Quicklinks
To schedule an appointment: 843-863-8010
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: call 988
Mobile Crisis: 843-414-2350
Trident 211: 843-744-4357
Resources For Your Specific Needs
Our team knows that having resources outside of counseling is helpful day-to-day. Check out the following information, including apps compatible with iPhone or Android.
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
The Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) is a non-profit organization. It provides support, resources, and education for individuals living with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Home – ADDA – Attention Deficit Disorder Association
Anxiety
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Anxiety Resources
- HelpGuide – Stress Management
- MindTools: All of us get stressed from time to time. This page teaches 62 skills that help you change your environment to reduce stress, relax when you’re under pressure, and cope when there’s nothing you can do about the situation. We then look at a range of things you can do to feel happy and self-confident. Enjoy learning these skills and having a happier life!
- Anxiety Coach
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America
- Social Anxiety
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America
- Anxiety Tool Kit
- Melissa Welby, MD – Empowerment Through Education
Helpful Apps:
- Happify
- MindShift
- Pacifica
Panic Attack Resources
Helpful Apps:
- Instant Heart Rate + ($2.99)
- Fast Calm
- Calm Keeper ($4.99)
Depression
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Resources
- Dealing with Depression: Self-Help and Coping Tips to Overcome Depression
- College depression: What parents need to know
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Helpful Apps:
- Happify
- What’s Up?
- I Am – Daily Positive reminders
Eating/Body Image
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Resources
- NEDA – National Eating Disorders
- NEDA – Parent Toolkit
- Eating Disorder Recovery Toolkits and Support
Helpful Apps:
- Rise Up +Recover
- Recovery Record
Grief/Loss
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Resources
- Actively Moving Forward: A network of college students supporting college students grieving the illness or death of a loved one.
- Helpguide: Moving on after a relationship ends
Helpful Apps:
- end – Breakup Trainer
- Help for the Grieving (Android only)
Mental Health
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Resources
- Mental Health Is Health
- Health Place
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Mental Health and Mental Illness: A Christian Psychiatrist’s Perspective
- Mental Health Guide for College Students
Helpful Apps:
- Happify: Overcome negative thoughts, stress and life’s challenges
- What’s Up? Mental Health App: For when you need a little extra help getting through those tough days
- Healthy Minds Innovations
- Calm – The #1 App for Meditation and Sleep
- Headspace is an app that has soothing music, sounds, and sleepcast stories to lull you to sleep. You can even access specific guided exercises if you wake up during the night to get back to sleep fast. Listen to meditations to improve mindfulness and reduce stress and college anxiety.
OCD
The International OCD Foundation provides valuable mental health resources for college students through information, support groups, webinars, and educational materials. This helps students better understand and manage their OCD symptoms while navigating the challenges of academic life. International OCD Foundation | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Substance Abuse
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Resources
- SafeHarbor: a CSU program that permits students to refer themselves for help and treatment for the use of alcohol, illegal drugs, or legal drugs being abused or used illegally. If the student comes forward of his or her own free will, help is available, and the student will not be subject to disciplinary sanctions provided ALL provisions of the Safe Harbor Program are strictly adhered to. Full details can be found in the student handbook.
- ReThinking Drinking: (National Institute of Health) Includes assessment, cocktail content, alcohol calorie calculator
- College Drinking: Changing the Culture: Facts about overdose/alcohol poisoning, alcohol myths and interactive body to show impact of alcohol on various organs
- Foundation for a Drug-Free World: Information on drugs, including commonly abused prescriptions and synthetics
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Text your 5-digit ZIP Code to 435748 (HELP4U) to access the Treatment Referrals via text message option for free, confidential help 24/7. You can also call 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
- Find help for substance abuse
- Substance Abuse Recovery Resources
Helpful Apps:
- SoberTool, I am Sober ($1.99)
- Nomo – sobriety clocks
Suicide/Self-Harm
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Resources
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Jed Foundation
- Project Semicolon
- Self-Injury Recovery Anonymous (SIRA) is a support organization for individuals who struggle with self-injury behaviors. SIRA offers a structured framework for individuals to heal and learn better coping skills. They do so through meetings, literature, and a 12-step program. Self-Injury Recovery & Awareness
Therapy Tools
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Mindfulness and Meditation
Veterans
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Resources
- Charleston Southern Veteran Resources
- Charleston, SC Vet Center
- National Center for PTSD (Veterans)
- Veterans Crisis Line
- Vital Program
- The National Veterans Foundation (NVF) has taken reasonable steps to vet this list of Veteran resources that include legal, health, housing, benefits and more.
- The Student Veterans of America Resource Center connects you to relevant academic and career services, wellness, financial and personal development tools to support your success to, through and beyond higher education. Offering a range of services tailored to veterans’ unique needs, we are committed to fostering a community where veterans can thrive. Navigating life after service can be challenging, but here, you can find a welcoming network filled with camaraderie and expert support.
Victim Services
Community Assistance
To speak with someone about getting help or for information about mental health and community resources, please call Trident United Way’s 2-1-1 Hotline or 843-744-HELP (4357) from a mobile phone.
Counseling Referral
Because of limited resources, clients with problems requiring long-term counseling may need to be referred to an off-campus professional. Also, if a CSU counselor determines that a client’s needs exceed his or her ability to provide adequate services, we have an ethical responsibility to refer the student to another counselor. While CSU does not endorse or recommend any one particular counselor, we do maintain a list of local counselors who are qualified to meet your needs. However, the cost of off-campus counseling is strictly the responsibility of the student.
How is Your Mental Health?
Take a self-evaluator quiz here.
Internship Opportunities
Counseling Services is excited to offer exceptional learning experiences and clinical supervision for graduate students looking to complete their practicum or internship requirements for their Master’s in a counseling related field. To find out more please contact 843-863-8010, or email the Director, Kim Perkins, at: kperkins@csuniv.edu.