USD Counseling Center

The University of San Diego Counseling Center's primary focus is the provision of educational, developmental, preventative, consultative and clinical services to students in order to promote their academic success and well-rounded development.  The Center works toward this end as a team of professionals using a vairety of approaches, styles, methods and programs designed to empower students to accomplish their developmental tasks in a positive learning environment.  We recognize that our ability to be responsive to the needs of the University community and the community at large is based on a continuous commitment to organizational integrity, professional development and personal growth.

The Center is committed to creating and maintaining an open and accepting environment in which all clients feel welcome and valued.  In addition, the Center is dedicated to enhancing the appreciation of human diversity.  The USDCC is dedicated to developing and maintaining a professional environment in which different perspectives and views are valued and students acquire and develop the skills necessary to interact with others with understanding, mutual respect and tolerance.

The psychologists and psychology trainees that staff the center strive to perform their functions while adhering to the legal, professional and ethical standards that regulate the profession of psychology.