Schedule an Appointment

At the Counseling Center, there are three types of appointments you can make. Which one you choose will depend on your needs.

Initial Appointment  

If you would like to discuss beginning therapy services, please fill out our appointment request form or call our office at 843.953.5640 to set up an initial appointment.   

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 an hour long. During that time, you will complete paperwork for the first 30 minutes and then meet with a counselor for 25-30 minutes to discuss your concerns.  

You and your counselor will discuss whether the Counseling Center or a community referral will best fit your needs for follow-up appointments.  

Please know that 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.   

Follow-Up Appointment or Timely Access (same day urgent) 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. To schedule, fill out our appointment request form or call our office at 843.953.5640. This appointment is to update your paperwork and reopen your file. This appointment will be an hour long. During that time, you will complete paperwork for the first 30 minutes and then meet with a counselor for 25-30 minutes to discuss your concerns. Please be aware that you may be assigned to a new counselor.  

If needed, same-day timely access appointments are available. Timely access appointments are 25 minutes long 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. 

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.

  • You are experiencing suicidal thoughts and may act on them.
  • You are having thoughts of harming someone else and may act on them.
  • You believe your life is in danger.
  • You are hearing or seeing things others cannot hear or see.
  • You have been physically or sexually assaulted.

If you need support outside of our office hours, please call our office and press 3 to connect with ProtoCall. Licensed therapists are available by phone to provide counseling. 

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 counselors to work with other students who might need help. 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)