Mental Health Collaborative
Partnered with the Accessibility Resource Center, El Centro de la Raza, and the Women’s Resource Center, the Mental Health Collaborative (MHC) aims to increase students’ access to mental health resources through free, trauma-responsive, culturally, and linguistically informed counseling services. Our mission is to provide safe and inclusive mental health care to all, regardless of gender identity, sex, race, ability status, age, sexual orientation, economic class, or religious affiliation.
Our program also supports master's-level counseling interns with professional development and supervision centered on multicultural competence and social justice advocacy. We are committed to investing in UNM’s graduate students, with the vision of shaping future mental health providers who are prepared to address the pervasive impacts of racial trauma, gender violence, and social injustice – driving the positive societal change needed within the Albuquerque community and beyond.
Counseling Services
MHC offers free virtual and/or in-person counseling sessions at any of our three office locations (El Centro de la Raza, WRC, and North Campus-Vassar House). Our services become available the first week of classes and continue for the duration of the semester, totaling 14 sessions per student. To ensure that a minimum of six sessions can be offered, we no longer accept new clients by week eight or nine of the semester. We also provide psychoeducation workshops on mental wellness and self-care throughout the academic year. See the following handles for more information about location-specific events: @unm_arc | @unm_wrc | @elcentrounm
How to Schedule: If you are a UNM student who is interested in receiving counseling services through MHC, please email us at mhccounseling@unm.edu or call (505) 277-3712 to receive our online service request form.
PLEASE NOTE: While we remain dedicated to supporting our community, we are currently limited to serving UNM students (not including Staff/Faculty) during the Fall and Spring semesters only. Additionally, we are closed for all UNM holidays, including Spring and Winter break (see here for more details).
Internship Program
MHC offers a two-semester counseling internship (comprising 240 direct hours and 350 indirect hours) designed to equip graduate-level counseling students with: 1) comprehensive training in the treatment of complex trauma and suicide risk assessment, 2) multi-layered supervision that strengthens professional identity while developing trauma-informed, anti-oppressive approaches, and 3) experiential learning opportunities that cultivate competencies in multicultural counseling, social justice, advocacy, and bilingual/bicultural practice. Currently, MHC provides placements at the Women’s Resource Center, El Centro de la Raza, and the Accessibility Resource Center.
How to Join: If you are a graduate-level counseling student interested in being a part of our team, please contact MHC’s Program Coordinator, Ivette Acevedo Weatherholtz (she/her/ella), directly at ivetteaw@unm.edu.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please email us at mhccounseling@unm.edu or call (505) 277-3712. You may also visit our main website, available here, for more information about MHC and to meet our team.
