Counseling

LBCC offers free career counseling services to both students and potential students.

Important Notice: WinterTerm counseling hours are available! Appointments are Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Coming from out of town? Call first! We want to ensure adequate time to meet with you.

To schedule an appointment, please call (541) 917-4782 or stop in the Career Center, Takena Hall, Room 101.

Drop-in Hours
(Albany Campus only)
These hours are up-to-date as of 2-19-2010.

Monday

Tuesday

Wedesday

Thursday

Friday

1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

** Appointments are available from 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., Monday- Friday.**
The above hours are in effect for the 2010 Winter Term. 

Appointments
It is preferred that counseling sessions be arranged through an appointment. If your concerns are of a personal matter, please call our office at (541) 917-4782 to schedule an appointment.

If you need assistance scheduling classes, preparing for graduation, or other educational related needs, please see our Advising webpage for more information or e-mail slaym@linnbenton.edu.

Our Mission
We are committed to student success through counseling, career, academic, and employment services. We provide accessible, quality, life-long learning opportunities. We strive to serve the present and future needs of our community.
(Career and Counseling Services)

We are here to assist you with…

  • Educational, career, and personal issues
  • Study skills
  • Career development and exploration
  • Assessing your values, interests, and abilities

Our commitment to you is to be the best that we can and to assist you to the fullest of our ability.
 
Counselors are available at the Albany Campus, Benton Center (Corvallis), and East Linn Centers (Lebanon and Sweet Home). For directions to any of our campuses click here.

Counseling at the Centers
If you’d like to see a counselor at one of our centers, please contact them directly.

For counseling at...

 Benton Center:Lynn Bain, Counselor (541) 757-8944 x5101
 Lebanon Center:Jan Wright, Counselor (541) 259-5800 x6
 Sweet Home Center:Jan Wright, Counselor (541) 367-6901

Availability of Service
Our office’s personal counseling services are limited. We do want to assist our students to the best of our abilities, but in some cases referrals may be necessary. If there is an emergency situation and counselors are unavailable to assist students, helpful resources that may be of assistance can be found on our Community Resources webpage.

Confidentiality
Counselors are under professional standards that prohibit the disclosure of any information that students tell them during a counseling session, except by a release from the student or under circumstances required by Oregon law. Exclusions include: harm to self or others; abuse of a minor, elder, or disabled person; court orders; or professional consultation. Counselors will review this with you.

If you have questions or concerns you’d like to share with the Counseling center, please call 541-917-4782 or e-mail slaym@linnbenton.edu. (E-mails are read by an LBCC staff member and distributed to appropriate staff or counselor.)