“I eventually stopped seeking help because of internalized feelings that I was not deserving of effective care, feelings that were exacerbated by being overlooked in the intake process and by a therapist who wasn’t right for me.”

It took months of mustering up the courage to ask for help my first year at Yale. After over five weeks of waiting to hear back following my intake appointment, I thought YMHC had forgotten about me. When I called to follow up, I was told that I hadn’t been Read more…

“Especially seeing as how the overwhelming majority of campus administrators are white, it’s important to have counselors of color so that students have options in seeking support.”

Yale needs to hire more mental health counselors of color. I think it’s important for everybody to feel as comfortable as possible when they’re seeking out mental health counseling, and for many students that includes seeing their identities represented in the counseling relationship. Especially seeing as how the overwhelming majority Read more…