Our students face a variety of challenges. On top of juggling school, work, family and a social life, they deal with concerns such a stress, relationship issues, homesickness, loss of loved ones or depression.
Fontbonne’s Counseling and Wellness office is staffed with licensed clinical social workers and professional counselors who provide free brief mental health counseling to currently enrolled Fontbonne students, roommates and couples*. Additionally, we offer special programs for families.
Our counselors maintain confidentiality according to ethical and legal obligations mandated by the State of Missouri. We also provide referrals to off-campus counseling and other resources upon request.
*For couples counseling, both parties must be Fontbonne students in order to have couples counseling through the university.
As student health and wellness is related to academic success, Fontbonne encourages student wellness – body, mind, and spirit – by providing wellness resources and activities for students throughout the academic year. Examples include the Student Health and Wellness Fair and Fitness Classes.
Fontbonne’s Campus Ministry department provides many resources to enhance students’ spiritual wellness and to encourage spiritual growth and development. Please click here to visit the Campus Ministry Website.
Family support can be very important to college students. Fontbonne offers the First-Year Family Transitions (FYFT) program to help families work together to ease the transition from high school to college and from home life to campus life and to promote students’ success.
While the FYFT is beneficial for all incoming freshman families, it can be especially helpful for:
The program includes a free family support session with Claudia Charles, Director of Counseling & Wellness at Fontbonne University. Claudia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with sixteen years of counseling experience in higher education, and doctoral level training in family counseling. During the session families will receive referral information for family counseling providers in the community.
For more information or to schedule a session please contact Student Affairs at 314-889-4516 or counselingappts@fontbonne.edu. Sessions take place in the Student Affairs Division, located on the first floor of the Medaille Hall building. Hours are Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; evening hours may be arranged as needed.
At one time or another, most families deal with hardships and loss, and unfortunately such difficulties can hamper a student’s college performance. For any student family that is experiencing or has recently dealt with a serious hardship or loss, Fontbonne offers a free family support session to help families cope together. Sessions are with Claudia Charles, Director of Counseling & Wellness at Fontbonne University. Claudia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with thirteen years ten years of counseling experience in higher education, and doctoral level training in family counseling. During the session families will receive referral information for family counseling providers in the community.
For more information or to schedule a session please contact Student Affairs at 314-889-4516 or counselingappts@fontbonne.edu. Sessions take place in the Student Affairs Division, located on the first floor of the Medaille Hall building. Hours are Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; evening hours may be arranged as needed.