Events Calendar
All events on the calendar are open to JHU students regardless of whether or not they are a client of the Counseling Center. Some events are specific to a school or organization (see event for any specific details). Counseling Center drop-in consultations and clinical appointments are not included in the calendar. Any student seeking services or counseling appointments can click here for more information.

Chat with an LGBTQ+ Counselor is an online drop-in service mental health service that offers informal, confidential, and one-on-one visits for students to meet with a Johns Hopkins University Counseling Center staff member. Chat with an LGBTQ+ Counselor hours are for students who have specific concerns related to mental health resources/treatment, want to get strategies for managing stress/academics/life, and/or want to find resources that fit your needs and gender or sexual orientation identities. Dr. DeVonna Jacobs will be available Tuesdays 3-4pm EST. Sign up here.
Chat with an LGBTQ+ Counselor is not a substitute for counseling and does not constitute mental health treatment. Dr. Jacobs can listen to specific problems, help explore solutions and introduce you to what it’s like to speak with a mental health professional. Anyone with an immediate, urgent or crisis concern should not utilize Chat with an LGBTQ+ Counselor but instead contact the on-call counselor by calling 410-516-8278 and pressing “1” at any time 24/7. Learn more about the full Chat with a Counselor program here.

Chat with a Counselor is an online drop-in service mental health service that offers informal, confidential, and one-on-one visits for students to meet with a Johns Hopkins University Counseling Center staff member. These hours are open to students who identify as Asian, Asian-American and/or Queer, to meet with a counselor who can talk with you about mental health, strategies for managing stress/academics/life, and resources that fit your needs and identities. Jerimi Vindua will be available weekly on Tuesdays from 5-6pm EST. Sign up to chat with Jerimi here.
Chat with a Counselor is not a substitute for counseling and does not constitute mental health treatment. The counselor can listen to specific problems, help explore solutions and introduce you to what it’s like to speak with a member of our staff. Anyone with an immediate, urgent or crisis concern should not utilize Chat with a Counselor but instead contact the on-call counselor by calling 410-516-8278 and pressing “1” at any time 24/7. Learn more about the Chat with a Counselor program here.

MORE THAN PERFECT: Understanding Your Inner Critic and Perfectionism
This two-part workshop uses the principles of an evidence-based therapy modality and examples from the Disney and Pixar movies Encanto and Inside Out to bring greater understanding to the complicated and often conflicting ways different parts of our internal world function. There will be a particular focus on self-criticism and perfectionist tendencies as well as practices to help find a more harmonious way of relating to them. This 2-part workshop is open to any JHU student interested in learning more about themselves and releasing some of the internal and external pressures they might feel to be perfect. Familiarity with Encanto and Inside Out strongly recommended but not required!
The workshops will take place on Tuesdays March 7 and 14 from 5-6:30pm over Zoom. Register with your JHED ID here.

Chat with a Black Counselor is an online drop-in service mental health service that offers informal, confidential, and one-on-one visits for students to meet with a Johns Hopkins University Counseling Center staff member. These hours are open to students who identify as members of the African diaspora, to meet with a Black counselor who can talk with you about mental health, strategies for managing stress/academics/life, and resources that fit your needs and identities. Dr. RaiNesha Miller will be available weekly on Tuesdays from 4-5pm EST. Sign up to chat with Dr. Miller here.
Chat with a Counselor is not a substitute for counseling and does not constitute mental health treatment. The counselor can listen to specific problems, help explore solutions and introduce you to what it’s like to speak with a member of our staff. Anyone with an immediate, urgent or crisis concern should not utilize Chat with a Counselor but instead contact the on-call counselor by calling 410-516-8278 and pressing “1” at any time 24/7. Learn more about the Chat with a Counselor program here.

Chat with a Counselor for FLI Students is an online drop-in service mental health service that offers informal, confidential, and one-on-one visits for students to meet with a Johns Hopkins University Counseling Center staff member. These hours are open to students who identify as first-generation/limited income (FLI) to meet with a FLI counselor who can talk with you about mental health, strategies for managing stress/academics/life, and resources that fit your needs and identities. Dr. Morgan Christie will be available Wednesdays from 4-5pm EST. Sign up to chat with Dr. Christie here.
Chat with a Counselor is not a substitute for counseling and does not constitute mental health treatment. The counselor can listen to specific problems, help explore solutions and introduce you to what it’s like to speak with a member of our staff. Anyone with an immediate, urgent or crisis concern should not utilize Chat with a Counselor but instead contact the on-call counselor by calling 410-516-8278 and pressing “1” at any time 24/7. Learn more about the Chat with a Counselor program here.

Mindful Yoga
What could be a better break in your hectic week than gentle yoga and a chance to ground yourself and simply just BE in the present moment? Join other students and yoga instructor Nila Berger E-RYT for this rejuvenating break! No prior yoga experience and no special attire is necessary. Classes are FREE.
During Fall 2022, Mindful Yoga will be offered on Wednesdays from 5-6 pm in the Ralph O’Connor Recreation Center – MPR B. Log into the portal or get the Rec App (in the Apple store or Google Play store) to see the full calendar of events.

“Chat with a Counselor” is an online drop-in mental health service that offers informal, confidential, and one-on-one visits for students to meet with a Johns Hopkins University Counseling Center staff member. If you have questions about mental health, want to get strategies for managing stress/academics/life, want to find resources that fit your needs and identities, come chat with us!
Chat with a Counselor will being offering in-person “Chit Chat with a Kit Kat” drop-in hours starting Spring 2023. These will occur from 12-1pm on the first and third Thursdays of each month in the Center for Diversity and Inclusion space (3003 N. Charles St, Suite S-100). Come by alone, or with a friend, meet the Counselors, and try different international varieties of Kit Kat! Just drop by or click here to reserve your spot.
Chat with a Counselor is not a substitute for counseling and does not constitute mental health treatment. Chat with a Counselor can listen to specific problems, help explore solutions and introduce you to what it’s like to speak with a member of our staff. Anyone with an immediate, urgent situation or crisis concern should not utilize Chat with a Counselor but instead contact the on-call counselor by calling 410-516-8278 and pressing “1” at any time 24/7.

Chat with a Counselor about Body Image Concerns is an online drop-in service mental health service that offers informal, confidential, and one-on-one visits for students to meet with a Johns Hopkins University Counseling Center staff member. If you have questions about eating or food and mental health, want to get strategies for managing stress/academics/life while maintaining a healthy lifestyle, want to find resources that fit your needs and identities, come chat with us! Dr. Tristan Barsky will be available weekly on Tuesdays from 3-4pm EST. Sign up to chat with Dr. Barsky here.
Chat with a Counselor is not a substitute for counseling and does not constitute mental health treatment. Dr. Barsky can listen to specific problems, help explore solutions and introduce you to what it’s like to speak with a member of our staff. Anyone with an immediate, urgent situation or crisis concern should not utilize this Chat with an Eating Disorder Therapist program but instead contact the on-call counselor by calling 410-516-8278 and pressing “1” at any time 24/7. Learn more about the Chat with a Counselor program through the PDF Document: FAQs.
Are you an international student or a student from a bicultural family? Do you have questions about mental health and want to talk to a counselor? If so, then come visit the Friday coffee break hours online with Wenjui “Maggie” Hsu. This is an online drop-in mental health service that offers informal, confidential, and one-on-one visits for students to meet with a Johns Hopkins University Counseling Center staff member. If you have questions about mental health, want to get strategies for managing stress/academics/life, want to find resources that fit your needs and identities, come chat! Maggie will be available on Fridays from 10:30am-12pm EST. Sign up to chat with Maggie here.
Friday coffee break hours are not a substitute for counseling and does not constitute mental health treatment. Chat with a Counselor can listen to specific problems, help explore solutions and introduce you to what it’s like to speak with a member of our staff. Anyone with an immediate, urgent situation or crisis concern should not utilize Chat with a Counselor but instead contact the on-call counselor by calling 410-516-8278 and pressing “1” at any time 24/7. Learn more about the Chat with a Counselor program through the PDF Document: PDF Document:FAQ’s.

Chat with a Counselor about Food and Eating Concerns is an online drop-in service mental health service that offers informal, confidential, and one-on-one visits for students to meet with a Johns Hopkins University Counseling Center staff member. If you have questions about eating or food and mental health, want to get strategies for managing stress/academics/life while maintaining a healthy lifestyle, want to find resources that fit your needs and identities, come chat with us! Dr. Tristan Barsky will be available weekly on Tuesdays from 3-4pm EST. Sign up to chat with Dr. Barsky here.
Chat with a Counselor is not a substitute for counseling and does not constitute mental health treatment. Dr. Barsky can listen to specific problems, help explore solutions and introduce you to what it’s like to speak with a member of our staff. Anyone with an immediate, urgent situation or crisis concern should not utilize this Chat with an Eating Disorder Therapist program but instead contact the on-call counselor by calling 410-516-8278 and pressing “1” at any time 24/7. Learn more about the Chat with a Counselor program through the PDF Document: FAQs.