Wellness Care Services 🌷

Wellness Care Services are free to students currently enrolled at FTCC and faculty and staff currently employed. Students not currently enrolled are welcome to contact Wellness Care Services for referrals to local community resources.

We strongly suggest that you schedule an in-person or virtual appointment based on availability. Walk-ins are welcome; however, we will give priority to scheduled appointments.

• For immediate help, a list of Crisis Self-Help phone numbers and other resources is available at this link.
• On-campus students can seek crisis intervention help and assistance in making any necessary schedule adjustments at FTCC’s Mental Health Services office (Room 127A in the Tony Rand Student Center or 910-678-8349).
• Off-campus students should use ROCS – Reaching Out For Counseling Services.
• Mental Health Moment: Belly Breathing for Anxiety (Video)

The intake is the first meeting with your counselor. Paperwork must be completed before your meeting. The counselor will review your forms to better understand your needs.

Appointments will last 30 to 45 minutes. The counselor will discuss next steps, follow-up appointments, or recommend additional resources.

An assessment to determine current needs.

Effective counseling

Tools that are designed to equip you with long-term solutions.

A collaborative approach between you and your counselor to help meet your goals.

Wellness Care Services offers brief, solution-based counseling, usually one to six sessions. A Counselor works with students to decide if brief counseling will be enough to address their concerns. If not, our counselors assess the level of care needed and refer those needing intensive psychotherapy or additional services to other professionals off campus.

Each person seen by our counselors has an individualized treatment plan. To respect confidentiality, we cannot share the reasons why a student may have been seen for more sessions than another student.

You will be greeted by a compassionate counselor that is ready to assist you with your needs. If needed or required, after the first session your counselor will work with you to develop a plan personalized to your current concerns. Your counselor is trained to listen and respond with the best tools and resources to overcome life challenges. Creative sessions are available; using art therapy, guided meditation and mindful walking, just to name a few. Appointments will last 30 to 50 minutes.

Wellness Care Services offers brief, solution-based counseling, usually one to six sessions. A Counselor works with students to decide if brief counseling will be enough to address their concerns. If not, our counselors assess the level of care needed and refer those needing intensive psychotherapy or additional services to other professionals off campus.

The counseling process is confidential, which means that we cannot release any information about you except under extreme conditions without your consent. If you have concerns or questions, please discuss them with your counselor. To respect confidentiality, we cannot share the reasons why a student may have been seen for more sessions than another student.