Counseling services available to students
by Chris Taylor, editor-in-chief

    Counseling Centers on all TCC campuses are prepared to work with students who are suffering from the effects of the attacks on Sept. 11.

    The NW Campus counseling center is taking to the streets to help students.

    Joe Rode, director of counseling, said, “Counselors are putting out the word that help is available by walking the campus and visiting the television rooms.”

    Any student having anxiety over the attacks also can visit with counselors in the counseling center.

    “This attack will touch not just students or faculty members, but their families as well,” he said.

    Rode said that NW Campus will be offering a series of student workshops that can help deal with anxiety from the attacks or from taking tests.

    Rode invites any students having problems to come to the counseling center.

    Triesha Light, counselor and associate professor of psychology, said that South Campus is “promoting the hours we are open and telling students about the counseling center and what is available to them.”

    Light wants students to know that counseling is available to students who need help scholastically or personally.

    “We are encouraging instructors to make announcements that counseling is available to students feeling the effects of the attacks,” she said.

    Light is also involved with Women in New Roles (Win-R), which has support groups available to any student. Interested students can contact Light at 817-515-4740 to participate in the groups.

    NE Campus also has help available for students who are depressed or are having anxiety as a result of the attacks.

Bobbi Austin, counseling secretary, said that many students are “feeling depressed by the situation.”

    “If students are feeling depressed, suicidal or feeling discriminated against because of the situation, personal counseling is available,” she said.

    Marisa Garcia-Luna, director of counseling on SE Campus, said that her department put out posters all over the campus.

    “We have counselors going to the television rooms to help students cope,” she said.

    Garcia-Luna also said that they have sent letters to all the faculty on campus asking instructors to make announcements about the availability of the counseling services.

    Counseling centers are open Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-7 p.m. amd Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

    In addition, the South Campus center is open Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

    To make an appointment, call the center on the local campus.