Student Well-Being

The New York School of Interior Design Counseling Center mission is to promote and support student emotional health and well-being. The goal is to foster a caring community that acknowledges each student, considering their uniqueness and personal circumstances. 

Services include individual therapy, psychoeducation, workshops, assistance with time management and study skills. 

NYSID Counseling Center services will continue to be offered via telehealth, or in person for Fall 2023. This approach is guided by the importance of protecting the health and safety of our community while simultaneously supporting and responding to the mental and emotional health needs of our students. 

Over the past years, we have experienced important and stressful events related to health, diversity, equity, equality and social justice across the country. NYSID Counseling Center services are dedicated to providing support for emotional responses to these current societal events.


Location and Hours

Counseling Center Office
170 East 70th St., Lower Level, Seminar Room C
New York, NY 10021
212-452-4180
counselingcenter@nysid.edu

Fall Hours 2023 
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9 am-4:30 pm
Wednesday and Friday Closed
Saturday and Sunday Closed

For assistance outside of operating hours, or in an emergency, please call 911  
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988 
NYC Well is 24/7, free, confidential, and available for all New Yorkers. If you are in crisis or would like emotional support now, please call 1-888-NYC-WELL, or text WELL to 65173


Appointments at the Counseling Center

To schedule an initial consultation or appointment, or for assistance with finding mental health resources in your local community, please email counselingcenter@nysid.edu 

 

Rebecca Yu, LMHC, CASAC-AC, CCTP 
Director of Counseling Services
 
Counseling Center Office 
170 East 70th St., Lower Level, Seminar Room C 
New York, NY 10021 
212-452-4180 
rebecca.yu@nysid.edu 
counselingcenter@nysid.edu 

 

Workshops

Fall 2023 Workshops 

Mindfulness Meditation 

An Introduction to the Practice of Mindfulness 

Are you finding it difficult to concentrate in the present moment? Do you find yourself caught up in thinking about the past or the future? Are your thoughts becoming so overwhelming that it makes it difficult to focus on the tasks at hand? Mindfulness Meditation is a mental training practice that teaches you to focus on the present moment, to calm your mind and body, and to learn to acknowledge, accept, and then let go of distractions. This workshop is designed to not only introduce students to the practice of Mindfulness, but to also illustrate the different ways that it can be practiced.  

Light refreshments will be provided on campus and the workshop will be offered in person. 

Dates will be provided shortly; however, each week’s sessions will occur once at 70th Street and once at the Graduate Center. 


 

Community Resources

Go to map of resources.

The information provided here is not intended to reflect the only medical facilities available, nor should it be regarded as a recommendation or endorsement of the providers, clinics or services by the New York School of Interior Design.

 
 

SUICIDE PREVENTION
Who to call if you, a friend, or a relative is having thoughts of suicide, or of hurting themselves. 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Talk To Someone Now: Lifeline
1-800-273-8255

Suicide Hotline
suicidehotlines.com
800-273-8255 (talk)
800-784-2433 (suicide)

NYC Well
Suicide Prevention - NYC Health 
888-NYC-WELL (888-692-9355) (24 hour – free, confidential, multi-lingual) 

SAVE Suicide Hotline 
800-273-8255 

LGBT Youth Hotline 
800-347-TEEN (800-347-8338) (Mon – Fri, 5pm– 9pm) 

National Crisis Hotline 
888-784-2433 (English), 888-SUICIDE/800-SUICIDE 
877-784-2432 (Spanish), 877-SUICIDA 

National Suicide Prevention LifeLine 
1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) 

LGBT National Youth Talkline 
888-246-PRIDE (888-246-7743) 
www.youthtalkline.org 

Online Suicide Prevention Resources

Talk To Someone Now: Lifeline (988lifeline.org) 
Suicide Prevention - NYC Health 
NIMH » Suicide Prevention (nih.gov)

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
If you need emergency mental health assistance, please use one or more of the following resources:  

  • Call 911

  • In a situation of imminent harm, call or have a family member or friend call your local hospital emergency department.

Mental Health Treatment Search Engines 

NYC Well 
Suicide Prevention Lifeline Database 
HITE – Health Information Tool for Empowerment 

Community Mental Health Providers

Postgraduate Center for Mental Health 
71 West 23rd St., 7th Fl., NYC 
212-576-4195

The Training Institute for Mental Health 
115 West 27th St, 4th Fl., NYC 
212-627-8181

Specialty Helplines
Some organizations also provide text or online chat features.

Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault (CAASA)
1-877-362-4612 

National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
1-800-656-HOPE (4673) 

Trevor Project LGBTQ Crisis Hotline
1-866-488-7386 

Trans Lifeline
1-877-565-8860

National Drug Helpline (drug or alcohol addiction)
1-844-289-0879

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
1-800-662-HELP (4357)

SAFETY
If you or a loved one is a victim of a hate crime below are resources to contact federally and locally:

The Federal Bureau of Investigation
Civil Rights/Hate Crimes
Investigates and prosecutes hate crimes
1-202-324-3000

National Center for Victims of Crime
Provides resources to victims of crime
1-202-467-8700
communitiesagainsthate.org/resources
ovs.ny.gov/ Office of Victims services

Sexual Assault

NYP Victim Intervention
nypvip@nyp.org
212-746-9414

Crime Victims Hotline
212-577-7777

Domestic Violence

Safe Horizons
safehorizons.org
800-621-4673

Mt. Sinai Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention
212-423-2140

Safe Sex

Emergency Contraceptive Hotline
888-NOT2LATE

Planned Parenthood
plannedparenthood.org
212-965-7000
212-604-8068

NY State Sexually Transmitted Diseases Information
1-866-637-2342

 

URGENT CARE CLINICS

East 70th Street neighborhood

City MD Walk-in Clinic
1150 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10065
citymd.net
888-714-5086

Graduate Center neighborhood

City MD Walk-in Clinic
37 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
citymd.net
877-311-0550

HOSPITALS

East 70th Street neighborhood

New York Presbyterian Hospital
525 East 68th Street
nyp.org
212-746-5405

Mount Sinai Hospital
1 Gustave L. Levy Place
(between 5th Ave and Madison Ave)
mountsinai.org
212-241-6500

Lenox Hill Hospital
100 East 77th Street
lenoxhillhospital.org
212-434-2000

Graduate Center neighborhood

Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital
317 East 17th Street
wehealny.org

PHARMACIES

East 70 Street neighborhood

Metro Drugs
931 Lexington Avenue
metrodrugs.com
212-794-7200

Prescriptions Exclusive
rxexclusive.com
1229 Third Avenue
212-249-1050

Walgreens
1328 Second Avenue
walgreens.com
212-734-6076

Graduate Center neighborhood

Walgreens / Duane Reade
401 Park Ave S
New York, NY 10016
walgreens.com
212-213-9730

HEALTH

Substance Use/Dependence

Alcoholics Anonymous
aa.org
aa.org/find-aa 212-647-1680

NYS Smoker’s Quitline
Nysmokefree.com
1-866-697-8487

SMART Recovery
smartrecovery.org
meetings.smartrecovery.org/meetings

Cancer Support

Cancer Care
cancercare.org
1-866-697-8487

LGBTQ+

AIDS Testing
David Geffen Center 
212-367-1100

GMHC 
gmhc.org 
800-243-7692 

The Trevor Project 
thetrevorproject.org  
866-488-7386

POLICE STATIONS

Emergency 911

East 70 Street neighborhood

19th Precinct
153 East 67 Street
212-452-0600

Graduate Center neighborhood

13th Precinct
230 East 21 Street
212-477-7411

1760 Third Avenue neighborhood
(student housing)

23rd Precinct
162 East 102 Street
212-860-6411

Community Resources Map

Image: Rendering from thesis project by Mimi Chen’18 (MFA-1), a wellness center for college students in New York City.