Office of Counseling Services
Union University is committed to the development of the whole person, who under the sovereignty of God is a person of intellectual, spiritual, social, psychological, and physical dimensions. Union endeavors to approach students from these perspectives and to provide the atmosphere, opportunities, and resources for students to know wholeness within the context of a community of learners.
In support of this mission, Union University Counseling Services is staffed by counselors and social workers to assist students with personal counseling. Information shared in the counseling relationship is confidential.
In addition to on-campus services, limited off-campus services are available through community service providers by referral of the Director for Counseling Services. If you are a minority student who would like to see a counselor of your same ethnicity and we do not have a minority counselor on campus, we are able to refer you to a credentialed minority counseling in the community for care paid for by the university.
Counseling and Spiritual Direction services are available for no fee during the academic year to currently enrolled students. Counseling services are not provided during the summer months. Services are offered most weeks Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm. You may request an appointment online below (during the academic year, but not in the summer), or by stopping in at the health and counseling clinic waiting rooms (PAC, F hallway) during regular business hours.
Online-only/Hendersonville/Memphis Students may still use BetterHelp.com during summer months.
Any unanswered questions may be referred to the Director, Tamarin Huelin, at thuelin@uu.edu, or at 731.661.5923.
Make A Counseling Appointment
Make a Spiritual Direction Appointment
Title IX Incident Report Form
If you are in crisis, please go to a local urgent care facility (Jackson Clinic Convenient Care, Physicians Quality Care) or dial 911, or Safety & Security's 24 hour cell at 731.394.2922.
Other Happenings
Vocational Discernment Group
The group will meet on Wednesdays from 3:00-4:00 pm, beginning September 17th (or as soon as we have at least 5 registered to attend).
- Session 1, September 17th — Introducing Discernment
- Session 2, September 24th — Aligning Our Heart with God's Heart
- Session 3, October 1st — Developing a Listening Heart
- Session 4, October 15th — Attending to the Movements of the Heart
- Session 5, October 22nd — Uncovering Our Gifts
- Session 6, October 29th — Making God's Dream Real
- Session 7, November 5th — Moving from Discernment to Decision Making
All material is based off of Trevor Hudson's book entitled In Search of God's Will, Discerning A Life of Faithfulness and Purpose.
Each session will be based off of a twenty-minute video by Trevor Hudson presenting the material, so there is no reading or advance prep required. As a group member, you will simply show up, we'll watch the video together, and then we will discuss together how the material presented applies to your questions and your lives.
You must register to join. Once you have registered, watch your email for a message from Chelsy Crawford with more details.
Please contact Chelsy Crawford at cjcrawford@uu.edu with questions.
Our Mission
The goal of Counseling Services is to promote total student development by assisting students in realizing and attaining full potential. Particular emphasis is placed on opportunities which foster emotional, social and spiritual development.
Scope of Care
To meet as many student needs as possible, the Counseling Center offers a wide range of services including consultation, workshops, individual therapy and group therapy. Clinical services include initial intake assessment, brief individual counseling, group counseling, and referral to community resources where appropriate. If you currently see a professional for counseling in your hometown and can continue to see him/her, our recommendation is that you continue care with your current provider. If you are seeking specialized/intensive clinical services that require meeting with the same therapist beyond one semester or meeting more than once every other week, we recommend receiving care by a specialist in town.
Important Information
Please visit our Screening, Self Help, and Information section. You can take a confidential screening test for depression, anxiety, attention deficit disorder, eating disorders and mania. Also, there is great information on these topics: anger management, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, attention deficit disorder, grief, relationships, stress, sleep, study skills, trauma, and time management.
BetterHelp.com
The university has contracted with the online platform BetterHelp.com. We have two different options with them. One is for Jackson campus students, and the other is for online-only and students on our Hendersonville and Memphis campuses.
Jackson Students Online-only/Hendersonville/Memphis Students