Graceland provides in-person counseling for students on the Lamoni campus. All mental health services are confidential and free of charge. After an initial consultation to determine the most appropriate counseling method, you may receive individual counseling, group counseling, or a combination of individual and group counseling.
Initial Consultation:
To set up an initial consultation, please contact Lisa Prosser-Dodds at 641.784.5463 or lisapd1@graceland.edu. The consultation provides a chance for you to discuss your concerns. Based on this initial meeting, you and the Mental Health Specialist may agree that individual counseling or group counseling would best suit your needs. If you and the Mental Health Specialist agree that individual or group counseling is the right choice, they will gather the necessary information from you so that you can begin therapy.
Individual counseling is a therapeutic process where Graceland’ professional Mental Health Specialist helps you address emotional and psychological challenges, provides support, coping strategies, and guidance to improve your overall mental well-being and help you navigate your personal difficulties.
In Group counseling, the Mental Health Specialist will facilitate the group. Sessions are designed to help you understand yourself and to help you connect to fellow students who are facing similar issues. Usually, these sessions include students who have concerns about relationships with others; students who feel different from their peers because of the type of problem currently being experienced; and/or students who make choices based on what others want or expect instead of evaluating decisions for themselves.
Graceland University has partnered with Uwill – a leading mental health and wellness solution that allows students the ability to connect quickly with licensed mental health counselors based on their unique needs and preferences.
Uwill provides:
The Uwill telehealth platform and the counselors working within the platform are not controlled or supervised by Graceland. This service is ONLY available for Graceland students (on all campuses and online). This program is not available for Graceland faculty or staff.
Register/login to Uwill and choose a therapist based on your preferences including availability, issue, gender, language, ethnicity. You can also choose a time that fits your schedule with day, night and weekend availability.
Access is quick and easy. You can register and book your first session in just minutes.
Uwill is Private. Secure. Confidential.
General Information:
Uwill is a leading mental health and wellness solution that allows students the ability to connect immediately with available licensed mental counselors based on their unique needs and preferences.
With Uwill, you have the ability to choose a therapist based on your preferences (issue, gender, language, ethnicity), choose a time that fits your schedule (day, night, weekend availability), and choose the appointment type (video, phone, chat, message).
All Graceland students are eligible to receive counseling on the Uwill platform.
You can access the Uwill platform by clicking here and completing your profile using your school email address and current location. After completing your profile, you can immediately research and book an appointment with a therapist of your choosing. Many students have their first session within hours of profile completion.
Counseling:
Uwill therapists have a range of specialties and have extensive experience working with students. Many students utilize Uwill to help with down mood, anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, poor body image, academic challenges, and loneliness, among many other things.
The counselors in the Uwill network are all licensed mental health professionals with extensive clinical experience.
Counselors available on the Uwill platform take a solutions-oriented, holistic approach to treatment. Our therapists aim to work collaboratively with you to help you accomplish your goals through teaching tangible skills. This means that counselors focus on providing specific tools, coping skills, and resources to address the issues you are facing.
Yes, you work with your counselor and select the format that best suits you. The first session must be video or phone and then you can choose the modality based on your schedule and needs.
Cost and Credits:
Yes, Uwill is available free of charge to all current Graceland University students.
Uwill sessions equate to a specific amount of credits. 240 credits are provided to you by Graceland at the beginning of the fall semester and can be utilized as follows:
Note: Unused Uwill credits expire on July 31 and do not roll over from year to year.
You can purchase credits directly through the Uwill dashboard.
No, credits cannot be transferred.
For all scheduled appointments, you may cancel up to 24 hours prior to the appointment time without penalty. If you cancel with less than 24 hours’ notice, all the credits for that appointment will be processed. If you do not cancel and miss the appointment the credits will be deducted as if the session had occurred.
Technical Support:
Yes, Uwill is HIPAA and FERPA compliant which means we follow the strictest privacy guidelines. We never share your data – even on an anonymized basis – with any third party – without consent.
For best performance, we recommend you use Chrome browser to access Uwill here.
Uwill provides 24×7 technical support by email support@uwill.com or phone 833.99.Uwill.
Uwill offers students a direct crisis connection. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, help is available 24/7/365. Call 833-646-1526. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911.
Other emergency resources:
NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
800-950-6264
Text “NAMI” to 741741
nami.org
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Hotline
800-662-4357
samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN)
800-656-4673
rainn.org (Live chat and mobile app available)
Suicide Prevention Hotline
988 (call or text)
988lifeline.org (Live chat available)
Local Counseling Services
Infinity Health
802 East Ackerly Street, Lamoni, Iowa (adjacent to campus to the north)
641-784-7911
Sexual Assault and Partner Violence
Crisis Intervention & Advocacy Center (Local)
Advocacy, Counseling, and Support Groups
Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-550-0004
Domestic Abuse Hotline: 888-612-0266
Iowa Mental Health Crisis Hotline (FREE)
855-581-8111 or text 855-895-8398
yourlifeiowa.org