Counseling is a confidential process designed to help you address your concerns, come to a greater understanding of yourself, and learn effective ways to handle problems. Counseling Services is the primary source of confidential counseling and psychological support at Lawrence. This counseling involves a relationship between you and a counselor who has the training and willingness to help you reach your goals and succeed at Lawrence.

Our Mission:

• We strive to meet the psychological needs of students by providing a safe, supportive, and confidential environment that promotes self-awareness, fosters responsibility and respect, and teaches effective coping strategies.
• We are strongly committed to improving the quality of life on campus and supporting the college’s academic mission.
• We value persons of diverse racial, national, or cultural backgrounds; sexual/affectional orientations; mental and physical abilities; languages; socio-economic classes; ages; genders; and religious/spiritual beliefs.