Welcome, Eagles!
With a team of licensed mental health professionals, we provide individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, substance misuse prevention and intervention, outreach programming and other services.
Counseling Center
Creating a non-judgmental and confidential space with affirming practices for students of diverse identities to feel safe sharing their concerns.
Our practices are grounded in multicultural perspectives to address the diverse identities represented within our student population and empower students to gain awareness of their interconnected lived experiences for healthy, sustainable wellness that supports their academic, social and emotional growth along with retention and graduation.
Schedule a New Appointment
All first-time appointments are 30-minute screening appointments to determine the level of need. To request a screening appointment, please call 919-530-7646.
Screening and Walk-in Appointment Hours:
Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Email: [email protected]
This email is for non-emergency contact only and is monitored during business hours.
You have the option to complete intake forms electronically by using the link in the box below. Please call or email the Center to inform us when you have completed the intake forms.
Emergency and Crisis Response Assistance
For emergency and crisis response assistance after hours and for non-urgent after-hours counseling needs, please call 919-530-7646 to speak to a counselor with our crisis response service, ProtoCall. You may also call the Campus Police at 919-530-6106.
You may also call 911 or visit your nearest emergency room, such as Duke Regional Hospital at 3643 N. Roxboro St., Durham, NC, 27704, or Duke University Hospital at 2310 Irwin Road, Durham, NC, 27710.
Submit an Outreach Request
To submit outreach requests, please complete the Counseling Services Outreach Request Form.
Please provide three weeks of advance notice for all outreach requests.
Wellness Resources
Are you having trouble sleeping, relaxing, or focusing? Check out our wellness resources, including our self-help service available 24/7/365, Therapy Assistance Online, or TAO, to help get your life back on track.
The NCCU Counseling Center is staffed by licensed mental health professionals.
Counselors and staff are available for a variety of services and programs.
Important Information
The Counseling Center is the sponsoring department for the NCCU Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC), named Healing, Overcoming, Persevering, Evolving (HOPE).
Stomp Out Stigma: Student vs Staff/Faculty Basketball Tournament
Get ready for the Stomp Out Stigma 2024 Basketball Tournament!
Stomp Out Stigma has been the Counseling Center’s signature event for the past 5 years. The main goal of this event is to promote mental health awareness! This will be a 3-day tournament in which students, staff, or faculty teams compete against each other.
On the final day of the tournament, there will be information tables provided by various campus partners promoting mental health resources and awareness. Teams should make plans to be available April 10–12 from 4:30–7 p.m. Games will be held in the Walker T. Complex. Students, encourage your faculty and staff to participate!
Events Calendar
Check out our upcoming events.
Hours of Operation:
Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Phone: 919-530-7646 (Protocol answering service available outside of normal business hours) or 919-530-6106 (campus police)