For Counseling Support:
Counseling Center- http://counselingcenter.illinois.edu/
You may contact the Counseling Center at 217.333.3704 to schedule an appointment for counseling and emotional support. The services are free to any student who has paid the student health fee. For routine appointments, the Center uses a same-day scheduling system such that students need to call at 7:50 a.m. when their phone lines open to schedule an appointment for that day. If you are unable to get a same day appointment that works with your schedule or you need to be seen more urgently, let them know you have an issue that means you are in urgent need of counseling. The Counseling Center staff will work to arrange an urgent appointment for you.
McKinley Health Center- http://www.mckinley.illinois.edu/clinics/mental_health.htm
Counseling and psychiatry services are also available to students at McKinley Health Center in their mental health clinic. Call 217. 333.2705 to schedule an appointment. These services are also covered by the student health fee.
For Academic Support:
Office of the Dean of Students –Student Assistance Center- http://www.odos.illinois.edu/studentAssistance/index.asp
You may contact the Student Assistance Center in the Office of the Dean of Students if you need assistance getting connected to the support resources described above or if your emotional response to a situation is impeding your ability to function academically. Although decisions about excusing missed classes and accepting late work are at the discretion of individual professors, the Student Assistance Center can send communications to instructors to inform them that you are experiencing an extenuating life circumstance and to request additional support and academic consideration on your behalf.
For Self-Help:
The Counseling Center also has self-help brochures related to experiencing and expressing strong emotions on their website for download. You can access them by following this link: http://counselingcenter.illinois.edu/brochures.