Counseling Services

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update as of 5/21/2020:

Orange Coast College Campus is closed out of an abundance of caution for the safety of our students, faculty, and staff. Virtual counseling services will begin on March 31, 2020, and will continue until further notice. Please see below for more information on booking a counseling appointment with General Counseling. Thank you for your patience and understanding. 

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The Counseling Division will be open for general information ONLY from Monday, 12/14/2020 to Friday, 12/18/2020. There will be no counselors or counseling services available. The campus will be closed beginning Saturday, 12/19/2020 and will reopen on Monday, 1/4/2021. Counseling services will resume on Monday, 1/4/2021. Stay safe and healthy, we will see you in the New Year! 

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The Counseling Division will continue to offer additional virtual services. Please visit the links below for more information on the following programs: 

General Counseling: Virtual Appointments

General Counseling services at Orange Coast College are in place to help students identify and clarify personal, career, and educational goals.  

Scheduled Appointments 

Until further notice, virtual appointments may be scheduled online, or by telephone. All scheduled appointments are thirty minutes long (unless otherwise noted), and are based on availability.

Students are limited to one appointment per week, on any platform (phone, Conferzoom, or Cranium Cafe). 

If the online system says appointments are full, please call the Counseling Center to check availability. 

Phone or ConferZoom	​Cranium Cafe
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​​Important Information:  AFTER BOOKING, STUDENTS MUST CHECK THEIR OCC STUDENT EMAIL FOR APPOINTMENT INFORMATION. FAILURE TO CHECK YOUR EMAIL MAY RESULT IN YOU MISSING YOUR APPOINTMENT.	​​Important Information:  Students may select either a phone or video appointment when scheduling. If meeting via video, please use either Google Chrome or Firefox browsers and log in from a computer (not a smart phone) with a microphone and web camera.   How To Schedule A Cranium Cafe Appointment.pdf
​Counselors doing Phone Appointments: Carol Barnes              Luis Miranda Eric Cuellar*              Christy Nguyen Steve Hogue             Jessica Nguyen Stacy Kirch                Manoj Wickremesinghe Eli Marron                 Kevin Castillo Jessica Martin             Counselors doing ConferZoom Appointments: Steve Hogue            Bianca Aguirre*  Andrea Lane            Tom Choe Luis Miranda            Jennika Celo Jessica Martin          Mayra Frias Yvette Nguyen         Jami Gulini  Patricia Ortega*       Carmen Johnson* Caryn Plum              Lyndsey McKinley Rob Schneiderman   Mai-Thi Pham Maria Traver*           Leslie Picazo  Arlene Vargas*         Cindy Voss	​Counselors doing Cranium Cafe Appointments:  Denia Guillen*               Bianca Aguirre*  Jennifer Hall                  Jennika Celo  Steve Hogue                 Leslie Picazo Ruby Icaro                     Arlene Vargas*  Jared Vidal
* = Notes a Second Language (see below)

Languages Other Than English

​Counselors Who Speak A Second Language:	​Staff Who Speak A Second Language:
Eric Cuellar - Spanish Denia Guillen - Spanish Patricia Ortega - Spanish Maria Traver - Spanish Arlene Vargas - Spanish  Bianca Aguirre - Spanish Carmen Johnson - Spanish	​Heather Dominguez - Spanish Martha Guevara - Spanish Tiffany Huynh - Vietnamese  Sandra Gonzalez - Spanish  Janet Valle - Spanish

Drop-In Counseling

Drop-In Counseling is limited to ten minutes and is appropriate for general questions only. Drop-In Counseling is generally available on Monday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Please call the Counseling Center at 714-432-5078. All students are served on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Drop-In Counseling is not appropriate for transcript evaluation, Student Education Plans or personal counseling, as drop-in Counselors do not have access to your transcript or other student records.

What can I expect from my Counseling Appointment?:

The intent is to help students explore their options and make informed decisions that will improve the quality of their lives.  Our professionally trained counselors are available to assist you with the following:

• Educational Planning
  

• Career Exploration

• Personal Counseling

• Counseling Classes
  

• Support Groups

• Referral Services

• Transfer Services