The Health and Counseling Center (HCC) is committed to providing quality services focused on enhancing academic success, personal development and wellbeing.
We want to make it as easy as possible for all St. Edward’s University students to get connected to services — especially during this time of uncertainty and concern brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Services We Provide
Located in Lady Bird Johnson Hall, the Health and Counseling Center provides two different types of services: Health Services and Counseling Services.
Health Services
Partnering with Ascension Medical Group Seton (AMG), the HCC provides convenient, affordable, and quality health care including a wide range of acute and preventative services. Students, faculty, and staff may receive care through HCC’s Health Services.
Make a Health Services Appointment
Counseling Services
Serving all enrolled St. Edward’s University students, the HCC’s expert clinical staff provides a variety of individual counseling opportunities, group services, and topical well-being workshops. Students can call the Hilltopper Helpline 24/7/365 to receive real-time, immediate support.
Make a Counseling Services Appointment
Our Commitment to LiveWellSEU
LiveWellSEU is a university initiative that centers on a holistic approach to wellness and well-being. LiveWellSEU helps students, faculty and staff prioritize their well-being so that they can thrive in all areas of life — mind, body and spirit. Through LiveWellSEU, St. Edward’s helps you develop skills and life-long coping strategies so that you can learn how to take care of yourself and succeed while on the hilltop — and beyond.
Behavioral Intervention Team
The St. Edward’s Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) cares for students, faculty and staff who may be in distress. Keep our community healthy and safe — learn how to report a concern, identify the behaviors of someone in distress and become familiar with available resources.
Do you know someone who is:
- Experiencing a decline in work or academic performance?
- Demonstrating disruptive or disturbing behavior?
- Showing dramatic changes in appearance, behavior or weight?
- Having problems at home, with classes or work?
- Making disturbing comments in conversation, email, letters, social media postings or papers?
- Sad, anxious or experiencing dramatic mood shifts?
- Abusing alcohol or drugs?
- Isolating themselves socially?
- Acting paranoid or suspicious?
- Frequently angry or easily frustrated?
- Struggling with health problems?
These behaviors, especially when more than one are present, may be signs that a student, faculty member or staff member is in distress. There are many resources available at St. Edward’s University to help.
For more information, consult the Dean of Students Office at 512-448-8408 for student concerns. Please contact the Office of Human Resources at 512-448-8540 for concerns regarding staff and faculty. If this is an emergency and requires immediate attention, please contact the University Police Department at 512-448-8444.
St. Edward’s University launched the Red Folder Campaign to serve as a reference guide and tool to help faculty and staff support students in distress. Distribution of the folders is often accompanied by a brief training from a team of staff members who consult on student welfare. Contact the Dean of Students Office to schedule training and/or receive hard copies of the Red Folder publication.
Download the Red Folder Publication
Your confidential report to the Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) can make a difference.
To report information regarding a student at St. Edward’s University, complete the Student Concern/Conduct Reporting form.
To make a report about a faculty or staff member, complete the Title IX/Behavioral Concern Reporting Form.
When making a report, it’s important to provide as much information as possible so the BIT can properly respond and intervene. Please include the following:
- The student, faculty or staff member’s name and SEU ID number (if known).
- Brief factual description of the incident or behavior.
- Direct quotes whenever possible.
- Where and when the incident or behavior occurred.
- Names and contact information of witnesses.
- Your name, position and complete contact information.
- All emails or other information you have*.
*Be sure to always save voice recordings, text messages and/or emails so you can pass along to the BIT.
Lisa L. Kirkpatrick, PhD (Chair)
Vice President of Student Affairs
Steven Pinkenburg
Dean of Students
Ellisha Isom
Director of Residential Education
Michael Hershberger, PhD
Interim Director of Counseling Services
Homer Huerta
Commander of the University Police Department
Connie Rey Rodriguez
Associate Dean of Students, Director of Student Welfare
Kendall Swanson
Director of Academic Counseling and Support
Candice Vasquez
Director of Student Disability Services
Cory Pruitt
Welfare Coordinator
Melissa Esqueda, PhD
Associate Vice President for Human Resources, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion