Health, Counseling, and Wellness

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What We Do

Health Services

Bard Health Services is staffed by a family physician, 3 nurse practitioners, and a part-time sports medicine physician. Care at Health Services is based on a holistic approach to treating students. The staff promotes optimum physical, emotional, intellectual, and social well being through education, preventative and primary care.

Health Services
Counseling

Bard Counseling Services is staffed by clinical social workers, mental health counselors, psychologists, a consulting psychiatrist, and a consulting nutritionist. Staff members provide short-term, problem-focused treatment, crisis intervention, groups, workshops, and referrals to local physicians, psychiatrists, and psychotherapists.
Counseling Services
Wellness

The Bard Wellness Education Office coordinates a range of events and programs to help students reduce stress, practice good self-care, and create their best life. The office supports students’ physical, mental, social, environmental, spiritual, and academic health.
Wellness Services

HCW Events

10/14
Wednesday

Monday, September 21, 2026 – Thursday, December 24, 2026
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.

Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.

https://blogs.bard.edu/transportation

Various Campus Locations
10/20
Tuesday

Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more.
Schedule by texting/calling:
Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798
or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644

Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted

9:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A )
10/21
Wednesday

Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow.
Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a
moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible
for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1
10/21
Wednesday

Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Olin Language Center, Room 115 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Narcotics Anonymous meeting: This meeting is intended for people who are looking for support, community, or to learn more about addiction. Open to everyone! Olin Language Center, Room 115, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

7:30 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 Olin Language Center, Room 115
11/11
Wednesday

Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Cornerstone Family Healthcare in Collaboration with Peer Health Education
Campus Center 10:00 am – 3:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Know your status, stay safer, and keep others safer too! No insurance information is needed. To make a free appointment for HIV, Hepatitis C and STI testing, text the word TEST to 845-250-3092.

Please note that you must make an appointment before the day of the event but you can reach out for future testing days.
Pre-screening and counseling will be done before the appointment by phone

10:00 am – 3:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Campus Center

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