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
♦ Or 1-866-817-9842
♦ 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](http://sa-p-webapp02.sa.uci.edu/counseling-center/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/12/Jessica-R.-Ortega-Ph.D.jpg)
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
![Melanie David, M.A.](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/Intern-Melanie-S.-David-SheHerHers-scaled-e1697750749875.jpeg)
Melanie David, M.A.
(she, her, hers), Intern
![Yuen Wu, M.S.W.](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/Intern-Yuen-Wu-SheHerHers-scaled.jpeg)
Yuen Wu, M.S.W.
(she, her, hers), Intern
![Alexandra Martinez](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/C.O.A.C.H.-TA-Alexandra-Martinez-SheHerElla-scaled.jpeg)
Alexandra Martinez
(she, her, ella), C.O.A.C.H. TA
![Camila Ferrel](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/C.O.A.C.H.-TA-Camila-Ferrel-SheHerElla-scaled.jpeg)
Camila Ferrel
(she, her, ella), C.O.A.C.H TA
![Lauryn Salley](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/C.O.A.C.H.-TA-Lauryn-Salley-SheHerHers-scaled.jpeg)
Lauryn Salley
(she, her, hers), C.O.A.C.H. TA
![Lisette Moran](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/C.O.A.C.H.-TA-Lisette-Moran-SheHerElla-scaled.jpeg)
Lisette Moran
(she, her, ella), C.O.A.C.H. TA
![Alex Ruiz](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/Coach-Alex-Ruiz-HeHimHis-scaled.jpeg)
Alex Ruiz
(he, him, his), C.O.A.C.H.
![Alexis Maddox Harlos](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/Coach-Alexis-Maddox-Harlos-SheHer-scaled.jpeg)
Alexis Maddox Harlos
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H.
![Amber Liang](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/Coach-Amber-Liang-SheHer-scaled.jpeg)
Amber Liang
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H.
![Anthony Majin](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/Coach-Anthony-Majin-HeHimHis-scaled.jpeg)
Anthony Majin
(he, him, his), C.O.A.C.H.
![Hana Nip](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/Coach-Hana-Nip-SheHerHers-scaled.jpeg)
Hana Nip
(she, her, hers), C.O.A.C.H.
![Hugh Truong](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/Coach-Hugh-Truong-HeHim-scaled.jpeg)
Hugh Truong
(he, him), C.O.A.C.H.
![JJ Jimenez](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/Coach-JJ-Jimenez-TheyThem-scaled.jpeg)
JJ Jimenez
(they, them), C.O.A.C.H.
![Judith Mora Ortiz](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/Coach-Judith-Mora-Ortiz-SheHer-scaled.jpeg)
Judith Mora Ortiz
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H.
![Kaitlyn Lopez](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/MicrosoftTeams-image-21-scaled.jpg)
Kaitlyn Lopez
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H.
![Lizbeth Quintero](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/Coach-Lizbeth-Quintero-SheHer-scaled.jpeg)
Lizbeth Quintero
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H.
![Mariana Ramirez](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/Coach-Mariana-Ramirez-SheHerHers-scaled.jpeg)
Mariana Ramirez
(she, her, hers), C.O.A.C.H.
![Mira Beshay](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/Coach-Mira-Beshay-SheHer-scaled.jpeg)
Mira Beshay
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H.
![Sabina Leal](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/Coach-Sabina-Leal-SheHerHers-scaled.jpeg)
Sabina Leal
(she, her, hers), C.O.A.C.H.
![Selina Pan](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/Coach-Selina-Pan-SheHer-scaled.jpeg)
Selina Pan
(she, her), C.O.A.C.H.
![VanAnh Phung](https://counseling.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2023/10/Coach-VanAnh-Phung-SheHerHers-scaled.jpeg)
VanAnh Phung
(she, her, hers), C.O.A.C.H.