Services for Students

Clinical and Counseling Services

The Counseling Center provides specialized professional services designed to support the educational process and to assist students in their career, personal, and social development. People seek help for a range of difficulties or concerns such as stress and anxiety, depression, interpersonal relationships, eating disorders, identity concerns or life transitions. Individuals may be seen individually or placed into a group.

Various types of group counseling are offered including interpersonal groups which focus on understanding relationships with others and structured groups to address specialized issues such as depression, anxiety and low self-esteem.

Couples Counseling is available for students and their partners or spouses to help resolve relationship difficulties.


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Workshops and Presentations

A variety of workshops related to academic and personal issues are offered throughout the year. Examples of possible topics include assertiveness training, stress management, eating disorders, and communication skills. Outreach presentations are primarily informational and educational in nature. Possible topics may include: an orientation to Counseling Center services and how to refer a distressed student. Counseling Center professional staff also support the work of other departments by providing workshops, training sessions, and presentations.

Consultation

Center staff provide telephone and in-person consultation to students, staff, faculty, and parents who are concerned about the welfare of students, who wish information about how to make a referral, or who would like to discuss or learn about psychologically related situations or material.

Psychological Assessment

Psychological assessment may be incorporated into the counseling process to assist with the diagnosis and understanding of client concerns.


In addition, the Counseling Center provides a service to UCR students and area residents by serving as a national test center, supervising the administration of national and state qualifying examinations such as the MCAT, LSAT, PRAXIS, and MAT.


Biofeedback

Biofeedback training is often used for stress related symptoms such as generalized stress and tension, headaches, test anxiety, phobias, and sleep disorders. Biofeedback involves monitoring psychophysiological processes which are normally outside of the individual's awareness. As individuals become more aware of their physiological responses, they may modify them.



Counseling Center
Veitch Student Center
North Wing
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521-0320
Phone: (951) 827-5531
Fax: (951) 827-2015