The Wellness Center

The first step is to schedule an intake appointment. This is a 45 minute, in person meeting with a counselor where you will discuss what you hope to gain through the counseling experience. Together, you and the counselor will come up with a plan for next steps of counseling support.

There are several ways to schedule the intake appointment:

1. Call the Wellness Center at 410-857-2243
2. Visit the Wellness Center in person- 2nd floor of Winslow Center
3. Use the Online appointment scheduling option that can be viewed HERE. Choose the first menu item from the list to see the available appointments. If you do not see any appointment times that fit your schedule, please give us a call.

AND…Please remember that the Wellness Center offers urgent walk-in appointments as well if your situation cannot wait. During our office hours, Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm, you can just walk into the office and let us know that you need to talk with a counselor right away.

The Wellness Center utilizes the Pathways to Care, an innovative mental health service delivery system that aims to increase access, maximize the effectiveness of treatment, and empower students to take an active role in their mental health care and well-being. The Wellness Center has a variety of options for intervention and support to address a wider range of student needs and preferences. The entry point for Pathways to Care is the Intake. An intake can be a scheduled appointment but is also available on an urgent walk-in basis to maximize timely access to care.

The short-term individual counseling available in the Wellness Center typically includes 6-8 sessions per academic year. In addition to those individual sessions, the Wellness Center offers a variety of other mental health services including group therapy, clinical management, and urgent walk-in availability.

Yes! All mental health counseling services in the Wellness Center are offered to students at no additional cost with only one exception, the Wellness Extended Support Program.

The Wellness Extended Support Program is a fee-based program that provides long-term individual therapy and clinical case management services right here on campus. This program is for students who need ongoing mental health support beyond the short-term and crisis intervention services available to all students.

During business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm): If you have an urgent need for support, you can walk into the Wellness Center and let the front desk staff know that you need to speak with a counselor right away. 

Outside of business hours: If you have an urgent need for support, you can contact the Department of Campus Safety at 410-857-2202. The Campus Life On-Call Team, which includes a Wellness Center counselor will assist you. 

If you’re experiencing a mental health emergency, contact Campus Safety (410-857-2202), call 911, or go to your local emergency room.

Here are some additional crisis resources if you are struggling right now. You are not alone.

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
• Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741. Special Keyword for Students of Color: Text STEVE to 741741
• The Trevor Project (LGBTQ): 866-488-7386
• Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
• National Sexual Assault Hotline 800-656-HOPE (4673) and online chat at online.rainn.org

Unfortunately, the Wellness Center does not currently offer psychiatry or medication management services for mental health conditions.

Yes! The Wellness Center offers Clinical Management services to help students get connected to mental health providers and other resources in the community.

Wellness Center records are confidential treatment records rather than part of a student’s educational record. It is important to understand that Wellness Center staff cannot release any information about a student's participation in counseling without the student's authorization unless there is an immediate safety concern or other legal imperative.

Students over the age of 18 can authorize the Wellness Center staff to release information to other campus supports, family members, and/or community providers by signing a specific release form with the Wellness Center.

When a student calls to make an appointment with the Carroll Health Group PCP, they should identify themselves as a McDaniel College student. Through the college's partnership with LifeBridge Health, our students receive prioritized scheduling which typically means same day or the following day.

The medical practitioner will determine if the student's situation can be handled through a telehealth appointment or if an in-person visit is necessary.

Students should stay away from others (including people you live with who are not sick) when they have symptoms that include fevers, chills, fatigue, cough, runny nose, and headache, among others.

Students can return to normal activities, like going to class, when for at least 24 hours, symptoms are improving, and they have not had a fever (without using fever reducing medications).

When students go back to their normal activities, wear a mask for 5 days and use other safe practices to minimize spread like hand washing, hygiene, distancing, etc. for those 5 days.

In general, student health records will not be needed at Carroll Health Group PCP but if for some reason transferring health information becomes necessary, arrangements can be made to share the information on file in the Wellness Center with the Carroll Health Group PCP practice. 

Yes, students are welcome to receive medical attention at the Carroll Health Group PCP Office or any other medical practices in the area, including any of the urgent care offices in Westminster.  

Any individual over the age of 18 may authorize a medical provider to share some or all medical information with another individual. This release of information process typically involves signing a form that gives permission to the medical provider to speak with a parent or guardian. 

Depending on the nature of the injury, the Athletic Trainers may recommend that you contact Carroll Health Group PCP for an appointment. If a student would like the physician to be able to communicate about their medical record, the student can sign a release of information waiver at the Carroll Health Group PCP office, specifying the individual who can have access to the information.