) Mental Health Center counseling services information
- Self help resource links
- Questions, answers, and general information about family issues and counseling
- Psychology self-help resources on the internet

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