Personal Counseling

Services are open to both currently attending and potential students, along with community members. 

Personal Counseling Services include: 

• Improving Interpersonal Skills:

Counselors help students individually and in classes and support groups to increase interpersonal communication skills and develop personal and academic potential.


• Crisis Intervention:

Counselors intervene in individual, classroom and other crisis situations, being available to provide brief therapy, and, referral to mental health resources when necessary.


• Values Exploration:

Explore and assess your values system by working one-on-one with a counselor, by taking advantage of personality and values assessment tools in the career center or by taking classes offered by the counseling centers.


• Overcoming Loneliness or Depression:

Counselors help students with loneliness or depression issues by counseling sessions and referral to on- and off-campus support groups.


• Help with Family Problems:

Counselors are able and willing to assist students with family problems and concerns that interfere with their success. This may include service for other family members to resolve issues.


• Anxiety and Tension Reduction:

Counselors give individual attention to help with anxiety and tension-related issues. (see our information regarding Stress Management)

• Career Development:

Provides opportunities to heighten self-awareness and research possible career "fits" in the world of work.


• College Survival and Success:

Encourages students to explore and use campus resources to increase potential success in reaching academic and personal goals. Course work offers assessment, study skills and time management as well as an orientation to college and PCC specifically.


• Study Skills for College Learning:

This course is designed to teach students how to study successfully and maximize long term learning by effective reading, memorization tools, test-taking strategies, note-taking tips and time management skills. 

• Support Groups

Various groups are formed by counselors and counseling interns to address timely issues. Some groups are short-lived, while others are ongoing.

• Student Advocacy

Counselors on each campus are available to act as advocates for students in misunderstanding with administrators, faculty, staff and other students.