Counseling

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** Consistent with medical and mental health service limitations across the nation, at this time please know appointments may take 2-3 weeks to be scheduled.  If you need a sooner appointment, please consider using the free counseling services for students via Lute Telehealth.

To schedule an appointment, please call (253) 535-7206 and press 2 to reach our Clinic Coordinator during business hours, Mon-Fri.  We will need some preliminary information from you to set up an appointment.  Your first appointment is an Initial Treatment Planning Session with a licensed psychologist or mental health counselor who will listen to your concerns and determine the best plan of action.

New client Intake forms are required and must be completed and submitted to the Counseling Center by 8:00am the morning of your appointment.   At the time of your appointment setting, you will be given instructions on how to submit the forms securely to our office.  Please budget 30-45 minutes to complete and upload these forms.  Forms not submitted by 8:00am the morning of your appointment will result in cancellation of the appointment for the day and rescheduling as these forms are necessary for the counselor to review prior to your appointment.  Please do not submit forms prior to making an appointment.

Please also be sure to review and understand our Attendance Policy to avoid No-Show fines.

We encourage parents, faculty, staff, and peers to refer students to the Counseling Center.  Due to confidentiality laws and policies, we cannot schedule an appointment for a student by a third party.  A student who wishes to visit the Counseling Center must contact the Counseling Center directly.  If you wish to help a student, you are welcome to accompany the student while making a phone call to schedule an appointment or to accompany a student to our office when our office is open.  You may also assist a student to contact Lute Telehealth services or to call the PLU Crisis Line at 253-535-7075.

The Counseling Center cares deeply about maintaining your privacy and confidentiality.  We offer an elevator within the Loren and MaryAnn Anderson University Center to provide access to our center so that you may bypass the front entrance and stairway.

We share a common commitment to care for our students.  At the Counseling Center, we support student success by fostering a trusting, confidential relationship.  Mental health information is distinct from FERPA.  As licensed Mental Health professionals, we are legally bound by state statute to safeguard any and all information, including whether a student has been seen or not.

We are happy to work with faculty and staff to coordinate care for students when there is a release of information in place.  You may print this Authorization to Obtain/Disclose Information form and invite the student to sign it; you are also free to go directly to the student.  We are always happy to collaborate without disclosing if we have a relationship with the student.

Remaining cognizant of the mind/body connection, Counseling, Health and Wellness Services counselors, clinicians, and staff work closely together to coordinate care that encompass your mental and physical health.  For students who may require evaluation for psychiatric medication, counselors and clinicians can make referrals to other healthcare providers, both on- and off-campus.