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  • Off-Campus EMERGENCY: 911
  • On Campus EMERGENCY: 608.789.9999 (UWL Police)
  • Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
    (veterans and other service members: press 1)
  • UW Mental Health Support 24/7: Call 608.785.8073 & press 1
    • UWL Mental Health Crisis and Emotional Support for UWL Students
Crystal Champion  Profile of Crystal Champion

Counseling Services Director
cchampion@uwlax.edu
608.785.8073

Specialty areas:

Mood and emotion management, accepting and managing stressful life circumstances, cultural and diversity issues, intersecting identities and identity development.

Bec Johnson  Profile of Bec Johnson

Assistant Director Counseling & Testing
rjohnson@uwlax.edu
608.785.8073

Specialty areas:

Anxiety, depression, intersecting identities and identity development, relationships, substance use and adjustment disorders. 

Kristine Adams  Profile of Kristine Adams

Counselor
kadams@uwlax.edu

Specialty areas:

Anxiety, stress, life transitions, emotional dysregulation and anger management, grief and loss, international student populations, trauma and interpersonal violence

Iam Valdez Espinoza  Profile of Iam Valdez Espinoza

Counselor
ivaldezespinoza@uwlax.edu

Specialty areas:

Anxiety, depression, academic skills, and sleep problems

Ashley Jochimsen  Profile of Ashley Jochimsen

Counselor, Groups Coordinator
ajochimsen@uwlax.edu
608.785.8073

Specialty areas:

Relationship concerns, anger & irritability, trauma & posttraumatic growth, international & study abroad students, mindfulness & holistic approaches

Trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) therapy. For more info: emdria.org 

Kirsten Krueger  Profile of Kirsten Krueger

Counselor
kkrueger2@uwlax.edu

Specialty areas:

Strength-Based Approaches for: empowerment and confidence building, emotional regulation, depression, trauma and posttraumatic growth

Katelyn Longmire  Profile of Katelyn Longmire

Counselor Outreach Coordinator
klongmire@uwlax.edu
608.785.8073

Specialty areas:

Eating disorder/concern, grief & loss, sexual assault & interpersonal violence.

Trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) therapy. 

Chelsea Schaffer  Profile of Chelsea Schaffer

Counselor
cschaffer@uwlax.edu

Specialty areas:

Collaborative and Strengths-Based Approach with interests in identity exploration, navigating life transitions, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and developing mindfulness skills.

Chad Walters  Profile of Chad Walters

Counselor/Clinical Case Manager
cwalters@uwlax.edu

Specialty areas:

Anxiety, Depression, and Substance Use Disorders

Charles Gilbert  Profile of Charles Gilbert

Testing Coordinator & Office Manager
cgilbert@uwlax.edu
608.785.8074

Specialty areas:

Test administration, test security, statistical detection of cheating, geologic ephemera, Karst topography, micro-mammals, biomarkers of the Upper Holocene Boundary.