Welcome to the Iona College Counseling Center

The counseling center staff are trained counselors who can help you understand yourself more fully, and assist you to develop coping skills to help you take control of your life.

Our Mission Statement

Committed to the pursuit and attainment of academic excellence by all students, the Iona College Counseling Center supports a diverse community of learners in fully realizing their opportunities for intellectual, emotional, cultural, and vocational growth afforded by the College.

In collaboration with all constituencies of the College, the Counseling Center dedicates itself to the facilitation and maintenance of a hospitable, engaging, safe and supportive living and learning environment for all students.

The Counseling Center seeks to fulfill its mission by:

• Being student-centered and data-driven in its professional activities, allocation of resources, and decision making
• Helping students to overcome internal and external challenges to their success and engagement in the campus environment
• Maintaining a standard of excellence in the provision of culturally competent counseling, psychotherapy, crisis intervention, outreach and advocacy services
• Assisting students to acquire the skills and strategies requisite to becoming responsible decision-makers and effective problem solvers
• Helping students to master the developmental tasks appropriate to their maturation level
• Coordinating and maintaining an externship training program that is sought after by graduate academic counseling and clinical psychology programs in the New York metropolitan area
• Educating students and other college constituencies about newly emerging issues relevant to college student mental health through outreach, training, and psychoeducational programs, and by the utilization of multiple channels for the dissemination of information
• Serving as consultants to the College community with regard to interpreting information about students in the service of fostering a campus environment conducive to the growth and development of all students.

Revised 2011