Counseling Center
Welcome to the Simmons University Counseling Center Website.
Accessing mental health care while at Simmons
Undergraduate Students
The Counseling Center offers in-person and tele-health counseling and is open from 8:30-4:30 Monday-Friday. If you are interested in meeting with a counselor, please follow these instructions:
- Log into the Simmons Health Portal and select Forms. Under Counseling, please fill out the initial paperwork: This includes Counseling Center Demographic Information, Schedule, Consent to Treatment, and Consent to Tele-therapy.
- After the forms are completed, please email us at [email protected] or call 617.521.2455 to let us know that you have completed the paperwork and are ready to make an appointment.
- If you need to be seen urgently (1-2 work days), please include URGENT in your email subject line.
If you need immediate assistance, and are on campus, please contact Public Safety: 617-521-1112. If you are off campus, please call 911 or visit your local emergency room.
Graduate Students
If you are a graduate student, click here to access Student Assistance Program (SAP). Undergraduates also have access to the SAP.
The Counseling Center Staff
The Counseling Center staff is made up of licensed Clinical Social Workers, Psychologists, and Psychiatrists, and we train interns in social work, counseling, and psychology. We are committed to the emotional, physical and spiritual development of undergraduate and graduate students. All staff and interns have been trained to address a wide range of presenting concerns, though we each have unique clinical interests and specialties.
Director
Sherri Ettinger
Director, Counseling Center
Staff
Jamila Capitman
Social Worker
Lisa Corrin
Clinical Supervisor/ Social Worker
Nimita Iyer
Social Worker
Michele Kaufman
Social Worker
Nina Williams
Social Worker
The Counseling Center
The Counseling Center offers in-person and tele-health counseling for current undergraduate students.