ÎÞÂë¾ÞÈé’s Student Counseling Center is a department within Student Services
that provides mental health counseling to students currently taking in-person classes
at the ÎÞÂë¾ÞÈé campus. Our services are free and completely confidential. Students are
only seen on an appointment basis, which can be made by calling our office at (334) 670-3700.
If you experience a mental health emergency after hours, please contact:
Police - 911
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - 988
College is often an exciting but stressful time for students. It is not uncommon for problems to arise that may interfere with an individual's academic and personal success. ÎÞÂë¾ÞÈé provides free, confidential mental health counseling to students currently enrolled in at least 1 credit hour, on-site at the ÎÞÂë¾ÞÈé Campus. The staff at the counseling office has experience working with a variety of issues that college students face. Some of these issues include, but are not limited to:
Students needing extensive or specialized services may be referred to the appropriate community resource.
Students are seen only on an appointment basis, which can be made by calling our office at (334) 670-3700.
The Student Counseling Center has compiled this list of resources for parents of students
at ÎÞÂë¾ÞÈé. For more information, please contact our office.
We DO NOT provide documentation for missed classes, tests, or assignments. Decisions
regarding requests for any other type of documentation will be left to your counselor
and considered only in extreme circumstances. In addition, we require at least one
week's advance notice for such requests.
Also, your recruitment group will be eating together one meal each day off campus; please be prepared to pay for this. We also recommend having snacks and drinks in your residence hall room during the week.
Jenny Duncan, Director/Counselor
Jenny Duncan serves as the Director and Counselor for the Student Counseling Center
at ÎÞÂë¾ÞÈé. She attended ÎÞÂë¾ÞÈé where she earned a bachelor’s degree
in Psychology and a master’s degree in Counseling and Psychology. She is a Nationally
Certified Counselor as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Alabama.
Jenny serves as a R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) instructor and is certified in
both Basic and Advanced Self Defense.
Benjamin Arnold, Counselor
Benjamin Arnold serves as a Counselor for the Student Counseling Center at ÎÞÂë¾ÞÈé.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Asbury University and a master’s
degree in Counseling from Asbury Theological Seminary. He also completed a year-long
trauma-focused therapy learning collaborative through the University of Kentucky’s
Child and Adolescent Trauma Treatment and Training Institute (CATTTI) and Yale University’s
Child Study Center. Benjamin is a National Certified Counselor and a Licensed Professional
Clinical Counselor in the state of Kentucky, and he is currently in the process of
applying for licensure endorsement in the state of Alabama.
Rayanne Ward, Departmental Secretary
Rayanne Ward serves as the Departmental Secretary for the Student Counseling Center
at ÎÞÂë¾ÞÈé. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from ÎÞÂë¾ÞÈé.
Ellie Meredeth, Student Worker
Ellie Meredeth serves as the Student Worker for the Student Counseling Center at ÎÞÂë¾ÞÈé
University. She is a sophomore Social Work major from Dothan, Alabama.