Frequently Asked Questions

Personal Counseling is made possible through the student health fee. To receive services, you must be a PCC student, enrolled for the current semester, and registered in at least one credited class.

To set up an appointment you can contact us in the following ways:

After hours, if you are experiencing a mental health emergency outside of our operating hours, Personal Counseling is able to connect you with a live therapist. Simply call our main office (626) 585-7273 and press 9 at the prompt to be connected to a therapist who can assist you.

We are here to give you extra support. We provide:

  • Short-term personal counseling, information, and referrals.
  • Help with stress, anxiety, depression/deep sadness, attention, and concentration
  • Help with controlling interfering negative thoughts, relationships issues and so much more!

Availability depends on the time of year you visit, your availability, and the availability of the intern or doctor. Typically, you can expect to wait 1-4 weeks for an appointment.

Appointments start as early as 8 am and as late as 6 pm (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday). Please stop by our office to get a full list of our current availabilities.

If you don’t want to wait for an appointment, you have the option to come in for a (20 minute) same day walk-in consultation. Walk-ins are available on Monday through Friday, at the hours listed on the "Contact" page.

We do not conduct any psychological evaluations. However, we can make a referral to an outside agency.

Our office offers ADHD assessment evaluations. Students who are interested in receiving an ADHD assessment need to:

  1. Read and sign our testing protocol.
  2. Be enrolled in at least two academic classes
  3. Have a current education plan completed by a PCC counselor.

If you are interested, you are encouraged to visit our office to start the process and place your name on the waitlist to be tested for ADHD.