Let’s Talk

Time: 12 -2 p.m.
Focus: Indigenous Graduate Students
Provider: Serena Cisneros

Virtual

Time: 2 – 3 p.m.
Focus: Healthy  Sex/Sexuality
Provider: Annie Bruns

Virtual

Time: 3 – 5 p.m.
Focus: BIPOC Students
Providers: Kathleen Monmany & Neeti Shenoy

Virtual

Time: 3 – 5 p.m.
Focus: All Students
Providers: Charles Woods & Tyler Peterson (Veteran)

Virtual

Time: 5 – 7 p.m.
Focus: Survivors of sexual and/or intimate partner violence
Provider: Alex Little

Virtual

Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Focus: International Students
Provider: Geetanjali Deole
Location: Pyle Center, Suite 130, Waubesa Huddle Room

Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Focus: Res Life House Fellows
Provider: Molly Willihnganz

Virtual

Time: 12 – 1 p.m. (beginning February 4)
Focus: Law Students
Provider: John Schneider
Location: Law School, Room 5101

Time: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Focus: Business Students
Provider: Julie Phillips

Virtual

Time: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Focus: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Students
Provider: Casey Tice
Location: Agricultural Hall, Room 11

Time: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Focus: All Students
Providers: Julie Silverman & Bella Granato
Location: College Library, 2191D

Time: 3 – 5 p.m.
Focus: LGBTQ+ Students
Provider: Mariessa Robles
Location: Gender and Sexuality Campus Center

Time: 4 – 5 p.m.
Focus: Jewish Students
Provider: Julie Silverman
Location: Hillel

Time: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Focus: Business Students
Provider: Julie Phillips
Location: Grainger Hall, 3081

Time: 2 – 4 p.m.
Dates: 1/22, 2/5, 2/19 (2:30 – 4 p.m.), 3/5, 3/19, 4/2, 4/16, 4/30
Focus: Mercile Lee Scholar Students
Provider: Brittany Howell

Virtual

Time: 3 – 5 p.m.
Focus: Engineering Students
Provider: Michelle Bond
Location: Engineering Student Center, Eng Hall

Time: 3 – 5 p.m.
Focus: BIPOC Students
Providers: Danyelle Okesanjo and Kayla Eggen
Location: Multicultural Student Center, South Mezzanine

Time: 3 – 5 p.m.
Focus: All Students
Providers: Matt Sablan & Brian Drozd
Location: College Library, 2191D

Time: 3 – 5 p.m.
Focus: Indigenous Students
Provider: Serena Cisneros
Location: Indigenous Student Center, Wellness Room #202

Time: 12 – 1 p.m. (beginning February 6)
Focus: Law Students
Provider: John Schneider
Location: Law School, Room 5101

Time: 1 – 3 p.m.
Focus: Health Professions
Providers: Lia Warbasse & Dan Torinus

Virtual

Time: 1 – 3 p.m.
Focus: All Students
Provider: Kayla Eggen
Location: Chadbourne Hall, Office 112

Time: 2 – 4 p.m.
Focus: BIPOC Students
Providers: Rianna Bailey & Tang Yang
Location: Center for Academic Excellence, Bascom Hall, B36D

Time: 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. (every other week beginning 1/23)
Focus: Indigenous Students
Location: ACTS Wellness Room, Middleton Building, Suite 224
Provider: Rhiannon Kunesh

Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Focus: Nursing Students
Provider: Ross Beattie

Virtual

Time: 1 – 3 p.m.
Focus: Fraternity/Sorority Life
Providers: Davida Randolph & Geoff Brown
Location: University Club, Audubon Room

Time: 1 – 3 p.m.
Focus: Engineering Students
Provider: Michelle Bond

Virtual

Time: 1 – 3 p.m.
Focus: All Students
Providers: Bob Stindt & Emily Shwartz

Virtual

Let’s Talk is a program for UW–Madison students that provides easy access to informal and confidential support and consultation with counselors from UHS Mental Health Services. Counselor consultants hold drop-in hours virtually and at sites around campus Monday through Friday. Any student is welcome at any site or virtual link and no fee is charged. Virtual and in-person sections of Let’s Talk are first come, first served with no registration needed.

All UW–Madison undergraduate and graduate students can come to a Let’s Talk consultation, but it’s the best fit for students who:

• Aren’t sure about counseling or wonder what it’s like to talk to a counselor;
• Aren’t interested in ongoing counseling but would like the perspective of a counselor;
• Have a specific problem and would like someone with whom to talk it through; or
• Have a concern about a friend or family member and would like ideas about what to do.

Let’s Talk is a program for UW–Madison students that provides easy access to informal and confidential support and consultation with counselors from UHS Mental Health Services. In these 20-minute one-on-one consultations, you can discuss concerns, get support, and experience what it is like to speak with a mental health provider.  Some sections focus on a specific concern or identity, and others are open to all students and concerns.

Counselors provide ongoing counseling, which usually consists of weekly or bi-monthly 45–50 minute appointments. Let’s Talk is not formal counseling; it’s a drop-in service where students can have an informal consultation with a counselor consultant from time to time.

Let’s Talk is an informal drop-in service that provides consultation and support. An access appointment is the first step toward linking students with counseling services at UHS. Part of an access appointment is reviewing and signing formal paper work, and assessing symptoms and distress levels.

Absolutely. The counselor consultant will help you talk through your issues and help you determine the best way to get support. If you feel comfortable with the counselor consultant, it is sometimes possible to meet with them at UHS in an on-going way.

Yes, the counselor consultant will help you with your immediate concerns and assist you with referrals for ongoing support.

It’s best to call UHS directly if you believe you need to be seen sooner than your scheduled appointment.

Since regular counseling appointments are not available at Let’s Talk, following up with the referral is a good idea.

If your next appointment is not soon enough, it is best to contact your counselor directly to see if they can see you sooner.

Express your concerns directly to your counselor. Counselors are eager to hear feedback—both positive and negative. Often, an open conversation about your concerns can resolve any issues.

Although Let’s Talk counselor consultants are professionals, Let’s Talk is not a substitute for psychotherapy or formal counseling and doesn’t constitute mental health treatment. Let’s Talk counselor consultants provide informal consultations to help students with specific problems and to introduce them to what it’s like to speak with a counselor. Your Let’s Talk counselor consultant can help you determine whether formal counseling would be useful to you and, if appropriate, connect you with UHS.

One exception is that counselors may need to share information in a situation in which safety for yourself or others is a concern. Let’s Talk counselor consultants keep brief written notes of their contacts with student in the event that there is an emergency, or when a student is referred to UHS. In these situations, other UHS counseling staff may see these notes. Information is also collected about attendance, so that we can keep track of the students we serve and those we need to continue serving.