MEET OUR COUNSELORS

BY: ACTIVE MINDS MEMBER’S

BECCA AND KAYLEE
 Ice Breaker

❑ Raise your hand if you have been afraid of going to therapy

Stand up if you go to/have gone to therapy.
❑ Raise your hand if mental illnesses weren't talked about in your household growing up
Stand up if you wish it was talked about.
❑ Raise your hand if you know where the health center is
Stand up if you want to go/have gone.
 Benefits of Therapy
◦ Improved communication and interpersonal skills.
◦ Greater self-acceptance and self-esteem.
◦ Ability to change self-defeating behaviors/habits.
◦ Better expression and management of emotions, including anger.
◦ Relief from depression, anxiety or other mental health conditions.
◦ Increased confidence and decision-making skill.
https://www.hvcc.edu/cct/counseling/benefits.html
 Positive Therapy Experiences
Kaylee Becca
◦ Having control of my ◦ Outside perspective
emotions ◦ Increased emotional IQ
◦ Positive support system ◦ Venting
◦ Relief ◦ Builds confidence
◦ Someone who cares ◦ Helpful coping
◦ Extra help dealing with mechanisms/better
grief understanding of mental health
 Dr. Andrew Simcox

◦Andrew Simcox, Ph.D., Psychologist,

◦Phone Number: 563.589.3911
◦Email: asimcox@dbq.edu
 Dr. Ann Simcox

◦Ann Simcox, Ph.D., Psychologist

◦Number 563.589.3911
◦Email: amsimcox@dbq.edu
 Bushra Upal

◦ Bushra Upal, MA, LPC, NCC, Professional Counselor,

◦ Number: 563.589.3911
◦ Email: bupal@dbq.ed
 Questions

1) What is your best suggestion for destigmatizing mental illness

and learning disabilities amongst students, faculty, and staff?
2) How do we help students build a bridge between their lived
experiences and their academic line of inquiry?
3) Are there specific study techniques for students suffering from
anxiety and depression?
4) Are you able to share or walk us through your clinical process?
(Before, during, and after a session with a client)"