The Health, Counseling & Student Wellness office provides services that help NKU students, faculty and staff achieve and maintain optimal levels of physical and emotional functioning. This page is for informational purposes only and should not be used to schedule appointments, communicate with your provider or ask medical questions. Inappropriate comments may be deleted from this page & may result
in banning the user. This page should also not be used to communicate any confidential or urgent information to our staff. Please contact the clinic directly.**
Health Services’ mission is to assist individuals in achieving their academic and career goals by providing high quality, low cost health care to all enrolled students, faculty and staff at NKU. We encourage individuals to make mature, healthy lifestyle decisions and to become more informed health care consumers. Services Include (Everything is by Appointment Only)
Health Services:
-COVID-19 Testing
-Tele-health Appointments with nurse practitioner
-Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic health problems, including psychological illness
-Treatment of wounds, injuries and skin conditions
-Physical exams and health screenings
-Testing for strep infection and mononucleosis
-Testing for urinary tract infections
-Blood sugar testing
-Tuberculosis skin testing
-Pregnancy testing
-Routine breast and pelvis exams (Pap tests)
-Sexually transmitted illness (STI) testing
-HIV testing (free)
-Blood pressure and weight monitoring
-Vision and screening
-Vaccine administration
-Allergy Shot administration
-Referral services
-Health education
Counseling Services: Essential to NKU’s learner-centered community, the mental health professional of Counseling Services:
-Now offering in-person and tele-health appointments
-Educate the NKU community that psychological well-being is vital to enhancing student success and healthy lifestyles.
-Support the NKU community in applying psychological concepts to foster student success.
-Model behaviors to the NKU community that encourage balance and fulfillment, both personally and professionally.
-Empower the NKU community to lead satisfying, healthy lives. The stresses of everyday life as well as traumatic life events can stretch our abilities to cope, leaving us feeling overwhelmed or depressed, everyone wants to be able to handle personal problems, but there are times in most people’s lives when they need an objective professional to help them understand their problems and work toward solutions. Our counseling staff provides a variety of services to students. Crisis intervention and short-term counseling are available as well as workshops and presentations on a variety of topics. Psychological testing can assist students in determining individual strengths and weaknesses associated with emotional and intellectual functioning. Group therapy is also offered on an ongoing basis during the academics year. Alcohol and Other Drug Services include assessment and treatment of substance use/abuse. Contact the office for current offerings. Our counseling staff is experienced in treating a wide variety of concerns. Some common problems that prompt students to seek counseling services include:
• Previously diagnosed psychological disorders requiring ongoing therapy
• Difficulties adjusting to college life
• Stress or anxiety that interferes with school or work performance
• Relationship problems
• Episodes of moodiness or depression
• Issues of grief or loss
• Victimization due to date rape, sexual abuse or physical abuse
• Concerns regarding sexual orientation or gender identity
• Traumatic life events
• Family conflicts
• Concerns about close friends or family
• Substance use/abuse
Staff
Health, Counseling and Student Wellness staff is committed to providing prevention and treatment services that help students achieve and maintain optimal levels of physical and emotional functioning. Our office staff includes licensed masters- and doctoral-level mental health professionals as well as registered nurses, nurse practitioners and administrative personnel. In appreciation of the diverse community we serve, staff members are committed to recognizing and responding to the unique needs of each student in a compassionate, dignified and respectful manner. Confidentiality
Health, Counseling and Student Wellness staff members make every effort to ensure confidentially of services. Medical and counseling records are independent of all other university records. Information may be released to others only with the patient’s written consent. Confidentiality is subject to certain legal and ethical limitations. Making an appointment
Health, Counseling and Student Wellness is operating by appointment only. Call (859)572-5650 to schedule an initial screening with a therapist or an appointment with a nurse practitioner/Registered nurse. We are now offering in-person and tele-health appointments. to 4:30, Monday through Friday. Fees/Health Insurance
Health, Counseling and Student Wellness is in network with most major insurance plans, including Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, United Healthcare, Aetna, Med Ben, UMR, Custom Design Benefits, and Tricare as well as the Lewermark plan carried by NKU’s international students. If you plan to use your health insurance benefits to cover services provides by Health, Counseling and Student Wellness, bring your insurance card with you to appointments. Fees including co-pays are due at the time of service. If a student chooses not to utilize health insurance, HCSW offers low cost fees for services.
**Effective 2021 Spring semester Counseling is Free for all NKU students.**
For further information, please contact
Health, Counseling and Student Wellness
Northern Kentucky University
University Center 440
Highland Heights, KY 41099
Phone: (859)572-5650
Fax: (859)572-5615
hcsw.nku.edu
