Welcome to a Safe & Supportive Space
The Counseling Office is here to provide you with a safe and supportive environment as you pursue your education at CPTC. Our counseling staff is all about creating a positive, inclusive space where you can tackle life's curveballs head-on. We prioritize your success, health, and overall well-being.
Our licensed and license eligible Mental Health Counselors offer free services to current CPTC students.
Services Offered
CPTC Counselors provide the following services:
- Individual Counseling: Short term mental/behavioral health counseling to learn strategies, manage symptoms, and build skills. Topics include managing emotions/thoughts, balancing work, school, and life, time management, and advocacy.
- Crisis Services: Immediate support for urgent challenges. Examples include suicidal thoughts, harm to self or others, death of a loved one, assaultive behaviors, and psychological distress.
- Connection to Community: Help navigating long-term support options in the community when needed.
- Workshops/Presentations: Collaborate with faculty for in-class presentations or individual consultations on various behavioral health topics.
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL): Dial or text 988
- Veteran Crisis Line: 800.273.8255 (press 1) or text 838255
- Trevor Project Lifeline (LGBTQ young people): 866.488.7386
- Trans Lifeline (Transgender in crisis): 877.565.8860
Book Your Appointment
Counseling services are by appointment only. Please call 253-589-5548 for availability and to set up an appointment.
Meet Our Counselors
Carrie Van Beek, Faculty Counselor
Welcome!
I am proud to bring a diverse educational background and a passion for helping others to everything I do. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Community Health with a specialization in Chemical Dependency, a Master of Arts in Psychology with an emphasis in Counseling, and a Master of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. I have been working in Mental Health since 2001 and hold a Washington State License as a Mental Health Counselor.
Throughout my career, my education has provided me with invaluable opportunities to make a positive impact in the lives of individuals in need. It has also allowed me to teach and connect with students in the Community and Technical College setting. In 2007, I decided to combine my experience and passion by joining Clover Park Technical College, where I’ve been fortunate to contribute to the growth and development of others ever since.
I look forward to connecting with you and continuing to build a community of support, learning, and personal growth.
Rachael Butler, Faculty Counselor
I have been immersed within the Clover Park community since 2014 holding various positions, from being a student turned graduate then to employee! After the completion of my Master’s Degree in Psychology with an emphasis on Clinical Mental Health Counseling, I began my journey walking along side individuals seeking to improve their mental health. I come to you from a place of many life experience that have led me down the path to professionally practice in the world of Mental Health, not pretending to know all the answers, but knowing each answer is unique to the individual. I approach treatment from a lens of strengths based and person-centered methods, with a dash of narrative therapy techniques. You are the author of your story, and I walk along side you, supportively, as you tell it, helping you develop your own unique way of healing that is meaningful to you. I enjoy working with the LGBTQIA++ community, single parents, veterans and families. Now is your chance to tell your story, and to write it as you go.
Licensed Mental Health Counselor LH61660162
