Embedded counselors are therapists who are conveniently located in your academic or cultural center. By being “embedded” in your unit’s building with a private office, embedded counselors better understand your community’s needs, culture, academic rigor, and more. They also stay connected with your school or group’s leadership to discuss overall wellness and mental health topics.
You can count on their confidentiality — even though embedded counselors are located in your building, they don’t talk to your professors, chairs, or deans about who their patients are.
Two Ways to Make an Appointment:
- Call us at 213-740-9355 (WELL) and ask for an embedded counselor visit. Our representatives will help you make an appointment.
- Visit the USC health portal, MySHR, and follow the prompts under “appointments” to make a counseling appointment with an embedded counselor at an SEIP or an academic location.
Drop-in Therapist Hours
For counselors in our Student Equity and Inclusion Programs:
Asian Pacific American Student Services @ STU 410
Monday 3:00-4:00 PM
Friday 2:00-3:00 PM
with Alice Phang, Jiyun Kang
Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs @ STU 100
Tuesday 3:00-4:00 PM
Wednesday 3:00-4:00 PM
with Dakari Quimby, KE’Marvin Pitts
First Generation + Success Center @ TCC 244
Monday 3:00-4:00 PM
with Miriam Barillas
La Casa @ STU 400
Monday 1:00-2:00 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
with Zuleyma Tanis
LGBTQ+ Student Center @ STU 415
Friday 2:00-3:00 PM
with Matthew Brinkley, Riley Davis
Office of International Students @ RTH 110L, inside USC Viterbi
Wednesday 12:00-1:00 PM
with Ashley Ebbert
For counselors in our academic school locations:
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
@ ASC 304
Monday 12:30-2:00 PM
with Kelly Greco
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences @ Suite JEF 102
Monday 4:00-5:00 PM (virtual)
Wednesday 12:00-2:00 PM (virtual and in-person)
Fridays, 3:00-4:00 PM (virtual)
with Madeline Eccelston, Anne Han, Guru Khalsa, Megan Layton Martinez, Dylan Moore
USC Gould School of Law @ Musick Rm 104A
Wednesday 12:00-1:00 PM
Thursday 12:00-1:00 PM
with Vanessa R. Abernathy, Erika Nanes
USC Marshall School of Business @ JFF Rm 201 Front Desk
MondayS 3:00-4:00 PM
Tuesdays 3:00-4:00 PM
with Andrew Iskandar
USC School of Architecture @ HAR 210
Monday 5:00-6:00 PM
Friday 3:30-4:30 PM
with Daniel Chung, Abbie Wolfson
USC School of Cinematic Arts @ SCB 105
Mondays 1:00-2:00 PM
Wednesdays 1:30-2:30 PM
with Kristin Howard, Olivia Wills
Academic embedded counselors have visit locations within academic building locations. SEIP Centers have embedded counselors within the cultural center locations. OIS embedded therapist is located in the Viterbi complex, in Ronald Tutor Hall.
APASS (Asian Pacific American Student Services STU 410)
CBCSA (Ctr for Black Cultural and Student Affairs STU 100)
LGBTQ+SC (LGBTQ+ Student Center STU 415)
La CASA (Latinx Cultural Center STU 400)
FG+SC (First Generation Plus Success Center TCC 224)
OIS (Office of International Services RTH 110L)
Architecture
Annenberg/Comm & Journalism
Cinematic Arts
Dornsife/Letters Arts and Sciences
Gould/Law
Leventhal/Accounting
Marshall/Business
Academic & Cultural Center Embedded Counselors
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Abernathy, Vanessa; PsyD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Vanessa R. Abernathy, PsyD is counselor for crisis services at Engemann Health Center and clinical assistant professor of the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC. AbernathyGould -
Archer, Kendra; LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Instructor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Kendra Archer, MSW, LCSW received her Master of Social Work at the Smith College School for Social Work. Her professional interests include: crisis intervention, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), racial identity development, self-esteem, culturalCBCSA -
Barillas, Miriam; PsyD
Multicultural Coordinator, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Dr. Miriam Barillas received her Master’s and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Multicultural Community-Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles. Her professional and researchFG+SC -
Brinkley, Matthew; PsyD, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Matthew Brinkley, PsyD, LMFT, earned his Doctorate of Psychology in Marital and Family Therapy from the California School of Professional Psychology with a focus on LGBT Human Services and Mental Health.LGBTQ+ RC -
Chung, Daniel ; PsyD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences Dr. Daniel Chung has many years of experience working in varied settings as a licensed psychologist. He most recently worked for Rutgers University as the in-house clinical and sport psychologist where he specialized in mental skills and performance work. Prior to that, he worked in theArchitecture -
Davis, Riley; LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Clinical Instructor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Riley Davis, LMFT received their Master of Art in Counseling Psychology from The Wright Institute in Berkeley. Prior to joining USC Counseling & Mental Health they worked in the bay area withLGBTQ+ RC -
Ebbert, Ashley; PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Ashley Ebbert, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist and culturally-embedded therapist at the Office of International Services at the University of Southern California, specializing in working with undergraduate and graduate students from diverseOIS -
Eccelston, Madeline; PsyD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USCDornsife -
Greco, Kelly; PsyD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Associate Professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Kelly Greco, PsyD received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in Sacramento, CA and a Marriage and Family Therapy degree at the University of San Francisco. GrecoAnnenberg -
Han, Anne; LPCC, LMFT
Clinical Instructor (Clinician Educator) in the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences Anne Han earned her graduate degree in counseling psychology from Northwestern University, with interests in cross-cultural counseling, systems theory, and work psychology. As the assistant director of academic embedded counseling programs, Anne prioritizes authenticity, safety, and collaboration in her therapeutic relationships, andDornsife -
Howard, Kristin; LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Clinical Instructor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Kristin Howard, LMFT received her BS in Business Administration and her MA in Marriage & Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. Howard has experience working in community mental health, private practice, and universityCinematic Arts -
Iskandar, Andrew; LCSW
Social Work Coordinator, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Instructor the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Andrew Iskandar, MSW, LCSW received his Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California. He serves as an undergraduate embedded counselor at the Marshall School of Business and LeventhalLeventhal, Marshall -
Jiyun Kang, PhD
Group Coordinator, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Dr. Jiyun Kang received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Purdue University, IN, completed her pre-doctoral internship at University of Memphis Counseling Center. Jiyun worked as a staff psychologist at UniversityAPASS -
Khalsa, Guru Shabd; LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Clinical Instructor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Guru Shabd Khalsa, LMFT received her Master’s degree from Cal State Northridge. Her professional interests include Anxiety and Attachment issues, Body Image and Fat Positivity, Kink and non traditional relationships as wellDornsife -
Layton Martinez, Megan; LMFT, LPCC
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Clinical Instructor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Megan Layton Martinez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She was born and raised in Southern California. She completed her undergraduate training in psychology at UCLA and received her master’s degreeDornsife -
Moore, Dylan; LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Instructor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Dylan Moore, LCSW earned his Master of Social Work degree from University of Southern California in 2017, with a focus on mental health and military social work. Dylan is currently enrolled as aDornsife -
Nanes, Erika; LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Clinical Instructor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Erika Nanes received her LMFT degree from Cal State University Fullerton. She serves as a liaison for Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Her professional interests include individual, couples, and groupGould -
Phang, Ayoung (Alice); PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Ayoung “Alice” Phang, PhD, received her doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Houston and her master’s degree in Psychology from Yonsei University. Her passion is to help individuals become theAPASS -
Pitts, KE’Marvin ; ASW, MSSW
Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Instructor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USCCBCSA -
Quimby, Dakari; PhD
Data and Metrics Coordinator, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Dr. Dakari Quimby received his BA from Washington University in St. Louis in 2012 and his PhD in clinical psychology at Loyola University Chicago in 2018. Most recently, heCBCSA -
Shaner; Bowen
Therapy Trainee Bowen Agatep Shaner earned his master’s degree in both marriage and family therapy and clinical psychology. He has clinical experience providing therapy to college students and is currently in the final year of a doctoral program in clinical psychology. Bowen’s professional focus is on supporting students on a journey of identity development whileAPASS -
Tanis, Zuleyma LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Instructor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Zuleyma Tanis, LCSW received her Master’s degree at Columbia University School of Social Work. Her professional interest includes anxiety disorders, depression, trauma, first generation students, family issues, intergenerational trauma, crisis intervention, identity development,La CASA -
Wills, Olivia; LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Instructor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Olivia Wills, MSW, LCSW received her Master of Social Work from the University of Chicago. Her professional interests include crisis intervention, individual and group psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, treatmentCinematic Arts -
Wolfson-Sanger, Abbie; PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC Abbie Wolfson-Sanger, PhD received her doctorate from Boston University. She is the embedded counselor for the School of Architecture. Her professional interests include: psychotherapy integration in individual, couple and group psychotherapy, attachment, andArchitecture