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Kel
Lee Cutrell, Licensed Professional Counselor
Director of Counseling and Career Services
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Welcome to Piedmont College! I
hope you are experiencing college life to its fullest. College can be
an exciting time for people being away from home for possibly the first time. And,
having to make decisions for yourself that could affect the rest of your
life can be scary for some. At Piedmont we offer counseling and career
services to anyone who may need some guidance with those difficult decisions.
Personal counseling is not
advice giving or having someone make decisions for you. It is someone
to talk through concerns or problems with and to help YOU make the best decisions
possible. A counselor does not judge you, but helps to guide you through
issues concerning depression, anxiety, social skill problems, relationship
problems, stress, eating problems, and anything else that you may be having
problems with.
Career counseling helps you
to make important decisions regarding your career path. Again, the counselor
does NOT make those decisions for you, but gives you the skills and resources
to make the best decision for yourself. The counselor works closely
with the faculty to ensure that you receive the most accurate and up-to-date
information.
In most cases there is not
a “magical solution”, if there were you would have already found it. But,
counseling can help you find effective coping skills to handle a problem
or situation. It also gives you the chance to have someone listen to
you and offer support in a non-judgmental way.
Each counseling session is
confidential. That means the counselor will not gossip about you with
faculty, staff or your peers. Confidentiality is broken in cases that
could result in harm to yourself or someone else. Your safety is the
college’s #1 priority.
You are welcome to visit the
office in Lane Student Center. Office hours are from 8 to 5 pm Monday
thru Friday. The phone number is 778-8500 ext. 1259. In an
emergency situation you can contact the campus police at 778-0105 or ext
1105.
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