WELCOME

Welcome to Counseling and Health Services and thank you for visiting our website! We are hoping that our website will be useful to you in understanding more about our staff, services provided, and counseling resources. While college is a wonderful opportunity to gain an education, make friendships, move towards a career path, and become more self- aware, we recognize that college could be stressful.  It is a time of transition and adjustment, and it may not be easy, particularly when you might have other obligations and responsibilities in your personal life such as work, childcare, family, etc. Furthermore, many emotional disorders surface during the young adult years. Whether you are a young adult coming to college for the first time, a student coming to college in The United States after having already gained a degree in your home country, a transfer student, or a returning adult who is following a different career path, you may have obstacles that are interfering with your ability to succeed academically.

It takes personal strength to recognize that you might need help and it takes courage to ask for help. However, once you do, it is a step in a positive direction. Please know that you can come to us. We are here to provide FREE and CONFIDENTIAL support services to the Kingsborough Community College community.

Counseling Services - Mission Statement

Counseling Services provides Personal counseling and ESL counseling services to students. We recognize that balancing the demands of school and personal life can be challenging. As such, the mission of the center is:  

• To provide counseling that facilitates meaningful personal growth and the fullest academic development of each individual.
  
  
• To assist students with adjustment, behavioral, emotional or academic challenges.
  
  
• To educate the KCC community regarding mental health issues.
  
  
• To offer consultation and assessment in crisis situations.

Counseling Services - Core Values

• We are committed to enhancing students’ college experiences.
• We respect students’ confidentiality and privacy.
• We believe in quality services and are committed to a high level of professionalism.
• We respect students as individuals and as members of a diverse community.
• We are committed to maximizing student’s social, emotional and academic potential and well-being.