To complement the intellectual skills learned in the classroom, the Career Center offers a variety of programs and services to help students develop their abilities to meet many kinds of personal challenges. The social and emotional concerns that arise in most people s lives can sometimes interfere with academic achievement and a sense of well-being. Young women are at a period in their lives when they may be leaving home and making decisions about identity, personal commitments, sexuality, and careers. College life itself provides additional challenges, such as group living in residence halls, time management, and test anxiety. Counseling and Psychological Services trained professional staff can help.
Brief therapy is available to individuals.
Group counseling sessions are often available as well. Staff also provide referrals to other campus and off-campus resources, and to experienced and qualified therapists in the community. Counseling and Psychological Services is located in the Cowell Building. A mandatory basic student health fee is required of all registered undergraduate, graduate, and non-immigrant international students. The Mills van provides regularly scheduled transportation to the UC Berkeley campus.