Counseling Center

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 

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. 

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