Counseling Services
Counseling Services at Kent State University at Stark is located in the Herbert W. Hoover Foundation Counseling Center in the Campus Center and offers individual therapy sessions for students and educational workshops for both students and the campus community.
Mandy Derheimer, M.A., LPCC
Counseling Specialist
Kent State University at Stark
Mandy graduated in 2004 from Walsh University with a master's degree in Counseling and Human Development, with a specialty in Mental Health. She has worked in a variety of mental health settings such as community mental healthcare, private practice and telehealth therapy.
STUDENTS
REDUCE THE STIGMA. SEEK HELP. REFER A FLASH.
The Kent State Mental Health website provides information on mental health and well-being services that support the Kent State University community across our campus system and abroad. This site will help you identify resources for yourself or others and provides information on educational resources to enhance learning around mental health and well-being.
KENT STATE Mental Health WEBSITE
24/7 HELP
STARK COUNTY
- Stark County Crisis Hotline: Call 330-452-6000 anytime
OHIO
- Ohio CareLine: Call 1-800-720-9616
- Free, 24/7 emotional support call service created by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, staffed by behavioral health professionals, confidential support in times of personal or family crisis when individuals may be struggling to cope with challenges in their lives
NATIONAL
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call 988
- Free 24/7, confidential support for people in distress, prevention, and crisis resources for you or loved ones.
- Previously the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, can still call 1-800-273-8255
- Crisis Text Line: Text 4HOPE to 741-741
- Free, 24/7, confidential access to live crisis counselors using text messages.
- The Trevor Project: Call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678
- Free, 24/7, crisis intervention and suicide prevention to LGBTQ young people.
- National Alliance on Mental Illness Helpline: Call 1-800-950-6264
- Free, M-F 10 a.m.-6 p.m., nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with mental health conditions, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 1-800-799-7233 or chat online
- Free, 24/7, confidential, one-on-one chat session with a Hotline advocate
- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) National Sexual Assault Hotline: Call 800-656-4673 or chat online
- Free, 24/7, confidential chat with a trained staff member
- Veterans Crisis Line: Call 988 then press 1