How to Make an Appointment
Call or visit to make an appointment.
When you make an appointment, we will help you choose a service that best fits your needs or get you to the right place.
- All counseling services are free of charge
- Eligibility: Enrolled students and benefit eligible faculty and staff (more info)
- Appointments cannot be made via email
Counseling Services
204 Norwood Hall, 320 W. 12th St., Rolla, MO 65409
Phone: (573) 341-4211
Email: counsel@mst.edu
Operating Hours
Monday:8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday:8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday:8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Thursday:8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday:8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday:Closed
Sunday:Closed
What to expect
Your first appointment will begin with a brief online questionnaire followed by a 20 minute screening with a counselor or psychologist.
They will help assess the nature and urgency of your concern and determine the next appropriate step, such as scheduling a regular counseling session and/or a referral to other campus or community resources.
Common concerns
We can help you with:
- Stress management
- Depression
- Grief
- Anxiety
- Motivation
- Family concerns
- Clarifying interests
- Conflict resolution
- Assertiveness
- Self-esteem
- Procrastination
- Social connections
- Career planning
- Selecting a major
- Changing a major
Urgent/crisis walk-in service
Our urgent/crisis services are only available for those students who are in crisis or have an urgent need to be seen by our counselor on duty. (Learn more about mental health crises)
When is someone having a mental health crisis?
When someone does one of the following:
- tells you they plan to end their life
- talks about suicide threats
- cannot guarantee their own safety
- is at risk of suicide and under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- is at risk of suicide and emotionally distraught, very depressed, angry, or anxious
- is at risk of suicide and has access to means for suicide (pills, gun, etc.)
- begins putting affairs in order, like giving away possessions
- talks about the future without them in it, e.g. “I won’t be here by then.”
- has dramatic mood changes, including suddenly seeming to get better for no reason
What to do during a mental health crisis
Contact us or emergency services immediately.
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.:
Call Counseling Services at (573) 341-4211 or come to 204 Norwood Hall
After hours and weekends or holidays:
Call the Missouri S&T Police at (573) 341-4300 or Call 911
While dealing with a mental health crisis:
- Remain calm but act quickly
- Trust your instincts that the person may be in trouble.
- Listen without judgement.
- DO NOT PROMISE SECRECY - There is no confidentiality in life-threatening situations.
Confidentiality
Our staff members are legally and ethically required to maintain confidentiality. If you would like us to disclose specific information to anyone (e.g. a professor or doctor) we will need your written permission to do so.
Exceptions to confidentiality
- If there is a possibility that you might harm yourself or someone else
- If abuse of a child or vulnerable adult is suspected
- Contact with the care coordinator is not confidential (more info)
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