Counseling and mental health services at CCC

At Clackamas Community College, we take mental health and wellness seriously. That's why we offer free counseling services to our students in Spanish and English. You can find the Counseling Department office on the second floor of the Wacheno Welcome Center.

Counseling is available

CCC counselors are available to meet with students in person, remotely via secure video appointments, and via phone call. Contact us by email at counseling@clackamas.edu, by phone at 503-594-3176 or come visit us in person at the Wacheno Welcome Center 201-210.

Reasons to contact us

CCC students like you use counseling services to help address concerns about:

• Belonging and inclusion
• College life
• Stress, sadness, anger or loneliness
• Friends, family and romantic partners
• Healthy choices
• Self-esteem
• Grades
• Life changes
• Career and educational focus
• Exploration of personal values, skills and interest
• Substance Use support
• Healthy eating support
• Intercultural adjustment support

What happens in my counseling appointment ? 

How we use the time in your counseling session depends on your goals. We offer three categories of appointments for students: 

• Personal counseling
• Academic and career counseling
• Single solution focused session

Outside referrals

Counseling services at Clackamas Community College are intended for short-term use, and our counselors may not be able to help you resolve all issues. If we are unable to help we will refer you to services on or off campus that will be able to better assist you. Concerns that fall outside the scope of our services include:

• Requests for formal psychological evaluation for the purpose of employment clearance; determining eligibility for vocational rehabilitation or disability benefits; or documentation for emotional support or service animals.
• Student concerns that required open-ended, ongoing psychotherapy before coming to CCC.
• A history of multiple hospitalizations, chronic suicidality and/or self-injury behaviors; history of repeated suicide attempts.
• Evidence or risk of progressive deterioration in mental or emotional functioning, requiring intensive intervention.
• Currently intoxicated and/or impaired by use of alcohol/drugs.
• Court-mandated assessment or treatment requirements.

Classes taught by counseling faculty

Counseling faculty teach a variety of courses that help students build skills and learn how to be a successful college student. To learn more, check out the class schedule and look for Human Development (HD) and First Year Experience (FYE) classes. 

Meet our counseling team

Counseling confidentiality

Communication between you and Clackamas Community College counselors is confidential as required (except as limited by law). Generally, information may not be disclosed to another person or agency outside of the Counseling Department (including parents, teachers, or staff) without your written consent. Among the legally and ethically determined exceptions to this policy are:

• Counselors need to disclose information necessary to prevent you from acting on plans to hurt yourself or others.
• Counselors need to report suspected abuse of children, animals, older adults (65+) or people with disabilities (both developmental and acquired) to the appropriate authorities, regardless of whether the abuse is current or historical.
• Counselors need to disclose medically relevant information if you have a potential medical emergency.
• If your records are subpoenaed and a judge court orders the release of these records, counselors must comply with this order.
• The CCC counseling staff members work as an integrated unit, which means we consult with each other.