Counseling Services:
Problems Students Bring to Counseling Services
Some of the common problems students bring to therapists include:
- relationship problems
- depression or serious mood fluctuations
- anger and conflict management
- death and dying
- suicidal thinking and behavior
- concerns about sexual functioning
- sexual assault
- clarifying values regarding self and behavior
- problems with faculty and roommates
- excessive stress; post traumatic stress
- alcohol and drug use/abuse
- anxiety (e.g., test, public speaking, social); panic attacks
- unresolved issues with family or mates
- social isolation; limited social skills
- academic pressures
- unassertive behavior
- overcommitment
- learning to trust and care for self
- sexual preferences
- eating and dieting behaviors/disorders
- emotional and social problems resulting from STDs
- coping with chronic/life-threatening illnesses
- sleep disturbances
- sexual harassment or other forms of abuse
- male-female conflicts; gender differences
- fear about academic failure
- cultural conflict, adjustment, and adaptation
- communication problems
- confusion about completing or changing an academic program
- financial stress
- balancing responsibilities to work, family, and academics
- transitions between school and work
- transferring in or out of UNM
- establishing one's independence from his/her family
- loss due to unemployment, divorce, custody decisions, changing partners, deteriorating health, life's transitions
- cutting behavior
Counseling Services Links & Contact Information:
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Counseling Services Phone: (505) 277-4537
Counseling Services Fax: (505) 277-2020 |
