Welcome to Felician’s Counseling and Wellness Services (CAWS). Felician students have free access to licensed counselors to help them navigate life challenges, including the new challenges that come with being a college student. Students also have access to Felician’s nurse for healthcare needs.
Explore the different counseling and wellness resources available to you at Felician and beyond Felician as well, including free resources offered to New Jersey college students. If you need immediate assistance, call 911; otherwise, read below to find the best resource available to you.
Counseling Services
Felician students have access to free counseling services, offered in-person and online, with New Jersey State licensed mental health counselors. Whether you’re looking for help to get through a difficult life event or simply to navigate the challenges that come with being a college student, our counselors are here to help.
You’re free to discuss any topic with our counselors, but here are some common topics Felician students discuss in their counseling sessions.
- Abuse
- Alcohol and Drug Use
- Anxiety
- Body Image
- College Life
- Compulsions and Obsessions
- Depression
- Family Issues
- Fears
- Learning Disabilities
- Pressure and Stress Management
- Relationships and Intimate Partner Violence
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Injury
- Suicidal Thoughts
If you need assistance after office hours, you can use the following resources.
- Crisis and Suicide Lifeline call or text 988
- Text the 24/7 Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.
- If a resident or in the residence halls, contact Security to contact the Residence Life On-Call Administrator (OCA) at 201-559-3561.
- Contact Campus Security at 201-559-3561 or call 911
- Contact Healing Space, Sexual Violence Resource Center 24/7 Hotline at 201-487-2227
- Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE(7233) or chat at thehotline.org
- Contact Trevor Project, 24/7 Lifeline for LGBTQ+ concerns at 1-866-488-7386
- Go to the closest emergency room
You may arrange an appointment by emailing counselingcenter@felician.edu, or calling a clinician, or stopping by to make an appointment. We are located in the Rutherford, Student Center, 4C. We offer in-person and tele-counseling.
You will be asked to complete some confidential e-forms before your first visit. These e-forms include an informed consent form and answering some questions about your concerns which takes about 10-15 minutes.
During your initial appointment with a clinician, you will have the opportunity to talk about your concerns and learn coping skills. Based on the information presented, the clinician will discuss with you recommendations for continued counseling here or may discuss referrals to services off-campus.
The mission of Counseling and Wellness Services is to put students’ health and wellbeing first. CAWS provides educational opportunities as well as prevention and intervention services with compassion.
Wellness Services promote total wellness through our focus on holistic principles and practices in a caring environment. Wellness Services is staffed with a registered nurse who offers free preventive and acute health care for all Felician students. The office is open from 8:30 am-4:30 pm Monday through Friday during the academic year.
Counseling Services is committed to providing free, confidential quality mental health services to help our students achieve balance and manage the stresses in their life successfully. We are staffed with mental health counselors who are available for students’ well-being. The office is open from 8:30 am-4:30 pm Monday through Friday throughout the semester.
Counseling and Wellness Services believe that individuals have the best chance of reaching their greatest potential when they are happy and healthy within their environment. Therefore, the primary goal of CAWS is to keep our students well.
Free Mental Health Counseling & Resources
As college students, and specifically as New Jersey college students, you have access to incredible resources, including free, online counseling with licensed counselors all across the State of New Jersey. Discover some of the free resources available to you.
Free Therapy with UWill
UWill gives New Jersey college students immediate, free teletherapy appointments and crisis conversations complemented by wellness programming – all tailored to your preferences.
TogetherAll
Togetherall is a peer-to-peer mental health support community which is available online, 24/7, and is completely anonymous so you can express yourself freely and openly.
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Find tips and tools for everything from your mental and physical health, to friendships and finding balance. It’s all here at Felician University.
The JED Foundation, which promotes suicide prevention and mental health initiatives on college campuses, has named us a “JED Campus.”
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Franco has joined our team to give support to our students in Counseling Services as well as to spread cheer to all our Golden Falcons. So keep a lookout for Franco at university activities or just taking a stroll around campus!
Follow Franco on InstagramWellness and Health Resources
Felician’s Wellness Services office is located on the Rutherford Campus and strives to promote total wellness through our focus on holistic principles and practices in a caring environment. Our nursing staff is available to help you, and you can click the Health Portal button below to schedule an appointment now.
Total wellness of body, mind and spirit facilitates learning and enhances self-care behaviors. Our belief is that individuals have the best chance of reaching their greatest potential when they are happy and healthy within their environment.
Therefore, our primary goal is to keep you well.
Located in the lower level of Milton Court, Rutherford Campus
Hours during the Fall and Spring semesters are:
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The last appointment is at 3:00 p.m.
Free Wellness Resources
In addition to Felician’s Wellness Services and nursing staff, you have access to free resources for a variety of healthcare needs.
TimelyCare
On-demand and scheduled care from a medical provider to treat a wide range of common health conditions and concerns.
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