Confidentiality

PLU Counseling Services cares deeply about maintaining your privacy and confidentiality.  We offer an elevator within the Loren and MaryAnn Anderson University Center to provide access to our services so that you may bypass the front entrance and stairway.

We share a common commitment to care for our students.  Counseling Services supports student success by fostering a trusting, confidential relationship.  Mental health information is distinct from FERPA.  As licensed Mental Health professionals, we are legally bound by state statute to safeguard any and all information, including whether a student has been seen or not.

We are happy to work with faculty and staff to coordinate care for students when there is a release of information in place.  You may print this Authorization to Obtain/Disclose Information form and invite the student to sign it; you are also free to go directly to the student.  We are always happy to collaborate without disclosing if we have a relationship with the student.