Location:
Commonwealth Hall, Ground Floor
Mailing Address:
Student Health Services
715 S. New Street
West Chester, PA 19383
Phone: 610-436-0730
Fax: 610-436-3148
Email: wellness@wcupa.edu
Use this email for general questions only. Call 610-436-0730 with specific questions.
Sometimes things in life get in the way of taking care of ourselves – including prioritizing our wellness and well-being. We understand that college students frequently go through life transitions which may require a little extra support. We are here to help.
Coaching is an individualized process that empowers students to explore and practice strategies to support their holistic wellness and well-being in areas such as connection, stress, personal strengths, and more. Coaching is a great option for students who are looking to navigate different dimensions of wellness.
Coaching is a short-term, action-oriented tool to help students explore their strengths and personal motivations, identify topics they want to explore, and work towards their wellness vision utilizing sustainable strategies in a supportive environment, guided by motivational interviewing. Potential outcomes of participating in coaching include increase in self-awareness, acquisition of new knowledge and skills, attainment of personal and professional goals, sustainable behavior change, increased life satisfaction, and becoming one’s best self. For more information about coaching, please click here.
Coaching is: free, short-term, private, action-oriented growth relating to a specific area of wellness and well-being.
Coaching is NOT: a substitute for licensed mental health services, diagnosis or treatment, a long-term commitment.
What should I expect with coaching?
· To learn more about yourself and your strengths, and how you can use them to support your well-being journey. To develop new skills to help you flourish and thrive at WCU and beyond
· To challenge yourself (and be challenged by your coach!) to step outside your comfort zone and push past limits we often set for ourselves
· To invest yourself and your time in order to get out as much as you can from coaching
· To have fun!
Are you interested in learning more about your relationship with alcohol or cannabis in a non-judgmental environment? BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening & Intervention for College Students) and CASICS (Brief Cannabis Screening & Intervention for College Students) are individual conversations with one of our trained staff members about substance use. BASICS and CASICS consist of two sessions, each 45-60 minutes in length. Through the BASICS and CASICS programs, students gain insight into their substance use behaviors, receive personalized feedback about their patterns of use, learn accurate information about substance use to make the best personal decisions regarding use, and receive strategies to reduce current and future risk. BASICS and CASICS programs are free and open to any student. To learn more about BASICS and CASICS, check out this brief video about the programs:
Once you submit a request for individual services (coaching, BASICS, or CASICS), your request is submitted to the Associate Director of Wellness Promotion (WP). The Associate Director reviews your request within 1-2 business days and assigns your request to a wellness coach/facilitator.
Please note: OWP will always try to honor any specific coach/facilitator that is requested by a student, however this depends on the availability and current caseload for the coach/facilitator at that time.
Once your request is assigned to a coach/facilitator, they will contact you with your first meeting time within 5 business days of being assigned your request. Your first meeting will be scheduled based on your academic availability and any other scheduling conflicts you indicated in your request form. For your first meeting, you will receive an email notification from your coach/facilitator via the Maxient system as well as a calendar invite from your coach/facilitator directly. Any additional meetings will be scheduled by your coach/facilitator at the end of your first meeting.
Please allow 1-7 business days from your request for services until you receive your first meeting date. If you submitted your request and have not been contacted by a coach/facilitator after 7 business days, please contact OWP at wellness@wcupa.edu for assistance.
Ready to sign up for BASICS/CASICS or Coaching?
Click here to review our late, cancellation, and no show policy. Wellness sessions are scheduled in person in Commonwealth Hall. If you are not located on the West Chester campus of the university or have another reason as to why you cannot attend in person, please note this in your request form.
Group coaching are short sessions led by a trained coach with a small group of students to reflect and engaged together on a specific area of wellness or well-being. Each group coaching topic will include 3 sessions, 3 weeks in a row. Each group coaching meeting will be approximately 45 minutes. Group coaching is great for students who have goals they want to reflect on, are looking to connect with other students, and want to goal-set with a group and facilitator.
The topics for the fall semester will be new beginnings (September), coping with stress (October), and practicing gratitude (November). You can attend as many monthly topics as you’d like!
What can I expect?
· Session 1: getting to know each other, what brought you to group coaching, identifying common concerns among the group and ways to overcome
· Session 2: building off our activity in session 1 and goal setting
· Session 3: reflecting on what we've learned and taking our strengths with us
Fall 2025 Dates
· New beginnings: Tuesday, September 16, September 23, and September 30 at 3 pm
· Stress: Wednesday, October 8, October 15, and October 22 at 4 pm.
· Gratitude: Thursday, November 6, November 13, and November 20 at 9 am
Check out more information on Wellness Promotion’s RamConnect page, or click here to register.
Meet the Facilitators:
*Click on image for additional information about each coach.
Wellness Coaching Q&A's:
Coaching is free.
Coaching consists of 3 sessions. Students will meet with their coach for a 1-hour session to start followed by 2, 30-minute sessions over a 6-week period. Students relying on their coach for longer term support (more than 1 semester focusing on the same topic) will be referred to campus resources for additional support.
Sessions are held in-person or remotely via Zoom or by phone. Locations are determined between the coach and student.
Yes! We recognize that you may have different goals that you would like to work on.
Yes. We ask that you let your coach know.
No. Coaching is a private resource meaning that information shared will remain private
between, you, the student, and your facilitator with the following exceptions:
Disclosure of sexual misconduct-including sexual assault, dating violence, domestic
violence, stalking, sexual abuse, and harassment
Concern of safety to yourself or to another person, including criminal behavior
Facilitators are not confidential resources on campus. On-campus confidential resources
include the Center for Counseling & Psychological Services (610-436-2301) and Health
Services (610-436-2509).
Please email wellness@wcupa.edu. You may send your questions directly or include your availability for staff to setup a time to answer all of your questions.
You can help spread the word about the Wellness Coaching program and encourage friends to reach out. While we can suggest the program to others, we can't make other people want to participate. Feel free to share the Wellness Coaching Flyer to help spread the word about the program.
eCHECKUP TO GO (alcohol and cannabis assessments)
Students are encouraged to learn about their use of alcohol and cannabis through completing the eCHECKUP tools.
Do you drink alcohol? How many calories do you typically drink in a week? How much
money do you spend in a month? How does your alcohol use compare to other WCU students
and students in the US?
Take 8-10 minutes to get personal, confidential feedback about alcohol use with the eCHECKUP Alcohol. Want to talk about your results? Call (610-436-0730) or email (wellness@wcupa.edu) Wellness Promotion to set up a time to talk.
Alcohol eCHECKUP to Go Program Link
Take 8-10 minutes to do the eCHECKUP TO GO: Marijuana and get personal, confidential feedback about marijuana use. Want to talk about your results? Call (610-436-0730) or email (wellness@wcupa.edu) Wellness Promotion to set up a time to talk.
Marijuana eCHECKUP to Go Program Link
