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The Counseling Center provides mental health counseling services to students who are registered for classes at UWB or Cascadia College in the current quarter. If you have questions about classes or your major, please contact the appropriate Academic Advising office. If you have questions about applications to UW Bothell, please contact the Admissions office.
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UWB has partnered with MySSP to give students access to real-time, confidential mental health support, 24/7 and in multiple languages: Simplified Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Spanish & French. MySSP counselors are licensed mental health therapists who are familiar with UWB resources. There are several ways to connect:
- Phone: Call 1-866-743-7732
- If calling from outside the U.S. or Canada, dial 001-416-380-6578.
- Online chat: Chat with a MySSP counselor on the MySSP website or on the MySSP app (Apple App Store | Google Play)
We highly recommend that you download the MySSP app (Apple App Store | Google Play) to have the full range of services at your fingertips any time.
See what counseling at UWB can do for you!
The Counseling Center offers In-person, Phone or Zoom video-counseling.
Students who want to begin counseling: Call the Counseling Center to schedule an Intake Appointment. The Intake Appointment will determine if all criteria for remote counseling are in place for you. These criteria include, but are not limited to, having a private place to speak with a counselor for 45 minutes, having the appropriate technology (phone, internet, computer, etc.), and having personal goals for counseling that fit with a remote counseling session. You will need to arrive 20-minutes prior to your appointment to fillout paperwork at the front desk. Call 425-352-3183 to schedule your 45-minute Intake Appointment.
If you are experiencing crisis / urgent concerns: The Counseling Center offers same day appointments between 1:00 and 3:00 pm Monday - Friday. Phone calls or Zoom video counseling will last between 5 and 30 minutes depending on your needs. Call 425-352-3183 to schedule your same day appointment for urgent or pressing issues.
If you have questions, please email us at uwbcc@uw.edu or call 425-352-3183 to speak with the receptionist between 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (Noon) or 1:00 pm to 4:00pm, Monday through Friday.
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