Counseling and Wellness Center

Governors State University Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC), in partnership with Advocate Health Care, provides comprehensive medical, mental health, and case management services. The CWC’s mission is to help improve GSU students’ mental health, academic experiences, and overall well-being through facilitating personal, emotional, and social growth so that they can achieve their goals and aspirations. In order to aid and empower students to address their personal challenges, CWC programs include both individual and group counseling, couples counseling, and mental health crisis services–with a focus on wellness and prevention, services also include consultation, outreach, training, and educational services to students. To this end, the CWC also collaborates with other departments such as academic resources, disability services, career services, and other student service departments.