Counseling and Advising
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Counseling and Advising
Yakima Campus
Deccio Higher Education Center
Building 8, Room 164
Hours
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
509-574-4956
Grandview Campus
Grandview Main Building
Building 56, Room 121
Hours
Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.
509-882-7000
Email
counseling@yvcc.edu
Counseling and Advising
The YVC Counseling & Advising Center provides a team-based approach that helps students realize their educational, career, and personal goals. We create a welcoming and safe environment allowing students to feel accepted, respected, and understood. Our counselors and advisors are dedicated, responsive, and culturally sensitive professionals offering comprehensive services, referrals, and advocacy.
The purpose of advising at Yakima Valley College is to assist you in reaching your educational goals. Advising is the shared responsibility of the student and their advisor. Students should meet with their Pathway advisor each quarter to develop a plan for their education to ensure they are on track for graduation.
- Clarifying program & degree prerequisites/requirements
- Course selection & registration
- Adding or dropping classes
- Understanding transfer requirements
- Developing an Education Plan at YVC
- Applying for graduation
The Counseling & Advising Center staff can help you plan for a career. Whether you know exactly what you want to do, are thinking about changing, or are really uncertain—we can help you consider your options and determine the best route, resources and professionals to assist you.
- Exploring educational options
- Identifying interests & abilities
- Identifying classes needed to upgrade current skills
- Decision making
- Coping with loss of a job
- Re-training
Counselors are trained professionals who can help you with personal problems affecting your wellbeing and success. Counselors will help you identify resources you already have, look at problems from a new perspective and assist you in developing skills and understanding to guide you toward your own solutions.
- Balancing school, work & family
- Coping with stress
- Dealing with anxiety or depression
- Relationship problems
- Managing anger
- Drug and alcohol
- Gender and sexuality
YVC Counselors
| Name | Job Title | Phone | Office Location | |
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| Elizabeth DeVilleneuve, LICSW | Counselor | edevilleneuve@yvcc.edu | 509.574.4978 | Deccio Higher Education Center Building 8, Room 164 |
| Esther Huizar, MSW | Counselor | ehuizar@yvcc.edu | 509.574.4534 | Deccio Higher Education Center Building 8, Room 164 |
| Vicente R. López, M.Ed, LMHCA | Counselor | vlopez@yvcc.edu | 509.574.4968 | Deccio Higher Education Center Building 8, Room 164 |
| Ray Navarro, MEd | Counselor | rnavarro@yvcc.edu | 509.574.4603 | Deccio Higher Education Center Building 8, Room 164 |
| Heidi Matlack, MA, LMHC | Counselor | hmatlack@yvcc.edu | 509.882.7042 | Grandview Main Building Building 56, Room 121 |
| Richard Schillinger, M.Ed, LMHC | Counselor | rschillinger@yvcc.edu | 509.574.4964 |
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| Michaela Carpenter, M.Ed | Advisor | mcarpenter@yvcc.edu | 509.574.4619 |
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