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Counseling Center

Mission

The Hood College Counseling Center’s staff provide services to support the educational mission of the College. These services support students in realizing maximum benefit from both their academic and their out-of-class learning experiences.

The Counseling Center operates on a wellness model. We offer both counseling and prevention programs designed to increase awareness and skills for managing and enhancing mental health and well-being.

Services provided

The services offered demonstrate the mission to support students, promote wellness and teach skills to last a lifetime. These include:

  • Brief, supportive individual counseling
  • Support groups
  • Crisis management
  • Wellness and psychoeducational programs
  • Consultation with faculty, staff, administration, parents and local community members
  • Referral to off-campus service providers
  • Mediation
  • Self-help brochures and lending library

Eligibility

All matriculated and currently enrolled undergraduate Hood College students are eligible for services at no cost. Faculty, staff and graduate students may schedule a visit for consultation and referral.

Staff

Delores Grigsby, M.S.W.
Director of Counseling Services

Dwayne Narayan, M.D.
Psychiatrist, available for consultation

David Jowett, M.S.W
Staff Counselor

Hours

The Counseling Center is open 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Contact one of the counselors at ext. 3441 or ext. 3440 to leave a confidential message or to schedule an appointment.

Emergencies

If you have an emergency when a counselor is not available you may:
  • Contact an RA or Area Coordinator in your residence hall
  • Call the Frederick County Hotline: (301) 662-2255
  • Talk with a trusted faculty or staff member
  • Go to the emergency room at Frederick Memorial Hospital (call Campus Safety at ext. 3111 if you need transportation to the ER)

Location

Second floor in the Wellness Center — the white building located across the parking lot  from Whitaker Campus Center.

Phone and Fax Numbers

Director of Counseling: (301) 696-3441
Staff Counselor: (301) 696-3440
Fax Number: (301) 696-3442

Mailing Address

Hood College
Counseling Center
401 Rosemont Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701-8575

Wellness Programs

The Counseling Center staff offer specially designed programs on a variety of topics.  On-campus programs are open to anyone in the Hood or Frederick communities. 

Any campus group interested in hosting a Counseling Center program should contact the Counseling Center. Topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Assertiveness
  • Body Image
  • Boosting Self-Esteem
  • Communication
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Crisis Management
  • Diversity in the Classroom or Workplace
  • Drugs and Alcohol
  • Eating Disorders
  • Goal-setting
  • Grief and Loss
  • Healthy Relationships
  • Helping vs Enabling
  • Homesickness
  • Identity Development
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Long-Distance Relationships
  • Managing Anxiety or Depression
  • Performance or Test Anxiety
  • Prejudice Reduction
  • Sleep Disturbances
  • Stress Management
  • Taming Procrastination
  • Time Management
  • Values Clarification
  • Working with Difficult People

Counseling Web Site Links

Following are links to additional information on various topics. These sites are not meant to replace a face-to-face consultation with a trained counselor. Call the Counseling Center (x3441 or x3440) for assistance with a personal problem.

General Mental Health Issues

Suicide

Eating Disorders

Drugs/Alcohol