 Student Counseling Services
Student Counseling Services provides personal and career counseling services for the students of Stevens Institute of Technology. Our objective is to help students to benefit from their educational experience by increasing their effectiveness and removing barriers to their performance.
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STAFFThrough counseling, you
have an opportunity to talk to a trained professional who is
objective. You can
learn how to resolve problems that confuse or upset you by
discussing your concerns and feelings.
In counseling, you can understand what is happening, and
learn new coping skills and ways of looking at situations so
that you can solve possible future problems and can be guided in
making more effective decisions.
To maximize the benefits of counseling, it is helpful to
recognize that a problem exists and that openness in expressing
your problems and feelings will go a long way in helping to
improve the situation. Student Counseling Services offers individual counseling for personal, family or relationship concerns. Referrals, including psychiatric consultation, can be made when appropriate. Academic counseling and career counseling, including assessments of your interests, values, abilities and personality factors, is also available. All services are free and confidential. We hold in the strictest confidence information about whether you have seen us voluntarily and what is discussed. NO information is released without your permission. We do not retain a record of your contact with us on permanent college records or transcripts. Occasionally, we offer structured workshops which
include such topics as academic effectiveness training, coping
with stress, and test anxiety.
Staff members are available to consult with individuals
and groups in the college community, including resident halls,
fraternities and sororities. Consultation
may be about a person whose behavior concerns you or about improving
the effectiveness of a campus service or group. Ulifeline is a resource that all students can access for information about mental illness, drugs, suicide, or how to help a friend. It is anonymous and available by clicking on this link: www.ulifeline.org You can come to the Student Health and Counseling
Center in Jacobus Hall. You can also contact Dr. Terence
Hannigan at extension 5177. We will schedule
an appointment at your convenience. During your initial interview you and your counselor will explore your decision to begin counseling and will discuss your concerns -- how long you’ve had them, your attempts to deal with them, and your feelings and thoughts about them. You will discuss the options for what help is available , and you can express a preference either to continue counseling, not continue, or be referred to another source of assistance. DR. TERENCE HANNIGAN Ph.D., ABPP is the Director of Stevens' Student Counseling Services. He earned a B.A. and M.A. from New York University, an M.S. from Long Island University, a Master of Philosophy and PH.D. (1998) in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. Dr. Hannigan completed his internship at Hudson River Psychiatric Center, Poughkeepsie, NY and a residency at Deer Oaks Mental Health Associates, Laredo, Texas. Prior to coming to Stevens, he served as Director of Student Counseling Services and Disability Services for Students at Texas A & M International University, Laredo, Texas. He is board certified in Counseling Psychology with the American Board of Professional Psychology. DR. MOTONI FONG HODGES Ph.D., Staff Psychologist, earned her B.A. from Reed College (1989), Ed.M. from Harvard University (1990), and Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2002) in Counseling Psychology. Dr. Hodges completed her internship at University of Oregon Counseling Center and a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at Stony Brook University Wo/Men’s Center in feminist psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Prior to coming to Stevens, she worked as an instructor in the Department of Counseling Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University.
DR.
ERIKA JANUARY Ph.D., Staff
Psychologist, earned her B.A. from
Haverford College, a M.A. from Teachers College, Columbia University,
and a Ph.D. from Fordham University in Counseling Psychology
awarded in 2003. She was a Psychology Extern at Fordham University
and The College of New Jersey Counseling Centers, and held the
position of Psychology Intern at Pace University Counseling
Center. For her doctoral dissertation she researched and collected
original data on the impact of parental divorce when it occurs
during late adolescence and young adulthood. Dr. Ann Booth, Psy.D., Staff Psychologist, earned a B.S. in Psychology (1993), an M.S. in Mental Health Counseling (1995), and a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology (2000) from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Booth completed an internship at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale’s Student Counseling Center. Prior to coming to Stevens, she worked as the Senior Director of Student Services at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Nova Southeastern University.
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