Counseling

Making a confidential appointment:

The first appointment is an intake session. This session allows you to become more comfortable with the counselor and the counselor to become acquainted with your concerns. Any student of WOU, registered for at least 6 credit hours, is eligible to access the counseling center for an intake session and follow-up sessions for free.

• If you would like to make an appointment, or for more information, call 503.838.8396 or stop by the counseling center. Students in crisis are seen immediately.

Services offered by the Student Counseling center:

• Individual counseling
• Crisis counseling
• Consultation
• Lending library
• Group counseling
• Outreach programs
• Medication evaluation
• Couples counseling
• Limited testing
• Referral information
• Alcohol and drug counseling (limited)
• Sexual harrasment

 

Students seek assistance on a variety of concerns such as:

 

depression	relationship issues	eating disorders	generalized anxiety
sexual assult	sexual harassment	grief and loss	sexuality issues
adjustment to school	stress management	anger management	substance abuse
phobias	family concerns	life planning	test anxiety

 

Outreach:

Counseling staff are available to design and conduct training on a number of mental health related topics. For more information on these trainings, please visit the Health education page

Student Health and Counseling

Western Oregon University

345 N. Monmouth Ave.; Monmouth, OR 97361

ph:503.838.8313 or e-mail: studenthealth@wou.edu