{"id":3605,"date":"2025-03-04T12:39:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T18:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wellness\/?page_id=3605"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:03:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:03:49","slug":"counseling-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/wellness\/counseling\/counseling-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Counseling Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shaw-counseling\">SHAW-Counseling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Health and Wellness Center &#8211; Counseling provides students with a short-term, goal-orientated, and solution-focused therapy model for UW-Milwaukee students. SHAW-Counseling is provided by licensed therapists on 51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s campus, and is available in-person on the 8th floor of the Northwest Quad Building D or virtually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\"><button class=\"uwm-p-accordion--toggle-button size-p-md\">Expand All<\/button>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Individual Counseling<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Individual counseling provides an opportunity to explore and learn about yourself within a confidential, professional relationship. Counseling can help through: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Allowing open discussion and problem-solving about life stressors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learning stress management, distress tolerance, and general coping techniques<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gaining insight into the interplay of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in your daily life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressing particularly challenging memories or past experiences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identifying aspects of your life you might want to change or improve<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deepening your understanding of yourself and others and improving your relationships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the most common reasons students seek counseling include: anxiety (worry, nervousness, insecurity), depression (mood, loneliness, disconnection, guilt), self-esteem, identity concerns, alcohol and drug use\/misuse, body image and eating behaviors, sexual assault or interpersonal violence, and relationship problems.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Relationship Counseling<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Relationship counseling can be appropriate for partners at any stage in their relationship.&nbsp;Individuals must be eligible 51ÁÔÆæ students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Common reasons for utilizing relationship counseling include: sorting through frequent and challenging arguments, improving communication and communication styles, pre-commitment counseling, and exploration of values, expectations, or cultural differences in your relationship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mantra-health-tele-counseling\">Mantra Health Tele-Counseling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mantra Health, a partner with UW-Milwaukee, provides students with virtual short-term individual therapy or emotional wellness coaching with extended evening and weekend hours. Mantra Health therapy is provided by licensed therapists and is only available virtually. Mantra Health emotional coaching is provided virtually be wellness coaches who have credentials from the ICF (International Coaching Federation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\"><button class=\"uwm-p-accordion--toggle-button size-p-md\">Expand All<\/button>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Assessment\/Eligibility<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Mantra&#8217;s screening determines if you will receive 8-12 weeks of virtual emotional wellness coaching or 12 virtual individual therapy sessions per academic year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All currently enrolled students aged 16 and older, irrespective of segregated fee payment, have free access to these services. 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