Free counseling for employees through TimelyCare

From: Hokie Wellness

Did you know that you have access to free counseling through TimelyCare? The virtual mental health service, available to all full-time faculty and staff, non-student wage employees, and students, provides 12 free scheduled counseling appointments per academic year with counselors licensed in the state where you are located.

After you have registered, online or through the app, select the counselor best suited for your needs. You may select a counselor based on:

• Gender identity
  
• Qualifications
  
• Concerns they address, for example, stress, anxiety, trauma, identity exploration, and more
  
• Types of treatment they provide, for example, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), gender-affirming therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), motivational interviewing, among others
• Communities they have experience with, such as non-binary allied, queer allied, racial justice allied, single mothers, and more

Counselors offer a wide variety of appointment times, from early mornings to evenings and weekends.

To access TimelyCare

• Sign up with your @vt.edu email address at https://timelycare.com/virginiatech.
  
• Complete a short health survey. All information shared with TimelyCare is confidential, secure, and HIPAA compliant.
  
• Click “Get Care.”
  

For assistance with questions about TimelyCare, contact TimelyCare at help@timely.med or 1-833-4-TIMELY, or contact Hokie Wellness at hokiewellness@vt.edu or 540-231-8878.