Personal Counseling
Albert Einstein College of Medicine offers confidential, student-centered wellbeing counseling to M.D., Ph.D., dual M.D./Ph.D. students, and postdoctoral fellows to support academic and personal challenges that may arise during your training. We understand that navigating your medical and graduate school journey can be challenging and requires developing new coping and study skills to meet the demands of a fast-paced curriculum—students in medical school frequently identify depression and anxiety among the top 10 impediments to academic performance, along with stress and sleep difficulties.
Einstein’s Office of Academic Support and Counseling serves as a trusted, easily accessible resource where you can seek guidance, manage stress, and maintain overall wellbeing during your time in medical or graduate school. The office helps students and trainees develop resilience and coping strategies and provides referrals to Einstein Student Mental Health Center when specialized behavioral health services are needed.
Free, Confidential Mental & Behavioral Health Services
The Einstein Student Mental Health Center provides free, confidential mental health services, including short-term counseling, medication consultation and management, and/or psychotherapy by appointment.
For emergency mental health care when the Einstein Student Mental Health Center is closed, the following free and confidential resources are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:
If you are in danger or need immediate medical attention, call 911.
For crisis intervention and suicide prevention, call 988.
If you are not enrolled in the Einstein Student Health Insurance Plan and need to access behavioral health services, you should consult with your insurance carrier to determine providers who participate with your insurance.
All students attending school in the United States are protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Under HIPAA, therapy or counseling treatment records are not available to anyone other than the professional providing the treatment, or to physicians or other appropriate professionals of the student's choice. Prior written consent from the student is necessary before any treatment records are released.
Visits to the Office of Academic Support and Counseling and the Einstein Student Mental Health Center are confidential. Significant information related to your academic progress may only be shared with the dean of students with your approval. All counseling notations are completely confidential and do not become part of your university record. With a few exceptions, which we will discuss with you, your student record can only be released with your written permission.