GLTB issues – Assistance with issues stemming from gay, lesbian, transgender, or bisexual experiences.

All counselors provide this service.  The following counselors focus more closely on this topic:

CYP - Sylvia Galvan Gonzalez, Henry Shun-Heng
EVC - Kisha Moragne
PIN – Linda Caplin

Additional information on this topic:

- GLTB issues and strategies
- Self help from UT Dallas
- Self help resources for GLTB.

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Grief/Loss – Help for students dealing with the loss of anyone or anything close to them and exploring sadness due to issues of grief or loss, including death and serious health threat issues such as cancer.

All counselors provide this service.  The following counselors focus more closely on this topic:

CYP - Sylvia Galvan Gonzalez, Marky Smith, Janie Wang
EVC - Sandra Elizondo
NRG - Emma Moore, Paul Duffy
PIN – Linda Caplin
RGC - Rosalind Cunningham, Glo Foley
RVS - Alicia Garza, Lucia Ponce
SAC - Ruth Reinhart

Additional information on this topic:

- Mental Health America resource center
- Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection from the University of Chicago
- Self help from UT Dallas
- Emotional health question and answer Internet resource from Columbia University
- College mental health factsheets from ULifeline Campus Professionals

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Health and Wellness  – Help in dealing with health, nutrition, sleep, chronic and other disease issues, such as living with cancer, heart disease, diabetes issues.

All counselors provide this service.  The following counselors focus more closely on this topic:

CYP - Henry Shun-Heng
EVC - Joanne Keeley
NRG - Diasy Diaz-Alemany
PIN - Jan Dailey
RGC - Rosalind Cunningham, Glo Foley

Additional information on this topic:

- Self help resource links

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Low income issues (i.e. food, housing…) – Helping students locate support for difficulties faced due to exceptionally low-income, inadequate nutrition, inability to afford housing, inability to access medical care, etc.

All counselors provide this service.  The following counselors focus more closely on this topic:

CYP - Dawn Allison
NRG - Paul Duffy
RVS - Lucia Ponce

Additional information on this topic:

- Texas central needs directory for connecting people and services
- Financial aid information from Austin Community College

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Men’s issues – Helping students deal with issues related to men’s emotions, concerns, and experiences.

All counselors provide this service.  The following counselors focus more closely on this topic:

CYP – Sylvia Galvan Gonzalez, Henry Shun-Heng
RVS - Mervin Jones

Additional information on this topic:

- Self help resource links
- Austin Men’s Center
- Resources and links for men’s issues from Pierce College

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Motivation/Goal Setting – Help with techniques aimed at inspiring students to plan their goals, reach their dreams, and become successful.  This can be achieved for both short term and long term goals by making them specific, realistic, clearly defined, measurable, and on a clear timeline.

All counselors provide this service.  The following counselors focus more closely on this topic:

CYP - Pam Askew, Marky Smith
EVC - Marshall Levett
NRG - Emma Moore, Linda Moeller, Paul Duffy, Connie Park, Daisy Diaz-Alemany
RGC - Rosalind Cunningham
RVS - Gloria Sutton, Alicia Garza
SAC - Ruth Reinhart, John Maynard

Additional information on this topic:

- Easy goal setting self help
- Self help from UT Dallas
- College mental health factsheets from ULifeline Campus Professionals

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