Counseling Center

Office Hours:

Monday - Friday
8:30 am to 4:30 pm

How to make an appointment:

Visit the Counseling Center in Foster Hall Room 306, or call 508-626-4640, or email us at counselingcenter@framingham.edu to set up appointments or to cancel appointments.  Please leave a voicemail if we are not available to answer your call.

The Counseling Center provides services year-round by in-person, virtual, or phone sessions.  

Our services are FREE to all matriculated FSU Undergrad and Graduate students.

If you are concerned about a student and would like a consultation please contact the Counseling Center or the  Student Assistance Team (SAT).

Same-Day Walk-Ins:

During the Fall and Spring academic semesters, Same-Day Walk-Ins provide quicker access to services for students who need urgent support, such as help with problem-solving a specific issue.  These are designed to be goal-oriented so that the student can leave with a set of next steps.

Please keep in mind:

  • If it is an emergency, please use the resources at Crisis/Emergency Support
  • Same-Day Walk-In appointments are available first-come, first-served
  • This is a one-time consultation and is not meant for ongoing psychotherapy
  • Any follow-ups may be with a different clinician
  • It will help to have an identified goal in mind
  • Contact us as early as possible during our business hours to set up the Same-Day Walk-In 

Our services are Free to all matriculated FSU Undergrad and Graduate students.

If you are concerned about a student and would like a consultation please contact the Counseling Center or the  Student Assistance Team (SAT).

Log into our Patient Portal here:  Medicat

Simply login using your FSU username and password.

Use the portal to:

  • access secure messages from a provider
  • access the Intake Form
  • select Texting Opt-In Appointment Reminders

 

If you are concerned about a student and would like a consultation, please contact the Counseling Center or the Student Assistance Team (SAT).

Welcome to the FSU Counseling Center

Important Notices about Counseling Center Services and Resources for Racial Trauma

Dear Students,

The staff at the FSU Counseling Center is a group of highly qualified and dedicated mental health practitioners and support staff who strive to provide effective and compassionate mental health care to any matriculated undergraduate or graduate student.  We are happy to serve you and hope that you will see us as a friendly and useful resource.  If you are a student, we are eager to help you develop or maintain life skills that will help you succeed at FSU and beyond.  For parents and families, faculty, and staff, we are happy to offer consultation and action planning for any student you are concerned about.

The mission of the Counseling Center is to provide high quality and culturally competent mental health care that supports the psychological and emotional well-being of students.  The Center joins the mission of the University by fostering a positive educational and co-curricular experience for students by supporting diversity in all its forms, promoting free inquiry and respectful exchange of ideas, supporting critical and creative thinking, and ethical decision making.

As such, the Counseling Center staff is committed to supporting our students and community as we mourn the losses of more Black lives, and grapple with a range of emotions, including sadness and anger, that racism and injustice engender.  Racism is real, and racial trauma that effects all people of color, and disproportionally Black people, is real.  Please see our Racial Trauma & Racial Justice Resources page.

We hope that your experience with us will be productive and helpful and we welcome your feedback at any time about how we might improve our services.

On behalf of the FSU Counseling Center staff, we wish you all the best during your time at FSU. Please let us know if we can help.

Best Wishes,

The FSU Counseling Center Staff

Phone: 508-626-4640
Fax: 508-626-4628

  • Mental Health Resources:

    Suicide & Crisis LIFELINE:  Call or Text 988

    CALL2TALK: 508-532-2255

    CRISIS Text Line:  Text "HOME" to 741-741

  • Recursos de Salud Mental
    • CALL2TALK: 508-532-2255 Linea gratuita de llamadas confidenciales, 24/7 para apyo emocial.
    • Linea de CRISIS de mensajes de texto. Envie la palabra "HOME" al 741-741 o envia un mensajes de texto al 442-Ayudame en WhatsApp. Servicio gratuito de texto y para soporte emocial.

Our services are FREE to all matriculated FSU students.


  • Counseling Center Mission Statement
    The Counseling Center strives to:
    • Provide high quality and culturally competent mental health care that supports the psychological and emotional well-being of the students;
    • Assess the mental health needs of the campus community and respond to these needs through outreach programs, workshops, presentations, and consultation on a variety of topics;
    • Collaborate with other university departments, faculty, as well as off-campus health and social supports to recognize and advocate for students' individual needs and provide opportunities for student development in a holistic manner;
    • Contribute to sustaining a safe, healthy, inclusive, and nurturing campus environment by participating on committees, special projects, and other avenues of involvement with the larger University community.