Mental Health Services
The Counseling Center
The Counseling Center staff provides various services to meet the needs of students, parents, faculty, and staff. The Counseling Center offers confidential, short-term mental health counseling to enrolled UWB and Cascadia students free of charge. We offer same day crisis appointments, individual counseling, group counseling and couples counseling. Please contact us with any questions or to get started with an appointment!
Crisis Services
The Counseling Center offers drop-in hours on Monday to Friday from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM for crisis or urgent concerns. If you need to speak to someone immediately and are unable to come during the drop-in hours, please call 425.352.3183 or visit us at our office in UW1-080.
IF THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY, CALL 911 OR GO TO YOUR NEAREST HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM.
Free and Confidential 24/7 Support
Phone
- Crisis Connection 24-hr Crisis Line: 1.866.427.4747
- The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
- King County 24-hour CRISIS LINE: 206.461.3222 or 1.866.4.CRISIS
- Skagit County 24-hour CRISIS LINE: 1.800.584.3578
- Snohomish County 24-hour CRISIS LINE: 425.258.4357 or 1.800.584.3578
Text Messaging
- Crisis Text Line: Text “HOME” to 741741
Available 24/7, free, and confidential.- People of Color(?) Text Line: Text “STEVE” to 741741
On-Line Messaging
Focused Support
LGBTQ
- Trevor Lifeline: 1.866.488.7386
Provides crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and life-affirming services to LGBTQ youth ages 13-24. - Trans Lifeline: 1.877.565.8860
Living with Mental Illness
- Washington Warm Line, peer support for people living with mental illness: 1-877-500-WARM (9276)
Muslim
- Amala Muslim Youth Hopeline: Call 855-95-AMALA (855-952-6252)
- Muslim Crisis Text Line: Text “SALAM” to 741741
Spanish
- Ayuda en la crisis Español: Call 1-888-628-9454
Students of Color
- People of Color Crisis Text Line (Steve Fund): Text “STEVE” to 741741
Veterans
- Veterans Crisis Line: 1.800.273.8255 (Press 1)
Relationship Violence Advocacy and Support Services
If you’ve been assaulted…
We believe you and believe in your power and strength to recover.
Sexual harassment, sexual assault, stalking, and relationship violence are never your fault. Please contact the Violence Prevention and Advocae Program Manager, Elizabeth Wilmerding, in the Health and Wellness Resource Center in ARC-120. Make an appointment now by calling 425-352-3851 or sending an email to uwbvae@uw.edu.
For more information about Prevention and Advocacy, visit our resources page.