Counseling Services

free, anonymous, peer-to-peer

Our Counseling Services

SIC Staffers offer confidential client-centered counseling to anyone who walks into our office and seeks it. We're equipped to give a wealth of information on contraceptives, sexually transmitted infections, and a wide range of topics under the umbrella of human sexuality. Furthermore, we're trained to counsel both survivors and perpetrators of sexual assault.
Though we do have extensive training and are very well prepared to offer one to two-time counseling sessions, we are students and do not have the training or resources for longer-term therapy sessions. We offer counseling during all of our office hours.



Confidentiality + Duty to Report

All of our counseling sessions operate under the understanding that what is said in the office, stays in the office. We treat clients with the utmost respect and seek to offer information, normalization, and validation to the best of our ability.
There are always two staffers scheduled per a shift of office hours. If a client wishes to speak to a staffer in a more private location, the staffer can easily talk to the client in an available room in Wilder.
All students and faculty of Oberlin College, with the notable exceptions of health care professionals and clergy members, are obligated to fulfill the Duty to Report. This means that if a client speaks of a situation in which they or someone they know has been sexually assaulted, we are obligated to report the incident. However, if a client does not (for whatever reason) want to have his/her/zir situation reported to a higher authority, staffers may ask that the client speaks in hypotheticals rather than naming specific people and places.

Counseling Sessions

Drop in During Hours
Monday-Thursday: 4-6pm, 8-10pm
Friday: closed
Saturday-Sunday: 4-6pm

Schedule An Appointment
Email: sic@oberlin.edu
Instant Message: oberlinsic
Office Phone: 440.775.8135
Emergency Contact: Lisa 978.760.2714