Vol State has partnered with professional mental health providers to aid our students with resources that will help them balance life and college.
If you are dealing with feelings of being overwhelmed, depressed, stressed, or just want to talk through things, please consider the counseling options Vol State has below.
Suicide Prevention
If you or someone you know are feeling suicidal, please reach out for help!
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988
If you or someone you know is experiencing warning signs of suicide – please reach out for help! If you are unsure of where to turn, please contact the Office of Student Support at (615) 230-3477 or visit us in the Wood Campus Center 217 to talk. We have resources available to help you.
Additional Help
If you need additional help, information, or just a quiet space to attend virtual counseling, please feel free to come to the Students Services office in the Wood Building, room 217. You can also reach us by emailing Wellness@volstate.edu or calling (615) 230-3442.
Local Mental Health Resources
Check out these local facilities that offer a range of different financial options for professional counseling. If you would like more information or options, feel free to come by Student Services, Wood 217, to talk!
- Free peer support groups for the grieving
- 25 West Broad Street, Suite 11, Cookeville, TN 38501
- 931-525-2600
- Offers various payment plans
- Long Term
- Accepts Aetna and Cigna
- 108 Nokes Dr, Hendersonville, TN 37075
- Income-based Fee Scale
- 165 East Broad Street, Cookeville, TN 38501
- 615-383-2115
- Mental Health Resources
- Helpful Coping Mechanisms
- Emergency Help
- Graduate Intern Rates: $60 a session
- Long Term
- Dependent upon each counselor
- Gallatin, Goodlettsville, and Hendersonville
- Safety Net Program
- 418 North Willow Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501
- 931-646-5600
- Full-Time Self-paying College Student - Regular sessions @ $85.00/session with current student ID
- Long Term
- Does not accept insurance
- 1529 Hunt Club Blvd, Suite 100 Gallatin, TN 37066
- For students with TennCare
- 665 South Jefferson Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501
- 931-528-0051
- Safety Net/Sliding Scale
- 1200 South Willow Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38506
- 931-432-4123
- Psychology Today is a search engine for therapists in your area. You can filter by provider, location, language, faith, price, and insurance.
- This is a great way to find individual counselors.
- Sliding scale: May apply if eligible
- Long Term
- Insurance Accepted: Aetna, Anthem, BHS | Behavioral Health Systems, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, Humana, Magellan, Optum, TRICARE, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, Out of Network.
- 537 Blythe Ave Gallatin, TN 37066
- Graduate Intern Rates: $55/weekday session or $65/Saturday session
- Long Term
- Does not accept insurance
- 1185 Nashville Pike, Gallatin, TN 37066
- Sliding scale: May apply if eligible
- Long Term
- Virtual and in-person options
- Serves Uninsured Clients and takes TennCare
- 21 Locations Across Middle Tennessee
