Vol State has provided a list of community mental health options to assist our students with resources that will help them balance life during and after college.
If you are dealing with feelings of being overwhelmed, depressed, stressed, or just want to talk through things, please call or text 988 to talk to a professional counselor. 988 is FREE and available 24/7!
Suicide Prevention
If you or someone you know is feeling suicidal, please reach out for help!
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988
Campus Police: (615) 230-3595
Community Mental Health Resources
Check out these local facilities that offer a range of different financial options for professional counseling.
- Free peer support groups for the grieving
- 25 West Broad Street, Suite 11, Cookeville, TN 38501
- 931-525-2600
- Offers various payment plans
- Long Term
- Accepts Aetna and Cigna
- 108 Nokes Dr, Hendersonville, TN 37075
- Income-based Fee Scale
- 165 East Broad Street, Cookeville, TN 38501
- 615-383-2115
- Mental Health Resources
- Helpful Coping Mechanisms
- Emergency Help
At Lantern Lane Farm Counseling, we understand the challenges you may be facing. Our compassionate providers specialize in helping with issues such as anxiety, depression, and a wide range of other concerns. Our goal is to ensure that your sessions are personalized to meet your specific needs, providing support that is tailored to your unique journey. Browse through our list of therapists to schedule your initial session.
- Graduate Intern Rates: $60 a session
- Long Term
- Dependent upon each counselor
- Gallatin, Goodlettsville, and Hendersonville
- Safety Net Program
- 418 North Willow Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501
- 931-646-5600
- Full-Time Self-paying College Student - Regular sessions @ $85.00/session with current student ID
- Long Term
- Does not accept insurance
- 1529 Hunt Club Blvd, Suite 100 Gallatin, TN 37066
- For students with TennCare
- 665 South Jefferson Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501
- 931-528-0051
- Safety Net/Sliding Scale
- 1200 South Willow Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38506
- 931-432-4123
- Psychology Today is a search engine for therapists in your area. You can filter by provider, location, language, faith, price, and insurance.
- This is a great way to find individual counselors.
- Sliding scale: May apply if eligible
- Long Term
- Insurance Accepted: Aetna, Anthem, BHS | Behavioral Health Systems, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, Humana, Magellan, Optum, TRICARE, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, Out of Network.
- 537 Blythe Ave Gallatin, TN 37066
- Graduate Intern Rates: $55/weekday session or $65/Saturday session
- Long Term
- Does not accept insurance
- 1185 Nashville Pike, Gallatin, TN 37066
- Sliding scale: May apply if eligible
- Long Term
- Virtual and in-person options
- Serves Uninsured Clients and takes TennCare
- 21 Locations Across Middle Tennessee


