Why counseling?

The Counseling Office promotes the psychological health and well-being of the FPU community. Students are viewed as dynamic individuals in the process of becoming the people God created them to be. Academic success is facilitated by psychological health and counseling services are available for enrichment, growth and healing.

Clinical counseling/psychotherapy enhances psychological well-being by exploring unhealthy patterns of relationship, challenging distortions and defenses in the personality structure, and exploring different ways to improve functioning. In turn, this psychological work facilitates the development of a more mature, richer relationship with God.

Counseling services are available to all currently enrolled FPU students.

Potential Reasons to Seek Counseling

• Personal enrichment and growth
• Self-esteem
• Young adult identity and development
• Relationship and sexuality issues
• Premarital and marital issues
• Depression and anxiety
• Separation, grief and loss
• Adjustment issues
• Abuse and trauma
• Substance use and abuse
• Eating disorders or disordered eating
• Cross-cultural issues
• Suicidal thoughts