Director's Welcome

Hello and welcome to the University of Maryland, College Park’s Counseling Center! If you are a student here, I am so glad that you found us! My sincere promise to you is that we are here for you and that we will strive to help you address whatever mental health concerns you have in the most caring, culturally sensitive, compassionate, effective, and efficient way possible. If you are a faculty member, staff, or a parent of a Terp, I am equally glad that you found us too! We are happy to consult and help you in any way that we can.

Here at University of Maryland, we pride ourselves on being a comprehensive Counseling Center with extensive expertise and specialization in college student mental health and well-being. As such, we provide clinical services to the student community, engage in outreach, education, and prevention activities to increase awareness of mental health issues in our community and foster campus well-being, and train the new generation of mental health clinicians. This tremendous work is done through the close collaboration between our Initial Access Team, our On-Going Care Team, our Care Management team, our Embedded Clinical Team, our Mental Health Emergency Assessment and Response Team, our Research Unit, and our Administrative Team. Together, we strive to address the mental health needs of our students and to foster a culture of well-being and care on the campus.

I would be remiss if I were to not mention the critical partnerships with key stakeholders across the campus that help facilitate and add to the tremendous work done by the Counseling Center. The student voice is consistently heard and integrated into the growth and development of the Counseling Center through our partnership with the Student Government Association, the Graduate Student Government, the Resident Hall Association, and the Counseling Center Student Advisory Board.

Once again, I want you to know that we are here for you, ready to support your academic success, and the growth and development that you will no doubt experience throughout your tenure as a student at the University of Maryland. If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please do not hesitate to reach out. Good luck!

Dr. Chetan Joshi (he/him)
Director of Counseling Center 
Special Assistant to the Senior Associate Vice President of Student Affairs 
University of Maryland, College Park