College Center,
Third Floor
Telephone: (973) 748-9000, ext. 302
or 403
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College students experience a great many stresses in their lives - sorting out their identity, establishing and maintaining important relationships, coping with anxiety and depression, working on changing relationships with parents and other family members, dealing with losses, handling new academic demands. Counseling is the chance to learn how to resolve personal issues that are confusing or upsetting, talk with someone not personally involved in the situation who can give feedback from a different perspective, and learn new ways of coping that can help now and in the future. To help with these tasks, the Bloomfield College Personal Counseling Office provides a variety of psychological counseling services for students. Services are free, and confidential.
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What to expect during the first counseling session.
During the session with the counselor, several things will be accomplished. First, you will have a chance to describe why you are seeking counseling, and why you chose this particular time to do so. Also of interest will be things like how long you have been troubled by this problem, what you have tried in the past to solve it, whether it resembles problems you have had in the past, something about your family background, and other possible areas of concern like a history of abuse, substance use, and general health. At the end of the session the counselor will review with you the various choices available. These usually include:
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What is Group Counseling and why would someone go to a group?
Counseling groups are often the best way to work on problems, especially when the problems deal with issues about your relationships with other people. A group gives you contact with a few of your peers, along with a counselor, who are not part of your everyday life and so can give you more useful feedback. It is also a safe environment where you can test out different ways of acting with others. The specific groups available each semester vary in theme and time, but in recent semesters we have offered groups focusing on relationships, parenting, and stress management.
| Topic | Time | Dates | Where |
| Acculturation Group | Tuesdays 2:00 - 3:00 PM |
February 8 & 22 March 15 & 29 April 12 & 26 |
College
Center Third Floor The Upper Room |
| Anger Management (Harry Creary) |
Wednesdays
5:00 - 6:00 |
February 9, 16, 23 March 2, 16, 23 |
College Center 2nd Floor, Room 4 (WSREC) |
| Anger Management (Abby Kane) |
Thursdays: 1:00 - 2:00 | February 10, 17, 24 March 3, 17, 31 |
College Center 2nd Floor, Room 4 (WSREC) |
| For information and/or suggestions, please contact Abby Kane at Ext. 403, Harry Creary at Ext. 302 or the Wellness Center at Ext. 360 |
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This is an exciting time for the Personal Counseling Office because we have combined our resources and services with those of the Health Services Office and the Chaplaincy to form The Wellness Center. The goal of the Wellness Center is to promote the physical, spiritual and emotional health of the entire college community. Please visit the Wellness Center Website for a listing of programs and activities sponsored by the combined offices of Personal Counseling, Health Services and the Chaplaincy.
Student organizations interested in providing educational presentations to their members should also contact the Wellness Center. All seminars are free of charge unless otherwise noted. If you are currently involved with or know of an activity that you feel would benefit from our support, please contact us. If there is a topic of interest that is not listed, the Wellness Center would be happy to develop an appropriate workshop. Ideas and/or questions may be directed to the Wellness Center, (973) 748-9000 ext. 360, the Personal Counseling Office at Ext. 302 & 403, or via e-mail.
Educational seminars and workshops can provide students with opportunities to benefit from the knowledge and experience of professionals in the mental health field. The opportunity to ask questions and engage in frank discussions with both professionals and peers can be intellectually stimulating as well as provide the foundation from which to make wise decisions about real life issues.
Some additional groups which we actively support and activities in which we participate include:
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The personal counseling staff is available for classroom presentations. These presentations are designed to introduce students to the process of counseling, provide examples of the benefits of counseling, acquaint students with the services of the counseling center, and answer any questions students may have about personal counseling. The presentations are interactive and designed to elicit student input so that the topics covered are of interest to the students. The staff is also available for presentations and/or interactive workshops on specific topics related to mental health e.g., depression, stress management, test anxiety, time management. If faculty or staff are interested, please contact us at (973) 748-9000 ext. 302 or 403 or via e-mail.
All meetings are by appointment, so please call, stop our office, or contact us via e-mail. The Personal Counseling Office is staffed during the following hours:
| Mondays |
8:30 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Tuesdays |
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Wednesdays |
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Thursdays |
8:30 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Fridays | 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM |
Although the office is staffed, counselors may be busy with clients and it may be necessary to leave a written message, phone, or return at a later time. We may be reached by telephone at (973) 748-9000, ext. 302, 403 or 603.
ABBY KANE, Director of Personal Counseling
Room 5, Third Floor College Center. Ext.403.
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Abby Kane is the Director of Personal Counseling. She came to us in March of 1995 from Fordham University where she was a staff psychologist in the counseling center for 10 years. She earned her B.A. in American Literature and M.A. in College Counseling and Student Development from Hunter College, in 1973 and 1975, respectively and her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University in 1984.
Her primary interest as a psychologist is in fostering healthy identity development in college students. She has experience working with survivors of abuse; gay men and lesbians; people from many different cultural and economic backgrounds and a commitment to helping people transform their lives. In line with these concerns, she provides individual counseling to students, consultation to faculty and staff; supervision to counselors in training and outreach efforts to improve the emotional climate at Bloomfield for all the members of the college community.
HARRY CREARY, Personal Counselor
Room 3, Third Floor College Center. Ext.
302.
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Harry Creary has been working as a personal counselor at Bloomfield College since March of 1998. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Counseling Psychology at Rutgers University. He earned his B.S. in Psychology from the University of the State of New York in 1992 and his MA in Counselor Education from Kean University in 1994. He has worked with a diverse clientele in the counseling centers of both Kean and Rutgers. His interests are in the areas of multicultural counseling, relationships, and how psychology can enhance the educational process.
