UAS Academic CatalogCounseling Services
UAS Counseling Services provides a safe environment where students can get support for stress, share their thoughts and feelings, explore concerns, gain new awareness, and find new ways of looking at a situation. The Counseling Office is based in Juneau but can serve all UAS students within the state of Alaska through tele-counseling (phone or video-platform-based counseling). Students living outside of Alaska can access urgent and scheduled counseling sessions through TimelyCare or contact UAS Counseling Services for assistance with connecting to local resources.
Mental health crisis intervention is available for students Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mental health crisis care after hours and on weekends is available by calling 911, your local hospital or clinic, TimelyCare, and/or The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-877-266-4357. For students in UAS Upper Housing, the emergency RA on-call number is 907-209-6539. For students in UAS John Pugh Hall, the emergency RA on-call number is 907-209-6534.
Any student who is enrolled in at least one UAS credit course for the current semester is eligible for counseling services either with a UAS Counselor or through TimelyCare. Students have access to individual appointments, group therapy, screening for mental health diagnoses, and programming for mental health and well-being. If specialized care is needed, community referrals will be provided. UAS Counseling Services uses a brief solution-focused therapeutic approach to counseling. This approach can help with situations such as: of homesickness, time management, healthy relationships, grief and loss, roommate conflicts, and shorter-term crises.
To schedule a confidential appointment, please email uas.info@alaska.edu or call (907) 796-6000 (toll-free: 877-465-4827) or log on to TimelyCare using a UAS confirmed single sign on email and password.