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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 - Friday (9:00 am - 5:00 pm), closed weekends and University holidays

PHONE: (713) 348-5194

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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.

 Weight Management

 

Interested in managing your weight while at Rice? 

Need to complete your LPAP credits? Are you looking to lose 20 lbs. or more? Are you interested in the benefits of maintaining a healthy weight?  
Check out the "LPAP 192: Exercise and Weight Management" run by the Wellness Center. The course combines nutrition education in a group setting with peer support, structured exercise sessions and weekly food journaling. Participants will gain skills, resources and motivation to make healthy behavior changes. You will feel great and look great too! The class is open to those students who are looking to lose 20 lbs. or more and enrolled students must meet with the Wellness Center dietitian.  

For more information:
For more information about the program or to make an appointment for initial consultation with the instructor, email wellness [at] rice.edu or call the Wellness Center at 713-348-5194. Some comments from past participants include:

  • "Now I'm more confident that I have the skills and knowledge to make better decisions about losing weight."
  • "I liked recording the food I ate because it made me feel like I was doing a good job, and I would want to continue."
  • "Since the class, I've started to exercise everyday and that has really helped me sleep better and cope a lot better with my stress. The meetings gave me an incentive to eat right and exercise."
  • "I lost weight, which was good, but it's even better because I feel better about eating and exercising. My roommates and I walk together."