What is Let's Talk?
Let’s Talk is a program that provides easy access to free, informal, and confidential
individual consultations with a Michigan Tech counselor to all currently enrolled
Michigan Tech undergraduate and graduate students. Students can meet with a counselor
to have a brief conversation about specific mental health questions or concerns.
The counselor facilitating the Let's Talk Program is there to listen to a specific
concern, provide support, help explore solutions and give information about available
appropriate resources. If you are unsure if Let's Talk is the option for you, look
at what is and is not a good fit for this program.
Let's Talk is not a substitute for formal counseling and does not constitute mental
health treatment. Additionally, Let's Talk is not designed to provide emergency or
crisis support. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or emergency, please contact emergency
and crisis support at 1-877-376-7896.
Find upcoming Let's Talk events on our event calendar
Let's Talk is a good fit for:
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Students who are not sure about therapy and wonder what it’s like to talk with a therapist
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Students who are not interested in therapy but would like the perspective of a counselor
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Students who have a concern about a friend and want some thoughts about what to do
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Students who would like more information on what mental health and well-being services
that Michigan Tech offers
Let's Talk is not a good fit for:
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Students experiencing current thoughts of wanting to hurt themselves or someone else
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Students with concerns for their safety
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Students experiencing a mental health crisis (please contact crisis and emergencies
support at 1-877-376-7896 for support)
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We host monthly Let's Talk events. Find the next one on our Events page.
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Let's Talk with Jim happens every Thursday, 6–8 p.m in Wadsworth Hall Room 124W (only
for students living in the Residence Halls).
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Confidential Zoom sessions are available to students on request. Contact Sarah Woodruff,
CRC, LPC at smwoodru@mtu.edu.
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Let’s Talk is an informal consultation only. Let’s Talk is not counseling.
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Let’s Talk conversations are not part of students’ releasable records.
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Although Let's Talk consultants are mental health professionals, Let's Talk consultations
do not constitute mental health treatment.
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Limits to confidentiality: When there is an immediate threat of harm to you or others,
Let's Talk counselors are required by law to report this. When a minor, elderly person,
or someone otherwise incapacitated is being abused, Let's Talk consultants are also
required by law to report this.
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If your Let's Talk consultant assesses that you could benefit from a higher level
of care, every effort will be made to refer you to other appropriate resources at
the university and surrounding community.
