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MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION COUNSELING The Newspaper of Alvin Community College

Aliah Nazario Rivera Professor Bates COMM-2311 12 November 2023

COUNSELING SERVICES Do you have problems with anxiety, depression, relationships, family, or academic performance? Alvin Community College can assist. ACC has licensed mental health counselors that offer brief counseling, usually lasting one to eight sessions. The counseling staff often uses a cognitive-behavioral approach to counseling. Students who have registered are welcome to use this service for free. During the initial session, the counselor will go over the exceptions to confidentiality and how records are kept private. The goal of this service is to assist students in achieving greater academic and personal success.

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For counseling assistance throughout the Fall and Spring semesters, Dual Enrollment students should be referred to their High School Counselor or the Principal of their school. Dual Enrollment students may be referred to ACC Counseling during the summer semester.

**During the fall and spring semester the counselors are available Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Monday- Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during the Summer.**

MEET OUR COUNSELORS

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Lilly Guu is a Licensed Professional Counselor who graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and a Master of Education in Counseling from the University of HoustonVictoria. Lilly has spent several years in education, working as a counselor in both K-12 and higher school.Lilly's approach is integrative, with a focus on cognitive behavioral methods. She enjoys collaborating with children on action plans and problem solutions to solve current issues.

Lilly Guu, M.Ed.,LPC Having graduated from Sul Ross State University with a master's degree in counseling and Texas A&M University with a bachelor's degree in sociology, Anna-Lisa is a licensed professional counselor. She has worked as a counselor in a number of settings, mostly in hospitals and in crisis situations. Her goal is to give students a secure space in which they may communicate and work through their feelings.

She approaches her work with a personfocused perspective, making an effort to show every student who enters her office unconditional love and support.

Anna-Lisa Hernandez, M.Ed.,LPC

DO SOMETHING TODAY THAT YOUR FUTURE SELF WILL THANK YOU FOR. Our actions and decisions today will shape the way we will be living in the future.

REFERENCES ACC Home, www.alvincollege.edu/.

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Do not hesitate to reach out to the counselors if needed.

If you or someone you know is in a suicidal crisis, call 988 or 1800-273-TALK (8255), or Text "Home" to 741741 or go to your nearest emergency room​.