Counseling Center

Welcome back! The Counseling Center has Moved!

The Counseling Center has now moved into its permanent home! Our new location is in the Tyler Campus Center, suite 270, behind the Volunteer Center. Situated near the main campus hub, the new Counseling Center space is designed to maximize client confidentiality and improve student access to counseling services.

COUNSELING CENTER SERVICES

The Counseling Center provides free, confidential services for Pepperdine students, including individual, couples and group counseling; walk-in consultations; and psycho-educational outreach programming.

Students come to the Counseling Center for a variety of concerns including homesickness, depression, anxiety, relationship problems, eating concerns, and addictive behaviors. The Center also offers psychological consultation to students, faculty, staff, or parents who are concerned about a student. A caring, licensed professional staff is here to meet your needs.

Learn more about our services by exploring this Web site! If you have any questions or would like to set up an appointment, please contact the Center at 310-506-4210.

Contact Information

For after hours emergencies call:

Public Safety at x4441

LOCATION: TCC 270

MAP: Malibu Campus, see #30 (F5)

HOURS: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

PHONE: (310) 506-4210

E-MAIL:

 

LINK TO: Student Health Center


Worried About the Swine Flu?

Click here to read an article by the American Psychological Association titled, Managing Your Anxiety about Swine Flu, that provides tips on how to manage anxiety and maintain a positive outlook when faced with non-stop media reports about the illness.

For additional details about the Swine Flu, click here to see Pepperdine's Emergency Information page.

Managing Financial Challenges

Financial news has been difficult to avoid these past few months, and much of this news has been decidedly sobering. Job losses, budget crises, and frozen assets seem to dominate the daily flow of information, and contribute much stress and anxiety to a society that already tends to worry about such things. Pepperdine students are certainly affected by the global economy as well, whether they are preparing to enter the workforce or wonder how their families will weather the financial storm.


We know that stress can have a negative impact on our bodies and minds, but we also know that a certain amount of stress can improve our focus and motivation to achieve greater goals. Often it is our response to stress that determines whether it will be debilitating or motivating. The following coping mechanisms can help ease the burden of financial stress:

• Focus on the aspects of your life that you can actually control such as creating a personal financial plan or avoiding watching too much ‘grim' news.

• Consider ways that you may be coping with stress in an unhealthy manner (excessive drinking, smoking, distancing yourself from others, etc.) and replace them with healthy ways of coping (exercise, sleep, social support, etc.)

• Be optimistic; consider that this is a good time to be a student, developing skills that are increasingly valued in the workplace. Also, keep in mind that stressful periods often bring families and friends closer as they support one another.

• Utilize campus resources. Professional staff members at the Counseling Center are always available to help you handle anxious circumstances and make the best of trying times. For additional resources on managing stress, visit www.mystudentbody.com.


Events & Resources

Counseling center screening week

 

Depression Screening - Tuesday, Oct. 27th

Alcohol Awareness Screening - Monday, Oct. 26th & Wednesday, Oct. 28th

Click here for more information about these events.