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General Info

Counseling Center

GENERAL & EMERGENCY HOTLINE: 713-348-4867
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LOCATED: Our primary location is in the Morton L. Rich Health Service Center( next to the Brown Masters House). This is the office where you should call or go to make appointments. Some of our counselors are located in the Barbara & David Gibbs Wellness Center. Click here for more location information.

HOURS: Monday - Friday (9:00am-5:00pm), closed weekends and university holidays.

 

Wellness Center

LOCATED: First floor of the Barbara & David Gibbs Recreation & Wellness Center Building.

HOURS: Monday, Tuesday & Friday (9:00am- 5:00pm, Wednesday & Thursday (9:00am- 7:00pm), CLOSED WEEKENDS

PHONE: (713) 348-5194

Let's Talk

We're here to help. Click here for more information on how to make an appointment with someone from the Rice Counseling Center.

For answers to common questions and concerns about going to the Counseling Center, check out the Counseling Center FAQs.

Confidentiality Policy

Information obtained during counseling or in written form through testing will not be disclosed to anyone without written permission. 

  • Telephone messages left for you will not mention the RCC and will be left in the staff menbers first name. If you prefer that messages be handled in a different way, please discuss this with your counselor. 

By State law and ethical guidelines, limitations of confidentiality include instances in which: 

  • There is a risk of imminent harm to the student or others 
  • The clinician has reason to believe that a child, elderly or handicapped person is in danger of or is being abused or neglected 
  • The counselor has been served with a court-order to release information 
  • There is a criminal lawsuit in which the student is involved 
  • There is reason to suspect that the student has been the victim of sexual exploitation by a former mental health provider during the course of treatment