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NCS Student Wellness Services Information

We all aim to realize our full potential: caring for others and ourselves while contributing to our community. In order to do this, we need to be able to manage the ever changing flow of challenges. This balance is what we call wellness. NCS recognizes that wellness is fundamental to being college, career, and community ready. We believe that in supporting wellness we are promoting positive student outcomes at every level, in every setting.

The information provided here is designed to help guide you through or to resources that create awareness about various challenges and to help you develop skills to overcome these challenges so that you are more successful at being well.

Links and articles will be related to the following dimensions of wellbeing:

  • Social

  • Emotional

  • Physical

  • Spiritual

  • Occupational

  • Intellectual

Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your journey towards wellbeing.

Edwin Payne

Mr. Payne may be reached via email or by calling (517) 905-5697.

Mr. Edwin Payne, has been with NCS Wellness Services since 2018. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Michigan with over 12 years of experience helping individual, groups, and communities move towards positive changes by challenging them with in a warm and supportive environment. He is compassionate and fosters vulnerability with others allowing him to build trust and maintain accountability as each person works towards their goals and potential.

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