For Students

We offer primarily short-term individual, couples, and group therapy. Our staff consists of licensed mental health clinicians and doctoral practicum clinicians who are supervised by our licensed staff. 

Please note: Students can request to schedule with a therapist of color or other identity, though scheduling options may be more limited or delayed and not all options requested may be available.

We hope to serve as many students as possible and are a good resource for students needing short-term or intermittent counseling support during the academic year. We typically meet with a student for ten or fewer sessions over the course of an academic year. If you want to meet with the same counselor regularly throughout your years at LC, we can help you find the off campus resources you need —or you can also get support for referrals through the Office of Student Accessibility.

Please be aware that while service animals are welcome in our clinics, other animals are not allowed. This stance was adopted out of concern for students and staff with allergies.

How to Access Our Services

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Prescription Medication

Our consulting psychiatrist can prescribe medication for mental or emotional conditions. Since she is with us only a few hours each week, her services are limited to students who are also engaged in counseling on campus. Students who are interested in medications without therapy can contact the Office of Student Accessibility for off-campus referrals.  There are modest fees for psychiatry services.  

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Anonymous online screening

Are you curious about whether you’d benefit from speaking with a counselor?  Check out our confidential, anonymous online screening to take self-assessments for depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, alcohol use, drug use, gambling behavior, psychotic symptoms, and general well-being. 

Are services confidential?

We take confidentiality seriously and follow APA (American Psychological Association) ethical guidelines on confidentiality. All our clinical services are confidential, with a few exceptions permitted or required by law. Every student who comes into the Counseling Center receives a copy of the exceptions to confidentiality before the first meeting with a counselor. In fact, you can check out all the confidentiality rules and exceptions on our confidentiality page.

Concerned about a friend?

If you are concerned about a member of our community who is having problems, we offer confidential consultation about how you can help. 

General Mental Health Resources

Half of Us | Based on the finding that half of all college students reported feeling so depressed that they couldn’t function, this website by mtvU and The Jed Foundation shows video stories of students and high-profile artists in order to increase awareness about mental health issues on campus and connects students to the appropriate resources to get help.

Ulifeline | An anonymous, confidential, online resource center, where college students can be comfortable searching for the information they need and want regarding mental health and suicide prevention.

Anxiety.org has a new page that is dedicated solely for college students in need of some advice or help with their college lives.

Health 101 | Health promotion by students for students

LGBTQ Resources

Coming Out as You | Information from the Trevor Project for LGBTQ to guide them in coming out

Queer Resource Center | The QRC is a resource center serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, asexual, omnisexual, polysexual, pansexual and allied community at Lewis & Clark College.

Map of Gender-Inclusive Restrooms on Campus 

Other Resources

Alcohol & Drug Support-Health Promotion and Wellness Site

Learning Disabilities & ADHD Resources

Sexual Assault Resource

Downloadable Meditation Audio

• Download Meditation Instructions.mp3

• Download Body Meditation.mp3

• Download Breath Counting Meditation.mp3

• Download Progressive Muscle Relaxation.m4a

• Download conflict resolution.m4a and conflict resolution background information

• Download Guided mountain meditation.m4a (This guided meditation, adapted from Jon Kabat-Zinn, helps with feeling grounded and in finding our inner strength, courage, and stability when facing stressful, difficult, or painful life events. These circumstances may be both internal and external. Meditation can help bring mindful awareness and nonjudgmental acceptance to our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Guided imagery meditation is just one of many types of mindful meditation techniques available.)