Let’s Talk

Time: 12 -2 p.m.
Focus: Indigenous Students
Virtual: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/99729984725 (every other Monday beginning 10/7)
Providers: Rhiannon Kunesh

Time: 12 -2 p.m.
Focus: Indigenous Graduate Students
Virtual: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95284802163 
Providers: Serena Cisneros

Time: 2 – 3 p.m.
Focus: Survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence
Virtual: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95284802163
Providers: Annie Bruns

Time: 3 – 5 p.m.
Focus: BIPOC Students
Virtual: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95284802163
Providers: Kathleen Monmany & Neeti Shenoy

Time: 3 – 5 p.m.
Focus: All Students
Virtual: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/99729984725
Providers: Charles Woods & Tyler Peterson (Veteran)

Time: 5 PM – 7 PM
Focus: Survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence
Virtual: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95284802163
Provider: Alex Little

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

Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Focus: Res Life House Fellows
Virtual: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/99729984725
Providers: Molly Willihnganz

Time: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Focus: Business Students
Virtual: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/99729984725
Providers: Julie Phillips

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

Time: 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Focus: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Students
Location: Agricultural Hall, Room 11
Providers: Casey Tice

Time: 3 – 5 p.m.
Focus: LGBTQ+ Students
Location: Gender and Sexuality Campus Center (begins 9/17)
Providers: Mariessa Robles

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

Time: 9 – 10 a.m.
Focus: Health Professions
Virtual: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/99729984725
Providers: Michelle Pitot

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

Time: 2 – 4 p.m. (every other week beginning Sept 17)
Focus: Mercile Lee Scholar Students
Location: Bascom Hall, Room 54
Providers: Brittany Howell

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

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

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

Time: 3 – 5 p.m.
Focus: LGBTQ+ Ask a Nurse
Location: Gender and Sexuality Campus Center (9/18, 10/2, 10/16, 10/30, 11/13, & 12/11)
Providers: Erika Enk

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

Time: 11 – 1 p.m.
Focus: Law Students
Location: Law School, Room 5101
Providers: John Schneider

Time: 1 – 3 p.m.
Focus: Health Professions
Virtual: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/99729984725
Providers: Lia Warbasse & Dan Torinus

Time: 1 – 3 p.m.
Focus: All Students
Location: Chadbourne Hall, 112
Providers: Kendall Ferguson & Kayla Eggen

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

Time: 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. (every other week beginning 10/17)
Focus: Indigenous Students
Location: Indigenous Student Center, Wellness Room #202
Providers: Rhiannon Kunesh

Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Focus: Nursing Students
Virtual: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/99729984725 
Providers: Ross Beattie

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

Time: 1 – 3 p.m.
Focus: Engineering Students
Virtual: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/99729984725
Providers: Michelle Bond

Time: 1 – 3 p.m.
Focus: All Students
Virtual: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/95284802163
Providers: Bob Stindt & Felix Savino

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.