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In 2024, The Chronicle of Higher Education released a report describing the need to clarify narratives within college mental health . This report emphasized the importance of combating a crisis narrative and educating the public that most college students don’t have a clinical diagnosis. Narratives about college mental health can trickle down to specific campuses, and many counseling center directors must clarify the nature of counseling services to various stakeholders, including students, parents, and administrators. This clarification generally includes explaining what the counseling center can and can’t do.

Many laws that regulate therapy/counseling assume that clients are paying for services; however, as indicated by a 2018 report by Inside Higher

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