Mental Health

The Student Health and Counseling Centers’ mental health staff includes Licensed Professional Counselors and Advanced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners to assist students with mental health needs. Our mental health providers provide crisis prevention, brief therapy, and offer workshops to help students succeed in their academics.

Individual Counseling

The UAA Student Health and Counseling Center provides the following mental health services:

  • Counseling 
  • Health education
  • Medications
  • Outreach screenings

Togetherall Overview: Online Community

New online resource for student in 2023. Chat anonymously with peers around the country about mental health-related issues:

Togetherall Peer Resource link

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Preventing Suicide Group - Coming Soon

Call for Appointments:

Tel: 907-786-4040 
Rasmuson Hall (RH) 116/120

Hours

Closed: from noon - 1pm weekdays until further notice

Fall and Spring:
Monday-Friday: 8am-5pm
Thursday: 8am-1pm and 2pm-5pm

Summer:  8am - 5pm
Physical Health: Monday - Friday
Mental Health: Monday - Friday

Fax: 907-562-0269
uaa_studenthealth@uaa.alaska.edu

Emailing personal health information is not secure. Instead, use your Student Health Portal to either upload documents or send secure messages to the health center.
If you are experiencing an emergency call 911.

How can counseling help me?

Discussing your concern with a counselor can be helpful in many ways. At the Student Health and Counseling Center (SHCC) we are optimistic about your ability to be successful. We believe you are the expert about your own life, but after listening carefully to you, we may be able to offer you a different perspective, or a different way of looking at your problem - one that is more apt to take you where you want to go. We realize college is a very busy time, and we don't believe that counseling needs to become another burden. We offer practical, solution-oriented approaches that are intended to empower you to meet your goals. 

On-campus Counseling and Support

  • Health and Counseling Center

    The Student Health and Counseling Center’s professional mental health counselors are dedicated to helping UAA students. To schedule an appointment call 907-786-4040.

  • Psychological Services

    UAA Psychological Services includes clinicians who are graduate, master, and doctoral students supervised by licensed psychologists.

    For confidential counseling services call 907-786-1795.

  • Care Team

    The UAA Care Team's purpose is to promote a safe and productive learning, living, and working environment by addressing the needs of students through coordination and assessment of information and developing a supportive plan.  

    Care Team Goals include:

    • Balancing individual with community safety
    • Creating a campus culture of accountability
    • Proactively linking students to UAA and community supports
  • University Police

    The University of Alaska Anchorage Police Department consists of a group of professionals working together to provide a safe environment for the UAA community through the confident application of education, rule enforcement and creative thinking. File an anonymous report through silent witness on the UAA Police website.

  • Alcohol, Drug and Wellness Education

    If you are questioning your substance use and could use more support, meet one-on-one with a staff member to learn strategies for being safer, ways to cut back, and what additional resources are available. To schedule an appointment call 907-786-1511.

  • For Employees

    Employees in need of counseling, please review Employee Benefits Support or call ComPsych at 1-888-969-0155.

Off-campus Counseling and Support

 

 

Community Resources Offering Negotiable or Reduced Fee

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Community Support Groups

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Clinics and Hospitals

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