Cottey College counseling services is committed to fostering the growth and development of Cottey students. By providing mental health services in a safe, supportive, and confidential environment, the counseling staff strives to help students acquire the skills, attitudes, and insights that will enable them to meet the challenges of life in an academic community. The counseling staff encourages personal, campus, and community responsibility, and promotes the wellness of the whole student - emotional, social, spiritual, intellectual, physical, environmental, and occupational. Counseling sessions at Cottey support diversity and inclusivity and are a safe zone for all students and include both in-person and telecounseling sessions. Telecounseling is available to all students and is free and confidential.
The Peer Empowerment Program (PEP) consists of second-, third-, and fourth-year students who have been carefully selected and trained and have volunteered to help their fellow students with problems. Members listen open-mindedly, assist students in sorting out issues, and make referrals when appropriate. Peer listeners will not tell you what to do, but they can help you decide on a course of action. Peer assistance is private and confidential. Peer listeners are supervised by a counselor or the director of health and counseling services.