BetterMynd
Skidmore College has partnered with BetterMynd, an online therapy platform, to offer students access to free teletherapy sessions from a diverse network of licensed mental health counselors.
These 50-minute live video sessions are confidential and can take place from the convenience of your laptop, smartphone, or tablet. Teletherapy sessions are available during the day, at night, and on weekends, so you can get support whenever it's best for you.
If you have any questions about these services, you can email BetterMynd at students@bettermynd.com.
- Scheduled Counseling: Skidmore students can schedule up to 8 telehealth counseling visits per academic year with a licensed mental health provider, in New York or anywhere in the United States. Choose the day, time and mental health provider that work best for you from an experienced and diverse group of professional clinicians. All services are fully covered-no need to use insurance or pay any type of fee.
- Group Workshops: Skidmore students can schedule up to 3 group workshop sessions on a range of topics like self-care, sleep, managing relationships, and more.
How to Get Started
Quickly and easily sign up for an account through your college’s unique BetterMynd portal. Registration is free and only takes a few minutes.
Easily explore BetterMynd’s extensive and diverse network of counselors to find the counselor that’s exactly right for you and your needs.
See your counselor’s availability and make an appointment for a time that works with your schedule, including nights and weekends.
Easily attend your secure and confidential video-therapy session from the privacy of anywhere you can bring your laptop or smartphone.
FAQs
BetterMynd offers video therapy sessions with therapists accross the state and country. Up to 8 sessions per year are free to Skidmore students.
Any enrolled Skidmore student can use BetterMynd.
Go to to Login, or to Register the first time.
There is no additional cost to enrolled Skidmore students for the first 8 sessions per academic year. After that, each session is $85. We encourage students to return to the Counseling Center if they need more sessions so we can help you explore options.
With BetterMynd, you have access to providers from anywhere in the United States, regardless of your insurance status. So, you’ll never have to spend time or money looking for care, whether you’re on or off campus.
BetterMynd providers are licensed mental health providers trained to offer support and intervention for a wide range of common mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, interpersonal conflicts and stress management. Your BetterMynd provider will do an initial assessment in your first teletherapy session and together, you will decide on the best course of treatment.
A major strength of our partnership is that we can now offer a diverse pool of therapists across the state and country. When registering and filling out the initial paperwork, you will be able to indicate specialties and counselor identities that are important to you. When you finish, the top 3 therapists that best match your preferences will be shown. You can expand the list to show every therapist in order of how closely they match your preferences.