Wellness can be defined as the quality or state of being in good health especially as an actively sought goal.

The Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine has an embedded wellness coordinator/counselor in the efforts to continue supporting wellness as an actively sought goal. There are various offerings for DVM candidates including consultations, single session clinics, therapy groups, Anytime Anywhere, short-term individual counseling and support for referrals for long-term individual counseling with a community provider. Consultations are also available for faculty, staff and house officers.

Counseling services are private, confidential and not shared with anyone unless an individual signs a release of information or when the counselor must comply with state/federal law around safety (see confidentiality below).

The counseling office is located in 107E Magruder Hall.

Crisis Services

Crisis services are offered 24/7 via CAPS. On-call clinic for urgent needs is open Monday-Friday 9AM-4PM (10AM-3PM during breaks & summer). If you are in crisis, please call us at 541-737-2131 to schedule a visit. You can also come to our office for a walk-in visit, but you may need to wait until a counselor is available. Help is available whenever CAPS is closed, by calling 541-737-2131 and selecting option 1 from the after-hours phone menu. If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department. In Corvallis, go to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis (3600 NW Samaritan Dr).

You can also get help any time by:

Online Counseling Available

Within your student fees you have access to Anytime Anywhere, a remote counseling service available 24/7. This is a great resource if you need counseling available outside of traditional business hours. 

Our Counselor: Sarah Kate "SK" Griffin, MS, Professional Counseling Associate

Clinical supervisor: Beth Zimmerman, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist. 

Short-term Individual Counseling: If you are a DVM candidate looking to connect with the mental health counselor at CCVM, please email SK with your days/times of availability to get scheduled for a 30-minute phone consultation appointment.

Single Session Clinic: A CAPS resource that SK is bringing to CCVM where DVM students can have a one-time, solution-focused session to work through a specific presenting concern/situation. This is not a crisis resource. If you are a DVM Candidate, you can access this resource by emailing SK with your days/times of availability. If you are not a DVM candidate, and are a student, you can utilize CAPS' Single Session Clinic.

 

CCVM Office Hours:
Monday-Friday:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

CCVM Wellness Room

The CCVM Wellness Room (Magruder 2005) is open for reservation to all CCVM community members. The Wellness Room offers a relaxing and quite environment with a massage chair, yoga mats, tea station, electronic fireplace and calming noise machine.

Reservations are available in 30 minute time slots 24/7 (please limit your use to 1 hour max per session). 

RESERVE WELLNESS ROOM

In-House Counselor

Hi! My name is Sarah Kate (or SK), and my husband and I recently relocated to Oregon in June of 2023. Before coming to OSU, I was working as a Mental Health Therapist for Mississippi College. I am so excited to return to being a counselor. Supporting individuals that are helper/healers is something that I am passionate about – and I cannot wait to bring that passion to the students here! In my free time, I enjoy Crossfit, reading, and (slowly) figuring out how to garden. We don’t have a puppy yet, but that’s on our list this year, so welcoming all recommendations!

For Staff and Faculty:

OSU employees seeking services, please contact the Employee Assistance Program at 800-433-2320. 

Counseling and Wellness Services

Individual counseling services are available for DVM candidates. Individual counseling service connection is provided through EAP for staff and faculty. Non-DVM candidate graduate students can access support through Anytime Anywhere or CAPS main, if they have paid their student health fee. Student of Concern Consultations are available for graduate students, interns, residents, faculty, and staff – please reach out directly to SK for scheduling via email. During the academic year, individuals at CCVM can request presentations for their departments, classes, or organizations. This includes but not limited to workshops, seminars, and/or presentations.

Confidentiality

Counseling is confidential. In accordance with state and federal law as well as professional and ethical guidelines for mental health providers, we maintain confidential records of all contacts with clients. This means that no identifying information - written or otherwise - about your contact with CAPS/CCVM psychologist will be disclosed to anyone outside CAPS/The CCVM psychologist without your written authorization. This includes: students, faculty, or staff at CCVM, other academic departments, the registrar's office, student health services, and other campus entities; no one gets to know what you talk about (or even that you are coming here) unless you want them to know. There are some legal exceptions to this confidentiality; they rarely apply but we want you to know about them. If you are under the age of 18, please call for information about our confidentiality policy.

 
Counselors may need to disclose certain information in four general situations:
When you state intent to harm yourself or someone else
When you report current abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult or child
A court order
When mental illness is used as a defense in a criminal or civil action
                                                                                                                         

  

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