Counseling and Psychological Services

Mission Statement

The mission of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is to assist our students in attaining greater knowledge about themselves and their relationships with others, to identify their strengths, and some of the challenges they face in making healthy and meaningful choices and achieving personal and academic success at Mills College. Toward that end, CAPS offers confidential counseling, psycho-education and outreach, crisis intervention, faculty and staff consulation, campus resources, and community referrals. CAPS is committed to a holistic concept of individual development and a multicultural perspective on personal and social transformation.

CAPS Counseling Center

The Counseling Center is staffed by professional counselors from varied ethnic, educational, and experiential backgrounds. We offer counseling, workshops, and referrals and are here to help you. If you would like more information, please feel free to contact us to answer questions such as:

• How might counseling be helpful?
• What kinds of problems do people talk about in counseling?
• What services are offered at the Counseling Center?
• How do I make an appointment?
• How would I refer a friend or student?

For more information, please call us at 510.430.2130.

Free Online Resource for Mills Students

Stressed or anxious? Struggling with depression? Needing a confidence boost? Check out TAO—Mills' free, online, confidential self-help resource that will guide you through a series of interactive lessons to help enhance your well-being from the comfort of your own space. TAO is especially helpful for:

• Stress & Anxiety Management
• Coping with Depression
• Relaxation Tools
• How to manage difficulties in friendships and relationships
• Increasing confidence & self-esteem

Check out ThePath.TAOconnect.org to create your unique login (using your Mills email address) and get started.

Counseling and Psychological Services Staff

Aviva Wilcox, PsyD
Director, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Cowell Building
510.430.2130

Ilana Barakat, PhD
Assistant Director, CAPS
Cowell Building
510.430.2130

Ivonne Mejia, PsyD
Campus Outreach Counselor, CAPS
Cowell Building
510.430.2130

Ashlyn Clark, LMFT, PPSC
Anahita Mazdyasni, MA, LMFT
Part-time Counselors, CAPS
Cowell building
510.430.2130

Lauren Enteen, RN, MS, ANP-BC
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner 
Cowell building
510.430.2130

Steffanie Baruch
Nicole Buitrago
Zoey Rogers
Tierra Shumpert
Jean-Arellia Tolentino
Angel Tseng
Pre-doctoral Psychology Trainees, CAPS
Cowell building
510.430.2281

Our Counseling and Psychological Services staff offers crisis intervention, time-limited individual and group psychotherapy, resources, and referrals to Mills students. Our licensed clinicians train and supervise our pre-doctoral psychology staff.