The mission of the HCC Counseling Department is to provide holistic support for students pursuing their educational goals. To accomplish this mission, we will provide a full range of professional services including ADA accommodations, personal and mental health counseling, career counseling, academic skills enhancement, outreach programming, consultation, and crisis intervention.
Reasons to Seek Counseling Service
- Student success workshops (e.g., time management, goal setting, motivation, etc.)
- Personal Counseling
- SLIP sessions for students on suspension and probation
- Strategies for managing stress and anxiety (including test anxiety)
- Crisis Intervention
- ADA services to include reasonable accommodations, https://www.hccs.edu/support-services/ability-services/
- Alcohol and other drug issues
- Sexual and domestic violence issues
- Community resource information
- Career Assessment, planning, and exploration (for all students, especially undecided students)
Ability Services
The Ability Services Department is a welcoming, engaging, and supportive environment that offers educational support services for students with varying abilities so they can be accommodated and included in the rich diversity of HCC. The department provides a wide variety of accommodations and supports to students based on their individual needs so they will have equal access to the college environment. The office also works collaboratively with partners across campuses to ensure that all aspects of campus are inclusive in nature.
To learn more about the process and documentation needed: https://www.hccs.edu/support-services/ability-services/
SLIP (Success Learning Intervention Plan)
SLIP Orientation is a required first step to enrolling in classes for a student who is on academic probation or suspension (earned academic grade point average is below a 2.0 GPA). Attending a SLIP session is the first in a series of 3 mandatory meetings a probationary/suspended student must complete during the semester.
If you are on Academic Probation or Academic Suspension and need to register for a SLIP (Successful Learning Intervention Program) Orientation Session, please visit https://www.hccs.edu/slip
Student Basic Needs Application
To get additional assistance and information on internal and external resources, complete the Basic Need Questionnaire.
HCC Southeast Counseling department is here to assist you!
Contact us:
P. 713.718.7144
E. se.counseling@hccs.edu
For more information visit, hccs.edu/counseling