Are you a student at one of the area colleges (Syracuse University, LeMoyne, Ithaca College, Cornell, OCC, CCC)? Or are you a college student who has has lived away from home but has been required to move back home and do online classes?
Are you in a new place far from your parents, family and supports in your hometown? Or has your world and everything you had planned for college been turned upside-down by having to leave school due to the COVID-19 virus?
Are you feeling anxious, lost, depressed, confused or homesick and it’s difficult to know where to turn right now when you are on your own for the first time? The transition from high school to college can be very difficult and overwhelming at times, but you are not alone. Many college students report feeling depressed, anxious or overwhelmed and this is an unprecedented time with the current uncertainties that is going on in our world.
Being in close proximity to many of the local colleges and universities, we see many college aged students in our practice as well as students returning home to the area. Whether you choose individual therapy in a quiet discrete space, or you would like to be in our college transition group therapy program so you can connect with other students with similar experiences, we have a place of support for you.
You are not alone. Let us help you figure out what you want NOW and set yourself up for happiness next semester and beyond. We are committed to helping you; find clarity to feel more secure of who you are and what you want in your life during this time, find the motivation to complete those assignments that have been like a dark cloud over your days, feel more sure of who you are and what you really want out of your life, make REAL connections with friends that value you, and figure out where you really want to be now so that you get to where you want to go after graduation.
SOME COMMON ISSUES WE TREAT:
Generalized anxiety
Acute stress
Social anxiety
Depression
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Bipolar disorder
Post-traumatic stress
Panic Phobias
Eating disorders