Counseling Services
Your mental/emotional health impacts every area of your life. At Corban, we want to ensure you have the resources to thrive.
Whether you need support navigating a challenge in your life, dealing with academics, processing relational/ family dynamics, difficult emotions, or deciding on a path for your future, Corban’s Counseling Center is here to help you.
Who can receive services at the Counseling Center?
The Counseling Center provides free, confidential counseling for undergraduate students at Corban University, by appointment only.
Why counseling?
Counseling can give you the opportunity to work on emotional, relational, and spiritual health while pursuing your degree. It can help with issues that hinder success in many areas of your life. Why not take this opportunity to work on the whole you while you are at Corban?
Who are the counselors?
The counselors are second-year graduate students from Corban’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. All counselors subscribe to the ethics codes of the American Counseling Association and the Oregon State Board of licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists.
Is it confidential?
Yes. All information gathered in counseling, including the fact that a student has come into the Counseling Center, is held in strict confidence. No information is released to college officials, faculty members, parents, or outside agencies except upon written request by the students and what the law requires counselors to report.
What can I work on at the Counseling Center?
Counselors can help you work on many issues that may be impacting you. A few examples are:
- School-related anxiety
- Stress
- Social anxiety
- Sadness
- Grief
- Loss
- Depression
- Mental health diagnoses
- Adulting
- Homesickness
- Self-worth
- Lack of energy
- Being healthy in relationships
- Setting boundaries
- Self-care
- Processing family dynamics
- Healthy emotional processing
- Academic Performance
- Sports psychology
- Music
- …and many more
What does it cost?
Short term, on campus counseling services are provided at no cost to current undergraduate students. If appropriate, you may be referred to an off-campus counselor or agency for psychological tests or further consultation at your own expense.
Corban Counseling Center
Appointment Hours
- M: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- T: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- F: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Appointments
Counseling services are available by appointment only. If you are interested in counseling, please email counseling@corban.edu. You will receive an email response asking for some additional information.
NO WALK-IN APPOINTMENTS. YOU MUST HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO BE SEEN BY A COUNSELOR.
At certain times of year, there may be a waiting list for counseling and students will be assigned counselors when counselors become available. If your need is urgent, please contact the Psychiatric Crisis Center at the Salem Hospital by calling 503-585-4949.
Policies and Procedures
The mission of Corban University’s Counseling Center is to serve the students of Corban University. The counseling center is not an emergency clinic. The counselors on campus adhere to FERPA, the Code of Ethics of the State of Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, and the American Counseling Association in regard to the confidentiality of clients/students. As such, the Clinical Director and counselors are unable to confirm or deny that a student has sought counseling services.
The general policies of the Corban University Counseling Center are:
- The center is not a crisis center. If the student is in crisis, they need to contact their Resident Assistant or Area Coordinator and/or contact 911 or the Psychiatric Crisis Center.
- Students contact the Counseling Center to make an appointment.
- Students are seen on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- When an inquiry is received for an appointment, the student is contacted by the administrative assistant for additional information.
- Either an appointment will be made or the student will be placed on the waiting list.
Self-Help Resources
Addictions
Christian Recovery International
A coalition of ministries dedicated to helping the Christian community become a safe and helpful place for people recovering from addiction, abuse, or trauma.
Covenant Eyes
An internet accountability and filtering resource.
Sex Addiction
Dr. Patrick Carnes’ resources for sex addiction and recovery.
Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Addiction Center: College Substance Abuse Resources
Information about the most commonly abused drugs in college, binge drinking, pressures to abuse substances, and eating disorders.
Adult Children of Alcoholics
A twelve step program for women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes.
Alcoholics Anonymous
A website created and maintained by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
Blood Alcohol Content Calculator
Depending on your blood alcohol content, you can experience different side effects from the use of alcohol. Use this tool to know your level before making decisions.
In the Rooms
A list of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings in Salem, OR, including times and locations.
Body Image and Eating Disorders
Bulimia
A resource dedicated to providing information and treatment options to men and women suffering from anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders.
National Eating Disorders Association
Prevention, improved access to quality treatment, and increased research funding to better understand and treat eating disorders.
Remuda Ranch
Intensive inpatient programs for women and girls suffering from anorexia, bulimia, and related issues. Biblically based programs offer hope and healing to patients of all faiths.
Rain Rock Treatment Center
Rain Rock places high priority on individual care including treatment planning and individual therapeutic sessions for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and exercise addiction.
Depression
Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar and PTSD
Online screening tool.
National Institute of Mental Health: Depression
Descriptions of major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder (manic depression). It lists symptoms, gives possible causes, tells how depression is diagnosed, and discusses available treatments.
National Institute of Mental Health: Depression In Men
This site is specifically dedicated to men’s experiences of depression.
Bi-polar Assessment Tool
Assess the presence and or severity of manic symptoms.
Domestic Violence
Victim Assistance (Marion County)
(503) 588-5253
Legal Aid (Salem)
(503) 581-5265
Restraining Orders (Marion County)
(503) 588-5105
Salem Police Department
(503) 588-6123
Center for Hope and Safety (Formally Mid-Valley Women’s Crisis Center)
605 Center St, NE
(503) 378-1572
24-Hour Hotline: (503) 399-7722
General Mental Health
Active Minds
The nation’s only peer to peer organization dedicated to the mental health of college students.
Boundless Webzine
An online Christian magazine devoted to discussion of issues commonly encountered by college students.
Controlling Anger – Before It Controls You
Anger management tools, American Psychological Association online pamphlet.
National Institute of Mental Health: Anxiety
Provides a brief overview of the symptoms and treatment of the major anxiety disorders: generalized anxiety disorder; panic disorder; specific phobias; social phobias; obsessive-compulsive disorder; and post-traumatic stress disorder. Also lists organizations to contact for further information.
National Sleep Foundation
Waking America to the importance of sleep.
Wright State University Self-Help Checklists
Online questionnaires to help you to evaluate whether you might have significant concerns in such areas as depression, test anxiety, social anxiety, overspending, etc.
EASA
Clinical teams work to identify young people who are experiencing psychosis and to provide the information and support they need to continue on their life path.
Sexual Identity/Dr. Yarhouse
Help, research and resources on the topic of sexual identity.
Life Path Ministries- Salem Alliance Church
A recovery program designed to help people get out of areas that they’ve been “stuck” in. These groups are conducted as a ministry of Salem Alliance Church. Group topics range from self-esteem issues to grief, loneliness, anger, and more. Some last for 8 weeks and some are ongoing throughout the year. Registration is affordable ($20) and scholarships are available for those in need of assistance.
Personality Test
My Plan – Personality test, assessment for growth
Mid Valley Counseling Center, Inc.
Salem Pastoral Counseling Center
A Ministry of Counseling, Compassion, and Care
Pregnancy
Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Relationship Abuse, and Stalking
For more resources, visit Corban’s Sexual Assault and Harassment page.
Spiritual Gifts
Stress
McKinley Health Center: Stress Management
Stress management strategies for the college student
Suicide
Psychiatric Crisis Center
The Psychiatric Crisis Center (PCC) provides crisis intervention services seven days a week, twenty four hours a day for residents of the Mid-Willamette Valley. It is located on the campus of Salem Hospital.
American Association of Suicidology
Dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide.
Centre for Suicide Prevention
Resources for information, training, and research.
The Jed Foundation
The mission of The Jed Foundation is to reduce the suicide rate among college and university students across the United States.