{"id":2593,"date":"2020-06-02T12:24:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/?page_id=2593"},"modified":"2024-10-28T10:43:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:43:20","slug":"counseling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/services\/counseling\/","title":{"rendered":"Counseling and Referrals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/fsao\/files\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1079549267-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/fsao\/files\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1079549267-650x434.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"303\" height=\"202\" class=\" wp-image-3024 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/files\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1079549267-650x434.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/files\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1079549267-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/files\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1079549267-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/files\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1079549267-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/files\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1079549267-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/a>The FSAO offers employees and their household family members ages 17 and older* up to 6 sessions of short-term counseling per issue, per year.\u00a0 Our staff of professional counselors have experience helping people with a range of personal and work-related issues such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stress<\/li>\n<li>Mental Health<\/li>\n<li>Family and Relationships<\/li>\n<li>Loss\/Grief<\/li>\n<li>Adjusting to Life Transitions<\/li>\n<li>Substance Use and Addiction<\/li>\n<li>Harassment and Misconduct<\/li>\n<li>Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault<\/li>\n<li>Burnout and Balancing Conflicting Demands<\/li>\n<li>Concern about a Distressed Colleague<\/li>\n<li>Workplace Issues<\/li>\n<li>Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity<\/li>\n<li>Community Resources Support<\/li>\n<li>Self-care and Well-being<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In an initial meeting, your FSAO counselor will meet with you to listen to your concerns and help you develop a plan for resolving them.\u00a0 This may include short-term, solution-focused counseling at the FSAO or a referral to resources at BU or in the community.\u00a0 If you are referred for behavioral health treatment, your counselor will work with you to access high-quality services with attention to your preferences for therapist identity and therapeutic approach.<\/p>\n<p>Counseling sessions are confidential, free of charge, and available in person in our Charles River and Medical campus offices, virtually via our HIPAA-compliant Zoom platform, or by telephone.\u00a0 FSAO counselors offer services in English<span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW214387734 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214387734 BCX0\">.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<strong>Interpreter services are available for all other languages.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* For household members under age 17, FSAO will meet with guardians\/parents to discuss concerns and provide assistance with referrals.<\/p>\n<p>Complete a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/contact\/\">Contact Form<\/a> or call our office at 617-353-5381 to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FSAO offers employees and their household family members ages 17 and older* up to 6 sessions of short-term counseling per issue, per year.\u00a0 Our staff of professional counselors have experience helping people with a range of personal and work-related issues such as: Stress Mental Health Family and Relationships Loss\/Grief Adjusting to Life Transitions Substance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16338,"featured_media":0,"parent":2693,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2593"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16338"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2593"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3793,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2593\/revisions\/3793"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}