Lewis & Clark Graduate School’s newly expanded Community Counseling Center serves as a training ground for counseling students and a thriving mental health resource for Portland.

The nearly $2 million Oregon Health Authority grant will support graduate students pursuing degrees in counseling, therapy, and school psychology over the next two years.

In a Seattle Times opinion piece, Robin Holmes-Sullivan, president of Lewis & Clark and a clinical psychologist, addresses how parents and caregivers can prepare their students for the“monumental transition” to college while supporting their autonomy and growth.

L&C’s hybrid school psychology graduate program increases access to a fully accredited program, specifically in rural Oregon districts where the school psychologist shortage is felt most acutely.

Lewis & Clark’s Graduate School of Education and Counseling received a $1.1 million federal grant to train school psychologists to effectively support students in high-need rural and urban districts.

Lewis & Clark’s Mental Health Validation Program (MVP) brings counseling services, mental health workshops, student-athlete peer support groups, and more to the college’s student-athletes.

For first-year students interested in public interest law, 1LIFE is a valuable opportunity to gain hands-on legal experience, receive mentorship from experienced professionals, and establish a network of connections.

At a recent campus event, community members learned how to practice the 3-Minute Mental Makeover, a quick writing exercise designed to reduce stress and improve communication and connection with others.