Psychiatric Services

Psychiatry services at Cook Counseling Center require a referral from a treatment provider and students must be in concurrent counseling services. Students who already have a psychiatry provider or medical provider prescribing medications should remain with that provider whenever possible. Virginia Tech students who are enrolled, have paid the student health fee, and are established in on-going counseling are eligible for referral review. The psychiatry team is comprised of psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and residents. Our department is proud to be a teaching facility with partnerships with VCOM and Lewis Gale.

If you are not already in treatment with a mental health or medical provider, you will begin by scheduling an appointment with a Cook Connect Clinician.

Students currently connected to a Cook Counseling counselor can have a discussion about seeking a psychiatry referral. Students seeing a counselor outside of Cook can have them fill and fax the outside provider referral form.

If a student is utilizing TimelyCare for their individual therapy needs, the student should email Jenny Dye at jdye@vt.edu to discuss psychiatry referrals after they have had at least three individual therapy appointments this academic year.

Referrals for ADHD medication require drug screening and full psychoeducational testing comprised of more than one assessment or measure and includes a range of the following types of assessments:

intelligence,
achievement,
processing speed,
memory and learning,
attention,
personality assessments,
etc.

This type of evaluation is outside the scope of Cook Counseling Center but Cook Counseling Center can provide information on options to seek this testing.

Outside Provider Referral to Cook Counseling Center

If an outside provider wishes to refer a student to the Cook Counseling Center for counseling or psychiatric services, they are requested to submit the Outside Provider Referral Forms packet.