The Counseling Center offers in-person services. Please feel free to call the Counseling Center Monday through Friday from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm at 803-641-3609 to schedule an appointment.
If you are having an emergency, please call 9-1-1.
If you want to speak to someone after hours, you can call the Aiken Helpline at 2-1-1 or 1-877-648-9900.
The National Disaster Distress Hotline 24/7/365 is operating and providing crisis counseling and emotional support. Calls (1-800-985-5990; press "2" for Spanish) and texts (text TalkWithUs to 66746) are answered by trained counselors from a network of independently-operated crisis centers located across the U.S.
If you have been seeing or have seen one of our counselors in the past, you can email them directly at the addresses below:
- Dana Cullum: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Cheryl Lindler: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Teresa Smoak: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Other helpful steps you can take:
The Counseling Center offers counseling services to full-time and part-time students free of charge. The Counseling Center is available to address a variety of concerns. Browse our topics and issues, and if you don't see what you're looking for, please contact us and tell us what's on your mind.
To schedule an appointment with a counselor, call the Counseling Center at 803-641-3609 or stop by suite 107 in the Student and Educational Support Building during office hours.
We're here to serve you, the USC Aiken student. A counselor is available during office hours.
Emergency services can be obtained after hours and on weekends by calling University Police. Dial 6111 from on-campus telephones or 803-648-4011 from any telephone to reach University Police.