Creating a non-judgmental and confidential space with affirming practices for students of all identities to feel safe sharing their concerns.
With a team of behavioral and mental health professionals, we provide individual and group counseling, care management, mental skills consultation, crisis intervention, substance misuse prevention and intervention, peer support, outreach programming, and other services.
Our practices are grounded in multicultural perspectives to address the varied identities represented within our student population and empower students to gain awareness of their interconnected lived experiences, fostering healthy, sustainable wellness that supports their academic, social, and emotional growth, as well as retention and graduation.
All first-time appointments are 30-minute screening appointments to determine the level of need. To request a screening appointment, please call 919-530-7646.
Walk-In/Drop-In Hours:
Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
No appointment is required during walk-in/drop-in hours.
You can complete intake forms electronically and schedule a screening appointment online using the link in the box below. Please call the Center to inform us when you have completed the intake forms.
For emergency and crisis response assistance after hours and for non-urgent after-hours counseling needs, please call 919-530-7646 to speak with our Crisis Support Team (CST). You may also call the Campus Police at 919-530-6106.
To submit outreach requests, please complete the Counseling Services Outreach Request Form.
Please provide three weeks of advance notice for all outreach requests.
Are you having trouble sleeping, relaxing, or focusing? Check out our wellness resources, including our self-help service available 24/7/365, Therapy Assistance Online, or TAO, to help get your life back on track.
The NCCU Counseling Center is staffed with behavior and mental health professionals to support students' well-being.
The Counseling Center is the sponsoring department for the NCCU Eagles Prevention and Recovery (EPR) program. We offer a safe space called Eagles' Haven at the ground level of the Student Health Building. Students can come to help them thrive across campus.
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