Student Counseling Center
The Lewis & Clark Student Counseling Center is closed Thursday, December 19th through Friday, January 3rd for Winter Break.
We will reopen on Monday January 6th with limited services.
Full operations will resume on Tuesday, January 21st.
If you are experiencing a mental health emergency and you are on campus, please contact Campus Safety at 503-768-7777 for immediate assistance. If you are off campus, please contact 9-1-1 for immediate assistance.
If you are in need of urgent or crisis support, please contact Lewis and Clark Crisis Counseling (available all hours) at 503-265-7804 or the crisis text line by texting “Oregon” to 741-741. There are additional crisis services available here.
Counseling appointments are available starting the first week of Spring semester classes. To request an appointment, please provide your availability for appointments 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday, by emailing counsel@lclark.edu or leaving a voicemail at 503-768-7160. We will contact you in January to assist with scheduling.
Overview
At one time or another, many students feel overwhelmed by the stress of academics, work, family, or relationships. Student Counseling Center staff are available to help students cope with these and other stressors. About 15% of Lewis & Clark students (25% of undergraduates) visit the Student Counseling Center each year.
Student Counseling Center staff are committed to supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of all L&C students—undergraduate, law, and graduate (GSEC). We offer primarily short-term individual, couples, and group therapy, as well as crisis counseling. Our staff consists of licensed mental health clinicians.
Student Counseling Center Events
Brave Talk Training Program
Brave Talk Training Program presented by Dr. Christabel Léonce & Peer Collective Leadership. Learn tools to help a peer struggling with anxiety or depression; navigate hard conversations; and connect peers to essential care.
Brave Talk sponsored by Maybelline New York and the JED Foundation.
Brave Talk Training Program
Brave Talk Training Program presented by Dr. Christabel Léonce & Peer Collective Leadership. Learn tools to help a peer struggling with anxiety or depression; navigate hard conversations; and connect peers to essential care.
Brave Talk sponsored by Maybelline New York and the JED Foundation.
Brave Talk Training Program
Brave Talk Training Program presented by Dr. Christabel Léonce & Peer Collective Leadership. Learn tools to help a peer struggling with anxiety or depression; navigate hard conversations; and connect peers to essential care.
Brave Talk sponsored by Maybelline New York and the JED Foundation.
News
Pre-Group Appointments Available Now: Healing from Unwanted Sexual Experiences Therapy Group - coming Spring Semester
Pre-group appointments available starting now! The Student Counseling Center is offering a weekly therapy group next semester (starting in February) for survivors of sexual trauma, “Healing from Unwanted Sexual Experiences”.
This therapeutic and educational group will meet weekly during spring semester (days and time TBD), is no-cost and open to all LC students. Survivors will have the opportunity to connect with each other in a safe, non-judgmental space and explore ways they have been impacted by and are healing from sexual trauma.
Led by Melanie Langlois, LPC, a therapist from the Student Counseling Center, students will use discussion, information and activities to share experiences, increase self-awareness and self-compassion, expand coping skills, and build resilience.
Requires a pre-group 30-minute appointment with Melanie to discuss the structure and purpose of the group. To schedule an appointment now, please contact Melanie at melanie.langlois@lclark.edu or call 503-768-7160.
Groups Offered by the Student Counseling Center Fall 2024
The Student Counseling Center is offering two groups for students this fall! A Grief Support Group (no registration needed, Wednesdays 4:30-6pm) and The Let Out (drop-in 1st & 3rd Wednesdays 5:30-6:30).
Student Counseling Center Statement on Racism and Oppression
Events in recent years have raised the national awareness about the brutal treatment and violence directed toward Black people and other people of color in the United States. These events have also, once again, highlighted the racial inequities and cultural injustice in America. Student Counseling Center staff are committed to supporting Black students, Asian and Pacific Islander students, other students of color, and their allies related to the stresses of these times, and to creating a more just, equitable world.
Statement of Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Student Counseling Center staff are committed to providing a safe environment for all by recognizing the unique identities of our diverse Lewis & Clark community. It is part of our professional ethics and personal values to promote inclusion and to be aware of the impact of privilege, prejudice, marginalization and discrimination in the lives of individuals. We strive to create an atmosphere where we foster dialogue and promote actions that respect and honor all persons. We believe that sharing and supporting varying perspectives facilitates connection, health, and wellness.