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Information for Faculty and Staff

Privacy and Your Rights

All information shared with a counselor is held in the strictest confidence unless:

  • you contemplate injuring yourself or other people
  • you committed or intend to commit a crime or harmful act
  • you are thought to be involved in child abuse
  • you are thought to be involved in abuse of a dependent adult
  • you find it necessary to file suit against a counselor
  • a court issues a subpoena demanding release of information

You are assured of receiving competent, professional counseling. If you have a complaint about the quality of the counseling you are receiving, please talk to the counselor first. If the two of you cannot resolve your concerns, you should contact the Dean of Student Services. Please see each counselor individually for their personal philosophy statements, or see their statements on their webpages. You should also read the CCS Student Rights and Responsibilities.

You have the right to terminate services with any counselor at any time and seek the services of another counselor.

Counseling Center

Spokane Community College's counselors are faculty professionals holding Master's degrees in counseling/guidance. We are here to provide support and direction as you pursue your educational goals. As a group we share common beliefs, but as individuals we may go about assisting you in slightly different ways. We recognize that counseling is learning, and that real learning occurs when both the student and the counselor are fully involved in a responsible way. The counselor's role as a counselor and a teacher is to provide support and direction, so you may learn how to become responsible for your learning and your personal growth. We are firmly committed to your success, and we will support your efforts to the best of our ability.

Counselors will provide short-term counseling for a variety of problems; however, if the problem is of an intense psychological nature, or if it is organic in origin, the counselor will refer you to an appropriate agency outside of Spokane Community College.

If you would like to speak with a mental health counselor for a longer period of time, SCC also has student interns from local universities who can help.


Contacting a Counselor:

You may contact us by calling (509) 533-7026 or by visiting the Counseling Center in Building 15. Please follow this link for specific counselors' contact information.


Reasons for Seeing a Counselor

  • Entry counseling to help with goal-setting and program choice.
  • Career counseling for those wanting or needing to change careers. Test administration, interpretation and evaluation to explain the results in a way that relates to you and your program choice.
  • Personal growth counseling for stress management, anger management, test anxiety, relationship difficulties, chemical abuse problems.
  • Major life transitions such as divorce, marriage, death, or grief counseling.
  • Advisement regarding transfer information for students planning to transfer to a four-year college.
  • Academic problems such as time management, goal setting and decision making.
  • Referrals for services which counselors do not provide.
  • Comprehensive services for disability and multicultural concerns.