Deal with personal concerns that affect school and work success.
Help minimize obstacles to student success.
Come in to Counseling and Health Services in Health Sciences (HSC) Room 124 or call 360-992-2614 to schedule an appointment.
Alternative resources:
Health Services: 360-992-2614
Crisis Line: 360-696-9560 or 800-626-8137
Is counseling right for me?
Counseling involves expressing your concerns, questions and feelings and identifying ways to handle them. Counselors are trained professionals who can help you sort out your confusion, make wise decisions and change behaviors or patterns that interfere with your goals. Counseling is not magic. It is a collaborative process requiring your participation. Counselors will not solve your problems for you, or tell you what to do. Rather, they will help you identify resources you already have, look at problems from a new perspective and assist you in developing skills and understanding to guide you toward your
own solutions.
Problems often mentioned by students that affect school or work success include:
Academic
Determining whether you should go to school or just get a job
Deciding if you should stay in school
Anxiety about graduation and future employability
Identifying classes needed to upgrade current skills
Career
Identifying interests and abilities
Exploring educational options
Developing employable skills
Retraining
Coping with loss of a job
Decision making
Personal
Worrying too much
Shyness, loneliness
Confusion and uncertainty
Lack of assertiveness
Relationship problems
Time management problems
Coping with stress
Managing anger
Communicating effectively
Balancing school, work and family
Dealing with perfectionism and other unrealistic expectations
Dealing with anxiety or depression
Independence—separation from parents
Social concerns
School concerns—study skills, difficulty in classes
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