Welcome to USW Counseling Services. We aim to assist USW undergraduate students needing help with addressing any personal, emotional, social, and/or mental health problems while pursuing their educational goals at USW.
Counseling services are available, free of charge, to all USW undergraduate students and include:
- Individual counseling
- Crisis intervention
- Group counseling
- Referrals to other services and resources
- Telehealth counseling through HealthiestYou- please contact your Student Support Director to enroll if you prefer this option
If you or someone else is experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 911.
If you are experiencing a crisis and needing immediate assistance: please call Director of Counseling Services at 575 492-2104 or Campus Security at 575 942-5902. If unable to reach either, please see “24/7 Crisis Help Resources” at bottom of page.
- Students new to USW counseling services: click on above “Request an Appointment” to request a counseling appointment and schedule online through a secure client portal. Please make sure to complete intake forms in client portal before your first appointment to avoid having to complete them at beginning of first appointment.
- Students who have received USW counseling services: click on above “Follow-up Appointment” to login and request and schedule a counseling appointment online in secure client portal.
- If you’re having difficulties scheduling an appointment online, prefer not to schedule an appointment online, or have any questions, please contact Director of Counseling Services- see contact information listed below.
- PLEASE NOTE: because email is not a secure form of communication or monitored 24/7, it is not advised to email Director of Counseling Services if in crisis and/or for sending personal or sensitive information.
Brian Arnold, MA, LPCC - Director of Counseling Services
24/7 Crisis Help Resources:
- Life-threatening emergency: 911
- Campus Security: 575 942-5902
- New Mexico Crisis and Access Line: 1-855-662-7474
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
- Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741-741