Welcome to the Personal Growth and Counseling Center!

Our mission is to promote the mental health of CSUMB students in order to improve the quality of their lives and aid them in achieving academic success.

Serving the Campus Community

The Personal Growth and Counseling Center has information for the following areas to serve students, faculty, parents of students, and the community.

Each section of our website has the following information:

Services for Students

Information about individual counseling, groups, workshops, and classes, as well as campus chaplaincy & spiritual support. Information about confidentiality can be found here.

For Parents of Students

This page is designed to assist parents with the many different changes that come with their child heading into college. There are links to resources, as well as advice provided to assist parents cope with adjustments and their child's mental health.

Faculty and Staff Support

For campus community members on the front lines - those who have ongoing and meaningful interaction with students. Videos introduce you to the Personal Growth and Counseling Center, provide overview of how to intervene with suicidal and potentially dangerous students, and teach you how to refer your students to the counseling center.

Information On:

• Handling a Student's Crisis: Overview of types of crisis and how to appropriately respond to them.
• The PGCC Staff: Meet our interdisciplinary professional staff
• Online and Community Resources: Do you have a special need? Check out our resources!
• Contacting Us: How to make contact with the counseling center.