Holidays, Exams and Stress
WCC Counselors - November 25, 2020
The most stressful time of the semester ... final exams and the holiday season in the year 2020!
View Post : Holidays, Exams and StressPracticing Mindfulness
WCC Counselors - October 26, 2020
Simple changes in lifestyle can often lead to improved mental health and wellness. Mindfulness is such a practice.
View Post : Practicing MindfulnessSuicide Prevention Month
WCC Counselors - September 21, 2020
September is Suicide Prevention Month
View Post : Suicide Prevention MonthIntroducing TeleMental Health
WCC Counselors - August 31, 2020
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, all WCC student services are being offered virtually. In response, we are offering TeleMental Health Services to WCC students beginning today, the first day of fall semester.
View Post : Introducing TeleMental HealthNo return to normal
WCC Counselors - July 14, 2020
It's hard to face the current reality, but we will not be returning to a "normal" after COVID-19. If we think about it, a lot about our former life was really not normal — the frantic place, relating to technology not people, buying stuff we don't need, the inequalities and injustices, etc.
View Post : No return to normalThe need for more resources
WCC Counselors - June 22, 2020
One of the silver linings of COVID-19 is the spotlight that has been shone on the need for more and better mental health resources.
View Post : The need for more resourcesMental Health Awareness Month
WCC Counselors - May 11, 2020
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we know with the current COVID-19 pandemic, bringing awareness to good mental health is more important than ever.
View Post : Mental Health Awareness MonthWeathering COVID-19
WCC Counselors - April 07, 2020
Feeling scared, anxious, depressed, isolated, overwhelmed? It's normal to have these feelings, and many others, during these uncertain times. It's absolutely normal for us to respond emotionally and physiologically to a perceived threat. Not all mental health symptoms are evidence of illness, but can be normal responses to an abnormal event.
View Post : Weathering COVID-19Minority Mental Health
WCC Counselors - February 27, 2020
As hard as it is for anyone to get proper mental health care in the United States, it's even harder for racial, ethnic, religious and gender minorities.
View Post : Minority Mental HealthCollegiate Recovery Program @ WCC
WCC Counselors - January 14, 2020
The mission of the Collegiate Recovery Program is to build a college-wide culture that reinforces the decision to engage in a lifestyle of recovery from substance use. It is designed to provide recovery support to ensure students do not have to sacrifice their educational goals in their quest to stay sober.
View Post : Collegiate Recovery Program @ WCC