Counseling Services

KCU provides students access to on-campus counseling services, provided by licensed full-time psychologists and therapists. The University also partners with an external student assistance program to provide students access to 24/7 mental health support.
Your emotional wellness and mental health is a priority for our faculty, administration and staff.
In the ongoing effort to meet your needs, we've created a multifaceted approach to mental health, wellness and academic support. We encourage you to take advantage of these services, secure in the knowledge that counseling referrals and sessions are confidential and are not recorded in your file.
Our counseling and wellness services include:
- Full-time psychologists and counselors available for individual, couples and group therapy on both campuses
- To request an appointment, please go to counseling.kansascity.edu and click the “Appointment Request” button
- 24/7 off-campus emergency counseling services
- ERS, an external student assistance program that connects students and their families to confidential counseling services. Students receive six free counseling sessions per presenting concern.
- Contact ERS directly at 1-800-292-2780 or click here
- Continuous monitoring of academic performance by a committee of psychologists, learning specialists, student services specialists, academic specialists and advisors. This committee tracks and trends student academic performance and provides counseling and tutoring interventions to help struggling students.
- Faculty advisors
- Peer mentorship and peer supporters trained in mental health first aid
- Panels for you and your significant other to help transition and cope with medical school
- Wellness seminars are offered throughout the semester, including workshops on test anxiety, relationships and Imposter Syndrome
- Intramural activities and a student gym
KCU Counseling Contacts
Kansas City Campus |
Joplin Campus |
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Beth Epley, PsyD Kristen Sager, PhD Sathya Baanu Jeevanba, PhDSJeevanba@kansascity.edu Office: 816-654-7224 Smith Hall Room 301 Psychologist, Counseling Services |
Brandi Norman, PsyD Caitlin Overfelt, Ed.S, LPC Chiwoo Choi, MA, LPC |
All counselors are bound by confidentiality and ethical standards set by their professional organization(s).