{"id":307,"date":"2014-09-04T18:21:03","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T18:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/?page_id=307"},"modified":"2025-03-28T17:34:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:34:20","slug":"health-and-counseling-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/health-and-counseling-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Health and Counseling Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Health &amp; Counseling Services<\/h1>\n<p>Student Health and Counseling Services enhance the educational process by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Modifying or removing health-related barriers to learning<\/li>\n<li>Promoting optimal wellness<\/li>\n<li>Enabling individuals to make informed decisions about health-related concerns<\/li>\n<li>Empowering students to be self-directed and well-informed consumers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Health &amp; Counseling Services include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acute care<\/li>\n<li>Referrals<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s health clinic<\/li>\n<li>Preventive care<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<li>Smoke &amp; tobacco cessation<\/li>\n<li>Immunization clinics<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"MMA Counseling Services\" href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/health-and-counseling-services\/mma-counseling-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Personal counseling<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Drug testing<\/li>\n<li>Limited pharmacy<\/li>\n<li>USCG license physical exams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before your appointment, please complete these <a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/health-and-counseling-services\/required-medical-documents\/\">Required Medical Documents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Hours of Operation<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Health Services<\/strong><br \/>\nMonday \u2013 Friday | 7:00 AM \u2013 3:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>If you are seeking medical guidance and would like to make an appointment, please contact <a href=\"mailto:tammy.tyler@mma.edu\">Tammy Tyler<\/a>, RN, ASN, Director of Health Services, at (207) 326-2295.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Counseling Services<\/strong><br \/>\nMonday, Thursday and Friday | 8 AM to 4 PM<br \/>\nTuesday and Wednesday | 8 AM to 7 PM<\/p>\n<p>We are offering in person and remote counseling, and walk-in appointments are available.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions regarding MMA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/health-and-counseling-services\/mma-counseling-services\/\">Counseling Services<\/a> or would like to make an appointment, please contact <a href=\"mailto:Tonya.murray@mma.edu\">Tonya Murray<\/a>, LCPC, Counselor or email <a href=\"mailto:counseling@mma.edu\">counseling@mma.edu<\/a> . You may email <a href=\"mailto:counseling@mma.edu\">counseling@mma.edu<\/a> to request to meet with counselor who identifies as BIPOC.<\/p>\n<h2>General Information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no fee for students visits to the Health or Counseling Center, whether in person or by remote appointment. There may be fees for supplies and medications that are provided to the students; charges will be placed directly on the student&#8217;s billing account.<\/li>\n<li>Where possible, MMA will assist students with transportation for non-emergent medical care and medical appointments if they are unable to arrange transportation for themselves. There is a charge for this service and it will be placed directly on the student\u2019s billing account. Transportation can be arranged with assistance from Health Services or Student Services, or by reaching out to Campus Safety after normal business hours and on weekends.<\/li>\n<li>Local ambulance service is available and healthcare providers are located in hospitals in Blue Hill (20 mi.), Ellsworth (30 mi.), and Bangor (40 mi.).<\/li>\n<li>The college counselor provides professional personal counseling for students and serves as the Substance Abuse Prevention Education Coordinator. These services are free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Personnel<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:tammy.tyler@mma.edu\">Tammy Tyler<\/a>, RN, ASN, Director of Health Services, (207) 326-2295 or ext. 2295.<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Duke, FNP, (207) 326-2305<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:Tonya.murray@mma.edu\">Tonya Murray<\/a>, LCPC, Director of Counseling Services, provides personal, crisis and substance abuse counseling and education. (207) 326-2644 or ext. 2644.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto: Paul.ferreira@mma.edu\">Paul Ferreira<\/a>, LCSW, Counselor, provides personal, crisis and substance abuse counseling and education. (207) 326-2419 or ext. 2419.<\/li>\n<li>Students who prefer to meet with a counselor identifying as BIPOC can email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:counseling@mma.edu\">counseling@mma.edu<\/a>, or the Dean of Students,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:blossom.thao@mma.edu\">Blossom Thao<\/a> to make this request.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health &amp; Counseling Services Student Health and Counseling Services enhance the educational process by: Modifying or removing health-related barriers to learning Promoting optimal wellness Enabling individuals to make informed decisions about health-related concerns Empowering students to be self-directed and well-informed consumers Health &amp; Counseling Services include: Acute care Referrals Women&#8217;s health clinic Preventive care Education [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/health-and-counseling-services\/\"> Read More...<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"healthandcounseling.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-307","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Health and Counseling Services - Student Life<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/student-life\/health-and-counseling-services\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Health and Counseling Services - Student Life\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Health &amp; 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