The best way to make an appointment is to phone the Counseling Center  at
215-248-7104. Please leave your name, phone number, as well as the days and times you are available to be seen. You can also email Dr. Sheila Kennedy at  kennedys@chc.edu.  We will call you to set-up your first appointment.  

Your first meeting, on a private secure telepsychology site, the Intake Interview, allows us to gather information about your current situation and determine how we can best help.  A therapist meets with you to discuss your reasons for seeking help at this time. The therapist also asks some general questions to get to know you. At the intake interview, you and the therapist will decide on the best treatment for you.  Some possible treatment options are:

· One session (some students want or need only one session)

· Several sessions

· Referral to an off campus mental health
professional, psychiatrist, or mental health treatment facility

· Referral to an off campus drug and alcohol counselor or drug and alcohol treatment
facility

To cancel or reschedule an appointment call your therapist at 215-248-7104 or email them.  We would appreciate twenty-four hour notice, if possible.  Please leave a message on the confidential voicemail.

If you have an emergency or are in crisis, go to your nearest hospital emergency room or call 911.  Do not call, contact or email the Counseling Center in the case of an emergency.  We may not receive your message.

Yes!  Please use  e-mail if you need to contact your therapist about making an appointment or changing your appointment time.  Please know that e-mail is not confidential and is not  accessible by a therapist 24 hours a day.  Therefore, communication by e-mail may not be received in a timely fashion especially in the case of an emergency.

The Counseling Center is located in Rooms 341-347 on the third floor of St. Joseph Hall, in the North Corridor (next to the soda machine).