COUNSELING SERVICES
at the Wellness Center
Welcome to the Wellness Center. Counseling Services provides support for the NNU community’s mental health by providing free confidential counseling services for NNU undergraduate students. Learn more about these helpful services and our caring staff below.
Meet Our Team
Julie Barrass, MS, LCPC
Director of Counseling Services, Licensed Mental Health Counselor
NNU Counseling Services
Counseling services are provided for undergraduate students and are free, client-centered sessions. We use the walk-in model and offer a variety of scheduling and counseling options.
Scheduling
If you are in a crisis or have an emergency please call 988, 911, or Campus Safety at 208.467.8911 or call or text 208.989.6903, or go to the nearest emergency room.
Students can call 208.467.8466, email wellnesscenter@nnu.edu to schedule appointments or walk in.
Our hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (We are closed for lunch from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. and Wednesdays for community chapel at 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)
The Wellness Center is located beside the Alumni House at 518 E. Dewey Ave.
About Us
The Wellness Center is the home of NNU Counseling Services including licensed counselors and interns providing solution-focused, client-centered counseling. Because we use a walk-in model, there are a variety of scheduling and counseling options. We provide free confidential counseling services for NNU undergraduate students. As an undergraduate student, you can walk in or schedule the initial session with a counselor, usually lasting about 30 minutes. That session may provide the assistance you need on the spot. You can then choose to schedule another walk-in appointment or a longer session which is about 45 minutes. In order to provide all NNU undergraduate students with counseling as needed, we do not schedule recurring appointments.
Since the Wellness Center is a training center with licensed counselors, we may also have interns and practicum students. All trainees are supervised and discuss their sessions with our Clinical Supervisor. The intention of this supervision is to provide the highest quality care. Students have the choice of which counselor they see and are free to discontinue services at any time.
In addition to counseling for undergraduate students, NNU Counseling Services provides consultations, referrals and trainings for NNU staff, faculty and graduate students.
We also oversee the Peer Mentor program which is a group of returning students who provide peer support for undergraduate students. They are trained in confidentiality, making appropriate referrals, being good listeners and reaching out to others. Each wing in the first-year residence halls is assigned a peer mentor to partner with the Resident Assistant (RA) on that wing. There are also peer mentors for athletes, transfer and commuter students.