Wellness Center

All counseling services are with professional counselors who are familiar with university life. All you need to do to meet with a counselor is to call the office at 574.807.7370, this number is answered by counseling center staff and is completely confidential. Up to eight (8) free sessions are available each year to full-time students at no charge. If you are a part time student there is a minimal fee.

Counselors are available to talk to students about anything a student wishes to discuss: there is no reason a student cannot come to talk to someone, everyone is welcome. Please do not feel you have to wait until it is a “big problem.” Often talking in a confidential setting where you can freely talk about anything is helpful and keeps small concerns from becoming bigger. On the other hand, big problems and crises can be overwhelming and feel like they cannot be fixed: please let us help with these also, they almost always can get better and school gets to be OK again. Please let us at the counseling office know if we can be of any service to you.

Counselors can help with frustrations, feeling overwhelmed, anxiety, depression, moodiness, trauma, aftermath of assault or abuse, ADD/ADHD, learning problems, being annoyed with roommates, overeating/undereating, not sleeping well, relationship problems and much more. We also can do some assessment to figure out how things such as anxiety, depression or attention struggles might be making school difficult for you. We offer all this in individual counseling, couples counseling, group counseling and assessment in the Wellness Center. If you would like more services, such as seeing a medical doctor or psychiatrist to talk about whether medication might also help, we can easily help you connect to a nearby, off-campus doctor at your convenience.

Education programs are also things we do. We can offer workshops, seminars, and public talks on a variety of topics of interest to students. We like to come to classes, hold meetings in the Wellness Center, talk in Sufficient Grounds, meet in the Center for Academic Success or hold conferences in a number of other places on campus. Please let us know what you would like to know more about and where you would like us to talk:  we are flexible.

• Monday – Thursday – 9:30 a.m. -4 p.m.
• Friday – Campus nurse is not available on Fridays.  Appointments can be made for the following week.
• Walk-ins welcome or call 574.807.7370 to schedule an appointment

Services offered

Minor illnesses:

Assessments, first aid, and referral for ill and injured students is provided on an appointment or walk-in basis. The campus nurse can suggest appropriate over the counter treatments and provide guidance on when the student should seek a higher level of medical care with a local/family physician, walk-in clinic or urgent care.  Nurse visits are free of charge, but there is a minimal cash fee for testing, such as strep throat and urine testing. If test results are positive, the campus nurse may need to refer to a higher level of medical care.  The Wellness Center (student health services) cannot treat or provide services such as, X-rays, stitches, broken bones or emergency care.

Symptom(s) Check Up 

MINOR ILLNESSES

• Allergies symptoms
• Cough/cold symptoms
• Ear aches/ear symptoms
• Ear wax removal
• Upset stomach symptoms
• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea symptoms
• Sinus symptoms

• Blood pressure check/monitoring

Special Note: The campus nurse can suggest appropriate over the counter treatments and provide guidance on when the student should seek a higher level of medical care with a local/family physician, walk-in clinic, or urgent care. 

Bethel University Wellness Center cannot treat severe cuts that require stitches or broken bones.  Those needing stitches or X-Ray services will need to go to Med Point.  Please seek immediate medical attention at a local emergency room for severe symptoms such as chest pain, confusion, shortness of breath, or dizziness.

Wellness Center Admission form (open Word document, then complete and print)

Personal history form (open Word document, then complete and print)

Immunization Policy

Sexual Misconduct Policy (PDF)

• ADHD in College 
• Anger 
• Anxiety 
• Bipolar disorder
• College mental health resource site
• Depression
• Disability
• Eating Disorders
• Emotional Health: 
  • Source 1
  • Source 2
• Sleep
• Sport and exercise
• Stress
• Suicide