Behavioral Wellness services are offered to Health Sciences students on the Morgantown campus. BeWell is an extension of the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services.

Services include:
• Short term individual counseling
• Consultation
• Group Therapy and Support Groups
• Outreach
• Workshops
• Referrals for longer term care
• Psychiatric services
**Currently, services are offered via Zoom.

Email Layne Kehl, BeWell's new Behaviorial Health Coordinator, to schedule an appointment. 

If you or a friend is in crisis or need more urgent assistance, please call the main counseling center (Carruth) at 304-293-4431. They have counselors available 24/7.

Group Therapy Options

Group therapy is just as effective and helpful, if not more than, individual therapy. To join a therapy group or support group, please contact the following group clinicians. Group attendance is by appointment only.

Graduate Student Group
Tuesdays from 5 - 6:30 p.m.
This interpersonal process group also provides a space to discuss common experiences of graduate students, including thesis/dissertation, research and teaching expectations, graduate advisor concerns, funding and financial concerns, and family and relationship concerns. Contact Emily at emily.melhorn@mail.wvu.edu or Emily at emily.shrider@mail.wvu.edu.

BIPOC Student Support Group
Mondays from 5 - 6:30 p.m.
Support group aimed at creating a validating and empowering space where BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) students can experience connection and community. Contact Felicia at felicia.hooper@mail.wvu.edu or Ife at ife.sinclair@mail.wvu.edu.

Qmmunity Group
Thursdays from 3 - 4:30 p.m.
Support group aimed at creating a safe and affirming space where LGBTQ+ students can experience connection and community. Contact Jeneice at jlshaw@mail.wvu.edu.

Learn more about additional groups and workshops that are available.

Meet Layne Hitchcock

BeWell's Behavioral Health Coordinator

As someone with 10 years of clinical experience and a passion for mental health, making a difference and helping others improve their own quality of life, this role spoke to me.

I'm passionate about assisting rising professionals in addressing their own health and wellbeing, with primary focus on resilience, self-compassion, and self-care. My hope for BeWell is to bring these areas of focus to Health Sciences.

I have big plans for BeWell, but let's be honest, smaller steps at first will help us make an impact on a larger scale later on. You can read more about those smaller steps on my first blog post.

Read Layne's full bio.