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Sponsored by the The purpose of this web site is to provide information about the Graduate Counseling Program's Community Counseling Clinic to those seeking to utilize the free counseling services offered. If your questions regarding the clinic are not answered at this web site please contact one of the faculty members listed below who will be glad to answer any questions regarding services. Who May Utilize the Clinic's Services: The Community Counseling Clinic offers free counseling services to ETSU students and members of the community. Individual counseling for adults, adolescents, and children is available, as well as couples counseling and family therapy. Problems Commonly Addressed: Counselors and marriage and family therapists are prepared to deal with a broad array of individual, couple, and family problems. Problems commonly addressed in counseling sessions include issues regarding:
Confidentiality: Information stated in counseling sessions is confidential. Information discussed in counseling sessions is not available to anyone (including parents, university administration, police, etc.) without a signed release from the client. However, by law counselors are obligated to report to appropriate persons: 1) reports or evidence of child or elder abuse, 2) threats of harm to others, or 3) harm to self, such as suicide. Courts may also mandate records; however, we have never had such an instance at our clinic. Our Staff: The clinic is staffed by Master's level Counselors-in-Training who are individually supervised by a doctoral Counseling faculty member. As a result, we are confident in stating that each case receives extensive consideration and attention, often more attention than is possible at other mental health facilities where there are financial and time constraints. Time Limits: There are no limits on the number of counseling sessions that individuals and families may attend. However, counselors-in-training may rotate after 1 to 3 semesters and those seeking services may be transferred to a new counselor. Because of the close supervision that our counselors receive, transferring clients to a new therapist is convenient and efficient with minimum disruption to the counseling process. To Set Up An Appointment or To Have Additional Questions Answered: To make an appointment, please call the clinic at 423-439-7679 and leave a message. Someone will contact you regarding an appointment time or to answer any questions regarding services. In order to maintain confidentiality, individuals contacting clients do not leave answering machine messages or reveal the reason for calling to anyone other than the original caller. If it is permissible for the caller to leave a message or talk to other individuals in the household regarding services, please let us know this in your message. Counseling faculty can also be reached in their offices to answer questions and help with making an appointment.
Dr. Jim Bitter - Tel. (423)-439-4194 Please note that the Department of Human Development and Learning's Community Counseling Clinic that is housed in 327 Warf-Pickel Hall is not to be confused with the University Counseling Services housed in the Culp Center. Although both services are available for university students and work in cooperation with each other, they are independent. The University Counseling Center is the formal counseling service offered to ETSU students by the university while the Community Counseling Clinic functions through the Graduate Counseling Program in the College of Education and is available to the general public also. |
East Tennessee State University
327 Warf-Pickel Hall
PO Box 70548
Johnson City, TN 37614-1707
Phone: (423) 439-7679
Fax (423) 439-7790