You are on a mental health journey – welcome. You deserve to feel safe and supported. You deserve mental health care that acknowledges and respects the intersection of your identity and experiences. You are allowed to acknowledge all that makes you a human. You don’t have to suffer in silence.
UP Health & Counseling Center has partnered with BetterMynd, an online therapy platform, to offer students access to free-to-you teletherapy sessions from a diverse network of licensed mental health counselors.
These 50-minute live video sessions are private and confidential and can take place from the convenience of your laptop, smartphone, or tablet. Teletherapy sessions are available during the day, at night, and on weekends, so you can get support whenever it's best for you.
Registering for BetterMynd takes less than 5 minutes and will allow you to manage your sessions and preferred counselors from the convenience of your account dashboard. Register using your up.edu email address to access the service.
Your first session with a licensed, compassionate counselor is a few easy steps away. Once you register for your personal BetterMynd account, you will complete a brief intake survey to assist in matching you with the best counselors and resources for your specific needs.
After completing your intake survey, you will have access to your student dashboard. There you can view counselors and schedule your first session. Your dashboard is also where you'll attend teletherapy sessions. You can also browse upcoming wellbeing workshops and reserve your spot.
The University of Portland has partnered with BetterMynd to provide free-to you teletherapy for eligible students. As a UP student, you receive individual session credits and wellbeing workshops upon registration. If you use all the allotted credits and need more, please call or email the UP Health & Counseling Center: 503-943-7134 or hcc@up.edu.
Visit your BetterMynd Dashboard to change or cancel your teletherapy appointments. You may cancel or reschedule any BetterMynd session up to 24-hours before its scheduled start time and receive a full refund. If you do not show up to your session or cancel it with less than 24-hour notice, you will lose the credit. Credits for missed sessions or late cancels are non-refundable. Three late cancellations or no-shows will result in loss of session credits for the remainder of the semester.
BetterMynd's wellbeing workshops are scheduled live psychoeducational group workshops led by licensed counselors who educate and empower students on mental health topics and treatments. Topics include academic distress, depression, anxiety, mindfulness, ADHD, relationships, time management, stress, and more. New workshops are added monthly, so check back often.
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5000 N. Willamette Blvd.,
Portland, Oregon 97203-5798
503.943.8000
