Counseling

Kelley Sanford, Anthony ***, Nick ***,

Lauren *** and Ryan ***

What will we tell you?

Positive
Testimonials
Eliminating
Misconceptions

Benefits and Value of

Counseling
What is Mental Health
Counseling?
Prevalence of
Mental Health
Issues

Are mental health issues common?

National Alliance on Mental Illness. (2015). Mental health by the numbers. Retrieved from
https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-By-the-Numbers

1 in 5 adults struggle with mental illness in the U.S.

43.8 million people
About 18.1 percent of adults have anxiety disorders
1 in 3 college students report having prolonged periods
of mental health issues
Only 7 % of parents report their kids as having
mental health issues

How common among UCF students?

Mental Health Issue

Percentage Reported

Number of Students

Feeling Hopeless

49.0%

352

Feel Exhausted
(not from physical activity)

79.2%

569

Feeling lonely

57.3%

412

Overwhelming Anxiety

58.4%

420

Feel so depressed it was

difficult to function

34.2%

246

Diagnosed with Depression

11.1%

80

Diagnosed with Anxiety

12.5%

90

More than average stress

41.9%

302

Reported traumatic
academic experience

43.7%

314

Traumatic experience in
intimate relationships

30.8%

221

American College Health Association. (2014). ACHA-National college health assessment II.

What is Counseling?
What is Psychotherapy? (2016). Retrieved from http://www.therapistaid.com/

How can someone face the overwhelming presence

of emotional/mental illness or struggle?
Therapeutic Counseling! What
is that?
Neutral party who listens and
understands w/o judgement
Helps you learn about yourself by
pointing out patterns and giving
honest feedback.
Teaches techniques and strategies to
deal with problems
Find areas where ideal self and actual
self differ and encourages change or
acceptance.

How Would Counseling Benefit You?

Carey N. Marsh, S. A. (2015). Underutilization of mental health services among college students:
An examination of system-related barriers. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 227-243.

Enables being healthier and attain positive well-being

healthy body only possible with a healthy mind.
Enables maintaining a well-rounded
group of friends/relationships
Mental wellness linked to academic
performance and educational
attainment
Positive mental health linked to
having successful careers

What are the Misconceptions?

The Huffington Post

UCF Counseling Services FAQs

Treatment Advocacy Center

Highly successful people, like Catherine ZetaJones, Michael Phelps, and Drew Barrymore,
struggle with mental illnesses and are
publicly open about their struggles and
seeking help.

Counseling is for the

weak

Counseling is too
expensive

Counseling Services are free to all

currently enrolled UCF students.

Counseling is
unnecessary, I can
handle it myself

Untreated mental illness can result in

devastating consequences like
homelessness, incarceration, violence,
victimization, and suicide

UCF Counseling and Psychological Services

Counseling and Psychological Services. (2016). About us. Retrieved from
http://caps.sdes.ucf.edu/

Mission
Enhance the lives of students by reducing the impact of
mental health and phase of life challenges, elevating
resiliency and minimizing the interruption of their
academic pursuits.

Services
Individual, group, couples/conjoint counseling, crisis
intervention, consultation presentations and workshops

Cost
Free to students enrolled at UCF!

But What About a Real Example?

The testimony of a student just like you

Counseling saved my life.

Its as simple as that.

What have we told you?

Positive
Testimonials
Eliminating
Misconceptions

Benefits and Value of

Counseling
What is Mental Health
Counseling?
Prevalence of
Mental Health
Issues

Whats Next?
How many of you have a more positive
opinion about mental health counseling than
you did before this presentation?
How many of you value counseling as an

option for yourself and/or would point a

struggling friend to counseling as a resource?

References
American College Health Association. (2014). ACHA-National college health assessment II.
Carey N. Marsh, S. A. (2015). Underutilization of mental health services among
college students: An examination of system-related barriers. Journal of
College Student Psychotherapy, 227-243.
Counseling and Psychological Services: Student Development and Enrollment
Services. (2016). Retrieved from http://caps.sdes.ucf.edu/
Holmes, Lindsay. (2014). These wildly successful people will prompt you to rethink
what it means to have a mental illness. The Huffington Post. Retrieved from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/30/successful-people-withmental-illness_n_5610978.html
National Alliance on Mental Illness. (2015). Mental health by the numbers. Retrieved from
https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-By-the-Numbers

Therapistaid.com. (2016). What is psychotherapy?. Retrieved from

http://www.therapistaid.com/
Treatment Advocacy Center. (2015). Consequences of non-treatment. Retrieved from
http://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/resources/consequences-of-lackof-treatment/violence/1384