Student Affairs : Counseling Services : About Us

About Us

Our Mission Statement

The mission of SJSU Counseling Services is directly linked to the core educational mission of the University.  Our services exist to optimize academic success, facilitate students’ holistic development, and foster an appreciation of their multicultural identities and the diversity of the campus community.  Specifically, our services are designed to prevent, ameliorate, or resolve student concerns that may impede academic excellence, or their personal well-being.

Agency Objective

Counseling Services provides quality services to students so they can achieve their goals of becoming successful graduates of San José State University , both academically and socially.  To fulfill this objective, we look at the whole student and provide guidance and tools to become productive and well rounded.  Professionally trained psychologists, social workers, and counselors are available for students on an individual, couple, or group basis for counseling on a variety of psychological and academic issues.  In addition, we provide services such as outreach presentations for students, student groups, staff, and faculty; consultations on issues of student mental health and campus climate; and professional training, teaching, and supervision for future mental health personnel, consistent with the educational mission of the University.