NYITCOM offers enrolled medical students onsite mental health services with licensed and clinical social workers and counselors.
Long Island
NYITCOM Counseling and Wellness offers free, confidential, short-term counseling and referral services to enrolled medical students at the Long Island campus.
The NYITCOM Counseling and Wellness office is located on the 3rd floor of the Student Activity Center. The department is currently offering remote services and appointments. We offer daytime and limited evening hours. Our office typically offers appointments: Monday–Thursday 8 a.m.–8 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Individual counseling services are offered through our hybrid model. To schedule an appointment with one of our counselors or inquire about our services, contact comcounseling.LI@nyit.edu or 516.686.3805.
Sadia Halim, M.A., MSW, LCSW
Director of Counseling and Wellness
Student Activity Center
Room 308
shalim@nyit.edu
516.686.7636
Kylie Pernice, LCSW
Associate Director of Counseling and Wellness
Student Activity Center
Room 309
kscore@nyit.edu
516.686.1328
Stephen S. Taylor Ph.D.
Associate Director of Counseling and Wellness
Student Activity Center
Room 309
staylo13@nyit.edu
516.686.7489
Jonesboro
For medical students enrolled at NYITCOM in Jonesboro, Arkansas, please contact Tracy Mosbey, LPC, Associate Director of Wellness Services and Counseling at tmosbey@nyit.edu or 870.680.8836 or Chioma Ota, LCSW, Assistant Director of Wellness Services and Counseling at cota@nyit.edu or 870.680.8902.
Arkansas Wellness Services and Counseling Hours: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.; Evening hours by appointment.
Tracy Mosbey, LPC
Associate Director of Wellness Services and Counseling
NYITCOM in Jonesboro, Arkansas
tmosbey@nyit.edu
870.680.8836
Chioma Ota, LCSW
Assistant Director of Wellness Services and Counseling
NYITCOM In Jonesboro, Arkansas
cota@nyit.edu
870.680.8902
Additional Resources
NYITCOM Help Is Here
The Help Is Here website provides 24/7 mental health resources for students including local hotlines. Help is Here puts vital information and support options at your fingertips and provides potentially life-saving information to NYITCOM students.
Center for Behavioral Health
NYITCOM has a psychiatrist and psychologists available with the Center for Behavioral Health at the Riland Academic Health Care Center (Old Westbury, N.Y.). Students can schedule an appointment with the Center for Behavioral Health by calling the clinical coordinator at 516.686.1274 The Academic Health Care Center accepts most medical insurance plans.
NYITCOM Student Handbook – Mental Health Initiative
The Standard Life, Accidental Death and Disability Insurance Plans provides the following 24/7 confidential services to NYITCOM Students:
- Telephonic consultation with a Student Assistance Counselor
- Three free sessions with a local counselor
- Website with information on wellness and more
Any interested student should contact the Standard EAP by calling 888.293.6948. A counselor will work with the student to assess the initial needs and direct the student to an appropriate, local mental health provider.