ORU Counseling Services
ORU Counseling Services offers Walk-In Wellness: 25-minute mental health support sessions with a licensed ORU therapist. Sessions are available on a first-come, first-served basis, with no appointment needed.
Walk-In Wellness is located in the Student Life department on the 3rd floor of the LRC, between the coffee shop and the Hall of Mirrors.
Currently enrolled ORU students may attend up to two 25-minute Walk-In Wellness sessions per semester. Sessions are available during the posted Walk-In Wellness dates and hours below. Walk-In Wellness is offered during regular business hours only.
Current Fall 2026 semester Walk-In Wellness hours:
- Tuesday, November 3: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 4: 1:30–3:30 p.m.
- Thursday, November 5: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
- Friday, November 6: 1:30–3:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 11: 2:00–5:00 p.m.
- Friday, November 13: 3:30–5:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, November 17: 2:00–5:00 p.m.
If you ever have any urgent needs or safety concerns and need immediate assistance,
For students who live on campus:
- Call ORU Security at (918) 495-7750.
- Call TimelyCare crisis line, available 24/7 at (918) 495-7700.
- If you are in the Tulsa Oklahoma area, call COPES crisis line, available 24/7 at (918) 744-4800.
- If you are in immediate danger of hurting yourself or others, please call one of the crisis lines above AND have someone take you to the nearest emergency room.
For students who live off campus:
- If you live in the Tulsa area, call COPES crisis line, available 24/7 at (918) 744-4800.
- If you are outside the Tulsa Oklahoma area, please call/text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7 at 988.
- If you are outside the United States, use https://findahelpline.com/ to locate crisis support services in your area.
- If you are in immediate danger of hurting yourself or others, please call one of the crisis lines above AND have someone take you to the nearest emergency room.
- If you are in a life-threatening emergency or in immediate danger of dying by suicide, call 911.
For those seeking scheduled counseling sessions, please access the comprehensive list
of Tulsa Area Resources on the Mental Health Resources tab. For additional assistance
in accessing support resources, you are welcome to contact the ORU Student Life Care
Team Coordinator at 918.495.6704 or elthompson@oru.edu. Elisabeth’s office hours are Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.