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Location: SSC-177 [map]
Student Health Center
Phone 949 582-4606

Vice President
Student Services
Phone 949 582-4567

Campus Police
949 582-4585
Emergency
949 582-444

Brenda Frame
Director
Student Health Center
(949) 582-4607

Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday
8am to 7:00pm
Friday
8am to 3:00pm
Closed Weekends

Counseling Services

College Mental Health Fees Counseling and Special Programs Counseling Availability Languages

Student Health Center

Counseling at the Student Health Center is provided in a safe, confidential environment in which you may explore and resolve personal problems. All sessions are one hour and are free of charge to currently registered and enrolled students. All counseling sessions are private and confidential. Counseling is intended to be short term. Some longer term counseling may be available, based on student need, the judgment of the clinician and counselor availability. In addition to individual counseling, the Student Health Center also offers couples therapy, family therapy, and group therapy.

The Student Health Center provides several different forms of counseling:

Individual counseling
is one-on-one therapy for students who require individual, personal counseling. Therapy is provided by doctoral-level Interns under the direct supervision of a licensed Psychologist. Students must be currently registered and enrolled in to order to receive counseling services.

Couples counseling
is offered to married, unmarried and same sex couples who are having relationship difficulties.

Family counseling
is available to students who are having difficulties within their family system. Family counseling also includes parent-child sessions, and is available to intact families, single-parent households, blended families and same sex parent families. One member of the family must be a currently registered and enrolled student in to order to receive family counseling.

Group counseling
is offered on a variety of special interest topics, including anxiety, coping, women in transition and many others. Students are screened prior to the commencement of group. Students must be currently registered and enrolled in to order to receive counseling services.
Crisis Intervention counseling is offered on an immediate basis to students who are experiencing an emergency.

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Counseling and Special Programs

The office of Counseling and Special Programs offers personal counseling, as well as academic and career counseling. Counseling is holistic in nature, and recognizes the personal, academic and career aspects of the fully functional student. All personal counseling is provided in a safe, confidential environment. Personal counseling sessions are either one half hour or one hour in duration, and are free to all students who are currently enrolled. Counseling sessions are primarily individual, and are intended to be short term.

Different forms of counseling

Personal counseling
is offered to students who are experiencing problems that interfere with their emotional well-being, or interfere with their ability to do well in college and to continue in classes. Counseling is offered by trained Generalist Counselors and is available to all enrolled students.

Academic counselors
are available to discuss and help students with their educational program, to advise them about college or university entrance requirements, major requirements, General Education Certification, and the application process.
Career counseling professionals are available to assist students in choosing a career that will match their interests, skills, values and personality.

Crisis Intervention counseling
is offered on an immediate basis to students who are experiencing an emergency.

Fees

All College Mental Health counseling services are provided under your Student Health fee. If you have paid your Student Health fee, or if your fee has been waived, you are entitled to free counseling services. In addition, there is no additional charge for students who seek relationship or parenting counseling. As long as you are registered and enrolled in the current semester, all counseling sessions are free.

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Counseling Availability

All counseling is intended to be brief, usually limited to six (6) sessions per semester. The number of sessions can change based upon student need, counselor availability, and the professional judgment of the counseling staff. When more extensive counseling is required, a student may be referred to a licensed professional in the community.

Languages

Some of our counselors are bilingual and can offer you sessions in languages other than English. At the Student Health Center, counseling is provided in Spanish, Vietnamese and Korean, in addition to English.  At the Office of Counseling and Special Programs, counseling is provided in Spanish and Farsi, in addition to English.

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Saddleback College Student Health Center makes every reasonable effort to present current and accurate information; however, no guarantee of any kind is made. South Orange County Community College District, Saddleback College and, Saddleback College Student Health Center are not liable for any damage or loss related to the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of any information contained on this site.