The Battler Wellness Center on the ground floor of Withers Hall offers free, confidential mental-health counseling, stress-reduction workshops, and a peer-mentor "Battler Buddy" network. Six licensed clinical counselors maintain caseloads; same-week appointments are guaranteed for students in distress, and a 24/7 crisis line is staffed by professional clinicians.
Our on-campus health clinic is staffed by AB's own PA program faculty and is free to enrolled students. The clinic provides primary care, sick visits, sports physicals, immunizations, and mental-health screenings. Prescriptions can be filled at the Philippi CVS within walking distance. We are a tobacco-free campus and provide free cessation support to any student or employee who wants help quitting.
Beyond formal services, AB invests heavily in upstream wellness. The Whole-Person Wellness initiative, launched in 2024, provides every freshman a personal wellness coach during their first semester. We host annual programming around mental-health awareness, sleep hygiene, financial wellness, and relationship literacy. The Wellness Center's peer-mentor program, the Battler Buddies, trains 25 upper-class students per year in active listening and mental-health first aid.
Free, confidential, six licensed clinicians. Individual, couples, and group therapy. CBT, EMDR, ACT, and faith-integrated options. Same-week urgent appointments.
Staffed by PA-program faculty. Primary care, sick visits, immunizations, sports physicals, women's health, mental-health screening. No copay for AB students.
(304) 457-HELP (4357). Staffed by licensed clinicians. Suicide prevention, sexual-assault advocacy, and crisis de-escalation.
Peer-mentor network of 25 trained upper-class students. Active-listening certification, mental-health first aid, regular check-ins.
Academic accommodations, residential accommodations, assistive technology, exam-time extensions. Withers Hall, Suite 215.
Twelve-step support, Collegiate Recovery Community, sober-living housing options. Confidential, alumni-led.
Every freshman receives a one-on-one wellness coach during fall semester. Coaching on sleep, time-management, study skills, and relationships.
Registered dietitian on contract weekly. Meal-planning support, eating-concern intake, body-image group programming.
Battler Fit gym in Rex Pyles Arena (free for all students). Weekly group fitness classes. Intramural sports leagues. Outdoor adventure trips.
(304) 457-HELP (4357)
Available 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Staffed by licensed clinicians who can de-escalate crises, provide immediate counseling, dispatch help, or simply listen. Callers may remain anonymous. Suicide-prevention resources, sexual-assault advocacy, and crisis support are available immediately, regardless of insurance, residency, or enrollment status.
Other emergency resources:
• 988 — National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
• RAINN: 1-800-656-4673 (sexual assault)
• 911 — Medical or safety emergency
• (304) 457-1110 — AB Public Safety (24/7)
To schedule a counseling appointment, students may call (304) 457-6360, email [email protected], or stop by the Wellness Center on the ground floor of Withers Hall during business hours (Mon–Fri 8:30–5). New clients complete a brief intake form before the first session.
Initial appointments are typically scheduled within one week. Students in urgent need of support can request a same-day urgent slot, available daily. The Wellness Center reserves urgent slots in every clinician's schedule for exactly this purpose.
Counseling sessions are free, confidential, and protected. Counselors do not share content with parents, faculty, employers, or the University without explicit written consent except in narrow legal circumstances (immediate risk to self or others, suspected child abuse, court order). FERPA and HIPAA protections apply.
