Crisis Care
For Life Threatening Emergencies:
Call 911
Or go to your nearest Emergency Room
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For other crisis needs 24/7:
- Call UCI Counseling Center at (949) 824-6457
- Crisis Text Line
♦ Text “Home” to 741741
- Call or text 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 9-8-8
- Call UCI Campus Police at
(949) 824-5223
Meet the COACH Team
Jessica R. Ortega, Ph.D
Coordinator & Advisor
Life Coaches are a group of upper level undergraduate students carefully selected and extensively trained by mental health professionals from the Counseling Center. They are culturally diverse, represent a variety of academic majors and speak several different languages. They have expertise in the area of helping you accomplish your personal goals whether it be by achieving positive self-esteem, better time-management, improving communication skills, enhancing academic achievement or establishing healthy relationships with friends, family or significant others to name a few
Angie Liu, M.A.
(she, her, hers), Intern
Yun Yun "Tania" Lin, M.A.
(she, her, hers), Intern
Byanca Carrizales
(she, her, ella), C.O.A.C.H. TA
Emily Lopez
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H TA
Heidi Sek
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H. TA
Alexis Lopez-Rodriguez
(he, him él), C.O.A.C.H.
Aly Villar
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H.
Anahi Damian
(she, her, ella), C.O.A.C.H.
Diana Vega
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H.
Elaine Nguyen
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H.
Esmeralda Rosas
(she, her, ella), C.O.A.C.H.
Fiona Ngo
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H.
Jennifer Lopez
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H.
Kate Won
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H.
Manuel Centeno
(he, him), C.O.A.C.H.
Melissa Perez
(she, her, ella), C.O.A.C.H.
Noelle Watkins
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H.
Ryan Hansen
(he, him), C.O.A.C.H.
Vy La
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H.
Yarlyn Ramirez
(she, her, ella), C.O.A.C.H.