Counseling Center
The Gordon College Counseling Center provides mental health services at no cost to students to facilitate their adjustment to college, academic success and ability to be contributing members of the residential community. We provide the following services:
Mental health assessments
- Short-term counseling
- Referrals to on-campus resources and off-campus professionals
- Consultation to administrators, faculty and staff
- Information on topics designed to enhance mental and emotional well-being
Confidentiality
Counseling services are confidential; information shared in counseling is not shared with anyone else without the student's written consent, except when required by law. The goal of the Counseling Center is to be a safe and objective place where students can freely discuss issues or problems they may have without concern of any disciplinary response or of the information being shared with anyone else.
Typical Issues
The following is a partial list of concerns that students often address in counseling:
- Depression/mood swings
- Anxiety/stress
- Relationship concerns
- Family issues
- Grief/loss
- Past experiences
- Sexuality
- Spiritual concerns/doubts/struggles
- Drug and/or alcohol use/abuse
- Eating/body image concerns/disorders
- Adjustment to college
- Cultural re-adjustment following semesters abroad
- Sexual assault
- Perfectionism
- Self-doubt
- Uncontrollable thoughts/feelings
- Self-injury
- Anger management
Contact the Counseling Center:
Phone: 978 867-4301
Hours: Monday–Thursday 8:30–4:30
Email: counseling.center
gordon.edu