Schedule an Appointment

Initial Appointment  

If this is your first time beginning therapy services at the Counseling Center, please use our Online Scheduling option. If there are no available appointments, please fill out our Appointment Request Form or call our office at 843.953.5640  

Please provide ALL of your available times when filling out the form to ensure timely scheduling. Limiting the times you are available could result in significantly longer wait times.    

This appointment will be 30-45 minutes. Please note, you must arrive 30 minutes before your appointment time to complete paperwork.

During this appointment, you and an intake counselor will discuss whether the Counseling Center or a community referral will best fit your needs for follow-up appointments.

Filling out an appointment request form, DOES NOT automatically schedule an appointment. Expect an email confirmation with appointment time and date within 48 business hours after submitting request.   

Timely Access (same day urgent) Appointment   

If needed, same-day, Timely Access appointments are available. Timely Access appointments are 25 minutes and focus on providing support to process intense feelings or reactions to situational stressors. Please call our office at 843.953.5640 to schedule.   

There are a limited number of same-day appointments available, and they will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. 

*online scheduling option coming soon*

Follow-Up Appointment

If you already have an assigned counselor for the current semester, you can make a Follow-Up appointment by calling our office at 843.953.5640. Follow-up appointments are 45-50 minutes long.  

If your last appointment was longer than six months ago, you will need to schedule a Client Update appointment. This appointment is to update your paperwork and reopen your file.

During this appointment, you and an intake counselor will discuss whether the Counseling Center or a community referral will best fit your needs. Please be aware that you may be assigned to a new counselor. This appointment will be 30-45 minutes.

To schedule, fill out our Appointment Request Form or call our office at 843.953.5640.

Please note, you must to arrive 30 minutes before your appointment time to complete paperwork.

Please provide ALL of your available times when filling out the form to ensure timely scheduling. Limiting the times you are available could result in significantly longer wait times.    

WALK-IN EMERGENCY SERVICES

If your concern is urgent or you feel you are in crisis, please come in during office hours. If you are in crisis you DO NOT need to make an appointment. It is appropriate to use crisis support for any of the following reasons: 

  • Experiencing suicidal thoughts and may act on them.
  • Having thoughts of harming someone else and may act on them.
  • Believe your life is in danger.
  • Hearing or seeing things others cannot hear or see.
  • Have been physically or sexually assaulted.

If you need support outside of our office hours, please call our office at 843.953.5640 and press 3 to connect with an on-call counselor.

Cancellation/No-Show Policy

Due to the high demand for services offered by the Counseling Center, missed appointments or arriving late results in lost opportunities for other students. If you are unable to keep your appointment, please call to cancel at least 24 hours in advance so another student can use that time. A pattern of cancellations or same-day rescheduling might result in a referral to an outside provider.

A $25 fee will be charged to your registration account if:

  • You do not attend a scheduled intake or follow-up appointment (no-call/no-show)
  • You cancel or reschedule less than 24 hours before your appointment (may be waived with documentation of extenuating circumstances)

To pay, please visit Counseling Center Marketplace.