Student Affairs

Cascadia Mental Health Services

*** The Counseling Center is closed during winter break. We will start scheduling appointments again on January 6, 2025. ***

The following services are available for Cascadia College students. If you are a student at UW Bothell, refer to this webpage for your services.

How to access services

All Cascadia College students seeking services at the Counseling Center will be scheduled for a Single Session Consultation where you will meet with a clinician who will listen to your needs and help you come up with your next steps. If you cannot get your needs met during that session, you will be referred to group therapy or case management to find more appropriate care. Cascadia students are eligible for up to 6 visits of Single Session Consultation and Case Management session combined per academic year. You can call (425-352-3183), email (uwbcc@uw.edu), or drop by the office (UW1 – 080) to make your initial appointment.

The University of Washington is committed to providing access and accommodation in its services, programs, and activities. To make a request connected to a disability or health condition contact us 10 days in advance at 425-352-3183 or email uwbcc@uw.edu.

Services

  • Single session consultation – One 45-minute pre-scheduled in-person counseling session with the goal of addressing student’s mental health concern within the same session. Follow-up appointment and referral to case management or group therapy would be determined case-by-case based on counselor’s clinical judgment. 
  • Crisis consultation – One 30-minute in-person session for students experiencing crisis/urgent concerns. Students can walk-in Monday through Thursday between 1pm and 3pm and ask for an appointment.
  • Group therapy – Up to eight 80-minute weekly in-person group sessions facilitated by licensed clinicians focused on developing emotion regulation skills and peer support. Click here for more information about the groups
    • Bridging Cultures | fall
    • Build Your Social Confidence | winter
    • Creative Expressions | fall, winter, spring
    • Depression/Anxiety Group | fall, winter, spring
  • Workshops – Unlimited 45-minute weekly in-person meetings facilitated by licensed clinicians focused on specific mental health topics. All you need to do is show up! Click here for more information
    • Mindful Monday | 1:15-2pm | UW1-370 | fall, winter, spring
  • Case management – Individual meetings with the case manager to connect off-campus to higher levels of care, more specialized care than the Counseling Center can provide, or long-term therapy.
  • Outreach – Presentation, tabling, and other activities on campus by staff from the Counseling Center. Workshop and training requests are subject to an additional charge ($150-200/hour). Submit an outreach request here.

Alternative services

If you are having a life-threatening emergency, please call 911.

National and regional help lines

  • National suicide and crisis lifeline – 24/7
  • Crisis Text Line – 24/7
  • Washington Warm Line
    • Call: 877-500-9276 for confidential peer support between 9am-10pm