
Peer Counseling
Need a listening ear? The Peer Counseling Program is a team of student volunteers dedicated to helping other students experiencing any kind of emotional problems. Recognizing that students often feel most comfortable talking with friends about life issues, the Peer Counselors receive extensive training on how to help other students. They are not therapists, but act as friends who are knowledgeable about the kinds of emotional issues affecting students and campus resources.
These caring and committed campus leaders go through a week-long training in the early fall and then participate in an ongoing monthly training program throughout the year. They learn about depression, anxiety, eating issues, grief, relationship issues, alcohol and substance problems, academic problems, and trauma. They learn how to listen without judging, and keep all contacts confidential (except for situations where there a student is at risk of harm, when they get consultation from the University Counselor on-call).
Peer Counselors team up with RAs on each hall to help first-year students make a successful adjustment to W&L, but are also available to upper class students. The PCs want to be there for you whether your issue is large or small; if you are a W&L student experiencing any kind of life difficulty and want support from a peer you can contact any of the PCs any time, either by email from the list below or by phone using the numbers on the Peer Counseling posters around campus.

Jeff Rutter
jrutter@wlu.edu
540-458-8590
Staff Advisor
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Hannah Puckett | pucketth23@mail.wlu.edu 757-707-4288 |
Head PC |
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Cole Gershkovich | gershkovichc24@mail.wlu.edu 615-856-6655 |
Assistant Head PC |
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Clara Albacete | albacetec23@mail.wlu.edu 412-609-2026 |
Head Diversity PC |
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Cat Hudson | hudsonc24@mail.wlu.edu 304-488-0675 |
Head LGBTQ+ PC |
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Liam Ballou | balloul23@mail.wlu.edu 347-255-0401 |
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Ben Bankston | bankstonb25@mail.wlu.edu 434-363-2796 |
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Will Burrow | burroww24@mail.wlu.edu 407-361-6661 |
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Louisa Bynum | bynuml24@mail.wlu.edu 704-763-4387 |
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Guangpu Chen | cheng23@mail.wlu.edu 540-712-1440 |
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Jowita Chotkiewicz | chotkiewiczj23@mail.wlu.edu 202-384-5674 |
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Parker Comisac | comisacp24@mail.wlu.edu 256-452-5223 |
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Finn Connor | connorv23@mail.wlu.edu 267-393-2900 |
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Peter Davin | davinp23@mail.wlu.edu 301-938-1937 |
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Alina De Zoysa | dezoysaa25@mail.wlu.edu 732-336-9976 |
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Mariam Drammeh | drammehm25@mail.wlu.edu 678-499-9415 |
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Kate Fisher | fisherk23@mail.wlu.edu 832-914-7212 |
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Graciela Gaviria | gaviriag23@mail.wlu.edu 540-466-6348 |
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Meg Graham | grahamm23@mail.wlu.edu 443-718-1452 |
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Natalie Gresham | greshamn24@mail.wlu.edu 678-736-0416 |
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Paradis Ikirezi | ikirezip23@mail.wlu.edu 469-369-6344 |
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Libby Kerr | kerrl24@mail.wlu.edu 205-777-9693 |
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Lydie Kipawa | buradil25@mail.wlu.edu 540-427-8018 |
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Boots Lackey | lackeyb23@mail.wlu.edu 703-380-8407 |
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Meg Langhorne | langhornem23@mail.wlu.edu 850-607-1045 |
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Kate Lardner | lardnerk24@mail.wlu.edu 415-259-9986 |
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Kit Lombard | lombardk23@mail.wlu.edu 443-903-6192 |
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Mynor Lopez | lopezm24@mail.wlu.edu 347-344-1413 |
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Thomas McRae | mcraet25@mail.wlu.edu< 615-278-8822/td> |
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Michael Mercer | mercerm24@mail.wlu.edu 443-685-4419 |
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Lily Miggins | migginsl24@mail.wlu.edu 210-585-1295 |
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Andrew Morse | morsea24@mail.wlu.edu 203-962-6528 |
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Charlene Nsengimana | nsengimanac24@mail.wlu.edu 540-466-2697 |
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Whit Nuckolls | nuckollsw25@mail.wlu.edu 252-671-1302 |
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Bridget Osas | osasb25@mail.wlu.edu 469-264-4269 |
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Syd Peppe | peppes25@mail.wlu.edu 703-431-6332 |
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Pinto | pintoc24@mail.wlu.edu 980-677-2690 |
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Jason Raymond | raymondj25@mail.wlu.edu 540-903-8963 |
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Payson Richardson | richardsonp23@mail.wlu.edu 413-387-8650 |
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Eli Samson | samsone23@mail.wlu.edu 832-748-1437 |
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Renan Silva | silvar24@mail.wlu.edu 240-478-3918 |
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Kiera Stankewich | stankewichk25@mail.wlu.edu 475-355-5228 |
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Charlie Thigpen | thigpenc24@mail.wlu.edu 980-333-9202 |
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Annie Thomas | thomasa24@mail.wlu.edu 601-278-4649 |
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Taylor Tucker | tuckert23@mail.wlu.edu 804-955-0762 |
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Tiwaniya Tyler | tylert24@mail.wlu.edu 662-347-9170 |
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Grace Vest | vestg24@mail.wlu.edu 570-528-8508 |
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Trip Wright | wrightt25@mail.wlu.edu 615-720-9939 |
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Lydia Yang | yangl25@mail.wlu.edu 973-519-1899 |