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Why Should I Use Teletherapy?

You may be new to the idea of teletherapy, or meeting with a therapist online. It’s a relatively new concept that leverages technology to solve common access problems. Therapy and psychiatry appointments are made more convenient by eliminating commute times, transportation costs, and geographic limitations, making mental health care more accessible to everyone. Like meeting […]

Why Do We Care About Student Mental Health?

We care about student mental health. Student mental health touches each member of our team in a profound way. We’re parents of children who have struggled, former students who couldn’t access mental health care at school, professors who see the direct link between mental health and academic success, and survivors of suicide loss. To us, […]

How to Know When to Seek Mental Health Care

We’re a month or so into the semester and midterms are coming fast. You aren’t sleeping well, you get anxious thinking about your upcoming deadlines, and you feel like you’re drowning most of the time. This is normal for college, right? Well… to an extent College is hard. It’s stressful and sometimes overwhelming. You’re away […]

UniWellness is LIVE!

We’re live! Starting Friday, September 27th, 2019, college students in Virginia can access the mental health care they need. For many college students, this is a stressful part of the semester. You may have deadlines approaching, readings piling up, and a seat in the library that should have your name written on it by now. […]

Meeting Students Where They Are

The premise behind UniWellness is simple: Meet students where they are. We know that accessing mental health care during college can be difficult. With time and transportation constraints, it’s often way more difficult than it should be. You’re juggling a full-time courseload, working on multiple papers and projects, studying for quizzes and tests, participating in […]

What is UniWellness?

UniWellness is a telemental health platform that reduces barriers to mental health care access for college students. What does that mean? Let’s break it down. UniWellness is a telemental health platform. We’re using secure, HIPAA-compliant technology to expand access to mental health care. With UniWellness, you can receive counseling and psychiatric services from the privacy […]

A New Tool for Student Mental Health

UniWellness is expanding in a new direction — and we’re so excited to share the news with you! With our network of Virginia-licensed mental health professionals, we’re bringing mental health care directly to college students in Virginia. What does that mean? If you’re a college student in Virginia, it means you’ll have better access to […]

How Colleges Can Support Their Students’ Mental Health This Fall

This summer, the UniWellness team has been thinking a lot about student mental health. In the stillness of summer, college and university staff and administrators are busy preparing to welcome their students back to campus for the fall semester. How can campus professionals support students during the change and stress of college? We have a […]

How Counseling Centers Can Prepare for the Summer

Here at UniWellness, accessibility to mental health resources is an important outcome we always aim to keep in mind. With the school year coming to a close, it becomes more important than ever. This summer, most students will leave college or university to return home or move to work, and it becomes nearly impossible for […]

How Does UniWellness Eliminate Silos in Student Mental Health Care?

Members of our team have personal experience with the silos in student mental health care. We know how frustrating it is for a student to reach out for help – only to be referred off-campus and told to find a provider that accepts their health insurance, is taking new patients, specializes in the symptom(s) or […]

How Outside Counselors Can Help Your School

Accessibility is always at the top of our mind with college mental health. As we further into a digital age, interactions increasingly move away from face-to-face, and towards online, text, and video. While this brings some consequences, it is important to adapt products and technology to the new opportunities that come with it. Here at […]

What Makes UniWellness Unique?

We get asked this question a lot. We get it — there are others who are working to reduce barriers to mental health care access for students. So let’s talk about what makes UniWellness unique. What makes UniWellness stand out from other telemental health platforms? First and foremost, UniWellness stands out because it was designed […]

Meet the Team: Arin Sime, CEO & Founder

Each week, we are going to introduce you to a member of our team with our new “Meet the Team” blog series. This week, we want you to meet Arin Sime, CEO & Founder of WebRTC.ventures and UniWellness. Arin started his career as an Electrical Engineer but switched to internet software development in 2000, and […]

How Do You Know If You’re Right for UniWellness?

UniWellness is a telemental health platform that supports student well-being by enhancing and expanding the reach of your counseling center. Designed to increase students’ access to mental health services, UniWellness is right for you if: You are a school, college, or university You want to increase your students’ access to mental health services You’d like […]

[Press Release] UniWellness Announces a Student Mental Health Platform Configured to Your School or Private Counseling Center’s Brand.

as recently published. Charlottesville, Virginia April 1, 2019  – UniWellness today announces a new product offering: a real-time video and audio student menatl health platform that supports student well-being by enhancing and expanding the reach of a school or private organization’s counseling center. Arin Sime, Founder & CEO of UniWellness said, “Our team realized there […]

Implementing Telehealth

Think of telemental health care as an extended and supportive method in addition to conventional mental health services. Find out how to implement it

Active Minds National Conference 2019: Building a Mental Health Culture

Last weekend, Ginger and I attended the Active Minds National Conference 2019 (#ActiveMindsCon19) at Georgetown University in Washington, DC! Active Minds is a non-profit organization that supports student mental health through education, research, advocacy, and programming at over 600 colleges and high schools. This year’s conference theme was building a mental health culture. Surrounded by […]

A New Perspective: How College Clinics Work

Colleges have been struggling to keep up with the growing demand for mental health services. From 2009 to 2015, the national average use of counseling centers has increased by nearly 30%, while enrollment only increased by 5%. The number will likely continue to rise as we further into the digital age. Fortunately, with the rise […]

Why Mental Illness in Student-Athletes Flies Under the Radar

Transitioning from high school to college often brings immense pressure. Students are greeted with new social experiences, academics become increasingly challenging, and success is often defined by who has the most outside commitments. With so many students trying to outdo one another, mental health deteriorates. We know this, and many have courageously rallied by speaking […]

How UniWellness Care Differs from Teletherapy Marketplaces

We use the counselors you know and trust. If students have a counselor at home, you can invite them to use your school’s portal, maintaining continuity of care for those students and allowing your counselors to serve more students. Use teletherapy to expand access and service while maintaining control.

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