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Community Counseling Center

Notice of Naropa Community Counseling Closure

Naropa Community Counseling Center—its clinicians, student interns, and staff—will no longer be providing mental health services to the community after May 29, 2026. Since 2015, It has been our great pleasure to serve the members of the community, but due to economic circumstances beyond our control, the time has come to close our clinic.

Effective June 1, we have retained Cariend, a medical records custodian, to manage the records for the next 7 years. Cariend is not a medical provider and does not handle billing, medications, or referrals for the closed practice.

Requestors should be prepared to complete the Records Release Authorization Form and provide a copy of government-issued photo ID, as required by HIPAA. The fastest way to process requests for copies of medical records is to visit Cariend’s website and follow the instructions:

If you do not have access to a computer or internet, Cariend can be reached by phone at 404-991-7080—please note the HIPAA laws do not allow medical records to be released based on a phone or email request.

If you prefer to mail your completed Authorization Form and Government-issued Photo ID:

Cariend ROI
PO Box 1866
Thomasville, GA 31799-1866

If you have questions about the process, Cariend can also be contacted via email at Request@Cariend.com; however, you should not send sensitive personal information or request documents through email.

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Naropa degree-seeking students have a wide variety of services available to them. Specific services vary, depending on the location of the student. Current members of the Naropa community can see up-to-date services, events, and workshops on the Wellbeing & Resilience site on MyNaropa.

Emergency Phone Numbers

Feeling overwhelmed, stressed, out of control? Struggling with the idea of killing yourself? You can get immediate support in the following ways.

You can call 911 or go to the closest emergency room.
You can call 303-447-1665 (a 24/7 local crisis support line) or go to http://coloradocrisisservices.org/.
For veterans: Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255 Press 1 or Text to 838255

Additional Resources

The following link has information about many important resources for a variety of issues you may be struggling with: http://psychcentral.com/lib/common-hotline-phone-numbers/

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Naropa University campuses are closed on 05/06/2026.

From Naropa University: Due to adverse weather conditions, all Naropa campuses will be closed on 05/06/26. All classes that require a physical presence on campus will be canceled. Classes that are delivered online in our low-residency programs are to meet as scheduled.

Regardless of Naropa University’s decision, if you ever believe the weather conditions are unsafe, please contact your supervisor and professors.

Spring and Summer Start Dates for the MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentrations

In support of students and in response to federal legislation impacting financial aid for graduate students, Naropa University will be accepting applications for MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling for spring starts through January 10.

Graduate School of Counseling concentrations listed below will be offering online and low-residency courses to start their programs in January 2026 as well as our Summer 2026 terms.

Beginning a graduate program in Spring 2026 or Summer 2026 means that you will have access to apply for Graduate Plus loans as these loans will be eliminated at the federal level starting in Fall 2026.

Contact Admissions (admissions@naropa.edu) today to learn how you can begin the next step in your graduate education journey.