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Counseling Services at Ferrum College
Health Center, Extension 365-4469

Personal counseling is available to all students through a group of professional counselors, Family Service of the Roanoke Valley. There is no fee for these services and regular office hours are conducted on campus. The main objective is to help students to achieve academic and personal goals as well as provide support during stressful times. To accomplish this, Counselors collaborate with a support network of staff and faculty from residence education, health center, chaplain’s office, academic support, and academic advising.

The focus of counseling services is on short-term, problem solving counseling. If a student is in need of long term therapy the Counselor will make a referral to a therapist for in depth, therapeutic counseling. Students are assured that all counseling services are confidential between the student and counselor unless the counselor believes that the student is an imminent danger to hurt her/himself or others. In such cases in the best interest of the student the counselor is obligated to involve others as appropriate.

More Information:
Schedule An Appointment
About The Counselors
Office Hours
Emergency Contacts
Campus Resources
ULifeline.org
Other Resources

How to Schedule an Appointment with Counseling Services

1. Call or stop by the Counseling Office in the Health Center (extension 365-4469) and ask to schedule a time to talk to a Counselor

(OR)

2. Send an e-mail directly to Jill Hufnagel at jillhufnagel@mac.com

About the Counselor . . .

Jill Hufnagel received her Masters degree in Community Counseling from James Madison University. She also has a Doctorate in Twentieth-Century American Literature and Women’s Studies from the University of South Carolina. She has experience with individual, couple and group counseling. She is a part time therapist with Family Service of Roanoke Valley and has been at Ferrum College since 2004. She is excited about working with students and supporting them throughout their college experience. She lives in Roanoke with her husband, daughter and twin sons. Contact Jill at jillhufnagel@mac.com, or extension 365-4469.

Office Hours
The Health Center office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in order to make an appointment with the counselor. Jill Hufnagel is on campus by appointment during the following schedule:

Monday: noon - 4:00PM
Thursday: 10:30 to 3:30PM

Emergency Contacts
911 – Franklin County Emergency Services
4444 - Ferrum College Police
Residence Education Staff
• Community Advisor
• Head Resident
• Residence Hall Educator

Other Campus Counseling Resources
4270 - Academic Resources Center, Susie Crow or Betsy Smith
4286 – Chaplain’s Office, Wes Astin or Joyce Scott
4456 – Dean of Students, Dave Newcombe or Jill Adams
4461 – Residence Education Office, Jason Jones or Tammy Jamison

Other Resources
9-489-5490 Crisis Counseling – CONTACT (Rocky Mount, VA)
9-484-4860 or 9-1-800-284-8898 Carilion Behavioral Health
9-483-4223 Family Service of the Roanoke Valley
9-483-0582 Piedmont Community Services
9-1-800-222-1222 Poison Control
9-1-800-662-4357 National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referral Hotline
9-1-800-784-2433 (1-800-suicide) National Hopeline Network

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