Peer Counseling
Peer Counseling at Harvard
All Peer Counseling Groups are for currently registered Harvard undergraduate students.
Contact Peer Counseling
Contact is peer counseling that strives to create a supportive space for Harvard undergraduates to talk about feelings and experiences around mental health and Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (BGLTQIA+) identities.
Current events are posted on Contact's Facebook page
Current drop in times are listed on CAMHS calendar.
Harvard Eating Concerns Hotline and Outreach (ECHO)
ECHO provides a confidential, non-judgmental, non-directive space for undergraduate students to receive support about any concern. ECHO counselors have specialized training to address concerns about exercising, body image, food, eating, eating disorders.
Current drop in times are listed on CAMHS calendar.
Indigo
Indigo Peer Counseling strives to foster a supportive and empathetic campus environment for undergraduate students grappling with and addressing concerns that lie at the intersection of identity and mental health. We provide specialized services grounded in an understanding of intersectionality. Our training centralizes on, but is not limited to, how race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, first-generation identity, citizenship status, ability, gender, sexuality, and other identities, singularly and collectively, inform individual experiences. Indigo provides confidential non-directive, non-judgmental peer counseling, as well as informational resources for students.
Contact: indigopeercounseling@gmail.com
Current drop in times are listed on CAMHS calendar.
Current events are posted on Indigo’s social media sites:
RESPONSE
RESPONSE is a group of undergraduates professionally trained to provide peer counseling on issues of rape, abuse, intimate violence, psychological and physical harassment, and relationships. The program is offered in collaboration with the Office of Gender Equity (OGE), which offers a number of OGE support resources.
Contact: harvardresponse@gmail.com
Current drop in times are listed on CAMHS calendar.
Room 13
Founded in 1971, Room 13 is a confidential, non-judgmental, non-directive peer counseling service for Harvard undergraduates. We aim to provide a safe space for students to talk about anything on their minds. We counsel on gender, identity, SES, alcohol and drugs, grief, relationships, eating, health, school, and anything else.
We’re open every night, 7 PM – 7 AM EST in Thayer Basement B-09 and by phone at (617)-366-7375. We also offer group listening workshops by appointment. Drop-ins and callers are welcome every day of the academic year.
Current drop in times are listed on CAMHS calendar.
Harvard Undergraduate Group Peer Therapy (HUGPT)
Depression, anxiety, and stress are the most common mental health concerns on campus. Harvard Undergraduate Group Peer Therapy (HUGPT) is a safe space where students support each other in building healthy and fulfilling relationships that can meaningfully improve mental wellbeing. We follow the interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) modality and are supervised by CAMHS. Since 2021, we have served more than 30 students through our weekly therapy groups.