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Counseling Services
Office Information
- Counseling Center at the Lawrenceville Campus
Zoerner House (609) 896-5157 - Counseling Center at the Princeton Campus
Williamson Hall (609) 921-7100 x8275 - Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous is now on campus
Meetings are every Tuesday at 6:30pm in the Wismer Room of Gill Chapel
Information
Counseling Services, housed in counseling centers on each campus, comprises a broad-range of university services available to full-time students, part-time students living on campus, and other students at the discretion of the director. The trained professional staff stand ready to assist with all personal and/or academic difficulties. The following services are available:
- Crisis counseling during times of sudden or severe psychological distress
- Personal counseling for life situations as follows:
- Lack of motivation or direction that may inhibit successful pursuit of college studies
- Anxiety, depression or confusion which may disturb ordinary life in relation to oneself, others, or academic activity
- Problems related to alcohol and/or drug use or abuse
- Uncertainty and inexperience relative to college life
- Loneliness, fear or isolation which may make daily living and existing in a “lonely crowd” a painful experience
- Conflicts between personal needs and values and the needs and values of others
- Any situation which is causing a student concern or upset;
- Professional evaluation, support and referral to competent mental health professionals in the Lawrenceville or Princeton area, if necessary
- Support during times of academic difficulty. The centers provide individual and/or group counseling programs for students with academic problems.
- The counseling experience includes:
- One hour sessions-Initial session explores the needs of the student and determines what kind of assistance would be most beneficial
- A healthy interpersonal relationship between the student and the counselor relative to the life experience of the student
- Strict confidentiality with information being shared with others only upon the written permission of the student.
- Hotlines and Crisis Assistance
- CONTACT-Crisis intervention 24-hour hotline-896-2120
- Addictions Hot Line-A New Jersey state service-call toll-free- 800-238-2333
- Adult Children of Alcoholics ACOA at Rider-896-5157
- Alcoholics Anonymous at Rider-896-5157
- Alcoholics Anonymous-856-486-4444
- Al-Anon-for families of alcoholics-856-547-0855
- Domestic Violence Victim’s Counseling-394-2532
- Rape Crisis Counseling-394-2532
- Planned Parenthood-Trenton area-599-4881
- WomanSpace-394-9000
Mission and Philosophy Statement
The Counseling Center at Rider University believes that education includes the development of the total person and not intellect alone. The Counseling Center provides services that are central to the overall mission of the university. These services help students achieve educational and career goals, learn the process of problem solving, increase and enhance their capacity to develop satisfying interpersonal relationships and make full use of their potential for continued growth outside of their educational experience.
Thus, the mission of the Counseling Center is to provide services of a developmental, remedial, and preventive nature. These services focus on enhancing skills that students already possess while they encourage the development of skills that will help students achieve success at Rider University and beyond.
Confidentiality
Rider University Counseling Services takes confidentiality very seriously. The Counseling Center strictly adheres to the American Psychological Association’s code of ethics and considers all interactions with clients to be confidential. The counseling center is not even permitted to acknowledge to your parents that you have visited our center without your written permission. An exception to these standards arises when there is a perceived danger to life to the client or a vulnerable other. Additionally, the courts could subpoena counseling records if they were aware that such records existed and saw them as relevant to a criminal case.
