About Us
Who We Are
The New Horizons Family Counseling
Center is a product of a long-standing collaboration between the
Counselor Education Program at 
The College of William & Mary and
regional school districts in Williamsburg and the surrounding area.
Students in the public school systems are referred for family
counseling that is provided by masters and doctoral students who are
completing clinical internships in the family counseling emphasis.
Family counseling services are provided at sites both on the campus of William & Mary and in select public schools. Under licensed faculty supervision, students serve as administrators, supervisors, and family counselors for the Center.
What We Do
The New Horizons Family Counseling Center provides free services to families of children attending public schools in Gloucester, Hampton, York County, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg/James City County. Families may be referred to the Clinic by teachers, principals, counselors, school psychologists, or school social workers.
The Center is staffed by advanced counseling graduate students at the College of William & Mary. Licensed faculty of the School of Education provide supervision for all counselors. Both day and evening services may be available. Services are provided in Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, and York County. Each session lasts about 55 minutes and the duration of each family’s counseling is decided by the counselor and family together, based on the family’s needs.
Waiting List
Requests for family counseling sometimes exceed the program’s capability to provide services. In such circumstances, a waiting list is begun. Families able to be seen at more than one location are placed on the lists for each site. Waiting time depends on counselor availability, counselor-client matching, and session time and site compatibility. Prospective client families are informed during their telephone intake if the waiting list is particularly long. Cases identified by school personnel as urgent will be given special consideration whenever possible.
