TCL’s Counseling Service is available to all current students free of charge and offers counseling to students experiencing temporary difficulties in handling family, social and academic or other life crises. All information is strictly confidential and we can refer students to services in the community that can also be helpful.
Students should feel free to contact our Campus Counselor at campuscounselor@tcl.edu or you can visit in person at MacLean Hall, Building 12, room 214. Phone 843-525-8288.
After assessment and brief counseling, if a student needs on-going, long-term services, appropriate referrals will be made.
There may be several reasons for which one might seek counseling services:
- Personal issues
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Panic attacks
- Illness/injury
- Grief
- Abuse/victimization
- Relationships,
- Issues of persistent concern
- Test anxiety
- Difficulty with faculty/classes/staff/other students
- Graduation fears
Benefits of counseling:
- Definition/re-definition of personal goals and values
- Potential for growth and change
- Improvement in relationships
- Lessening of depression, anxiety, anger or fear
- Increase in coping skills
- Increased understanding of the systems at work in your life
- Empowerment and increased self-esteem
- Resolution of past issues
- Increased satisfaction from life
When it comes to referring students, faculty and staff can notify students that services are available as well as how to pursue them. It’s a student’s confidential choice whether to use the service. No information regarding use or non-use of services can be shared with staff/faculty without the student’s written consent. That means confidentiality is of the utmost importance. All information is strictly confidential between counselor and student.
If you have any questions regarding the services offered, please do not hesitate to contact our Campus Counselor at 843-525-8288.