Crisis Care
For Life Threatening Emergencies or for Crisis Care needs 24/7:
Call (949) 824-6457 and select Option # 2. You will be transferred to a crisis support line
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Crisis Text Line
Text “Home” to 741741
Call National Suicide Prevention Line at
1-800-273-8255
Call UCI Campus Police at
(949) 824-5223
Call 911
Go to your nearest Emergency Room
Psychology Interns & Post-Doctoral Fellows
Lydia HaRim Ahn, M.A., M.S.Ed
Doctoral Intern
Gabe Corpus, M.A., M.S.
Doctoral Intern
Shao-Jung "Stella" Ko , M.Ed.
Doctoral Intern
Apoorvee Sawhney, M.Ed.
Doctoral Intern
Lydia HaRim Ahn, M.A., M.S.Ed
Doctoral Intern
BIO
Hello! Welcome to the UCI Counseling Center. I feel privileged to be in this space and to serve the UCI campus community. My approach to therapy stems from a psychodynamic, interpersonal approach while incorporating a multicultural framework. I hope to create a safe and comfortable environment where you can express yourself and be heard. Together, we cam explore what is going on in the here-and-now and connect our present and past selves. We will work together to notice patterns within the therapeutic context and in our lives to gain an awareness and understanding of how our previous experiences shape our thoughts, beliefs, and feelings. In addition, I strive to understand how our cultural background and experiences of power, privilege, and oppression can shape our experiences and sense of self. My hope is that we can develop a strong relationship and work together to create a meaningful life that is consistent with your values and goals. My clinical interests are experiences of oppression among marginalized communities especially students of color, international students, and immigrants, racial socialization, parenting, attachment, interpersonal concerns, body image, therapist training, and trauma. I love to hike, read, play volleyball, dance, yoga, and write Yelp reviews. I look forward to the possibility of working with you.
Graduate Program: Counseling Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park
Liaison: Cross Cultural Center and Womxn’s Hub
Gabe Corpus, M.A., M.S.
Doctoral Intern
BIO
Hello and welcome! I am excited to come back to UCI as an Anteater Alum graduating in 2014 to provide mental health services for the community. As a Doctoral Intern this year, I hope to connect with all students as a resource for understanding their mental health, therapy, and how to live healthy lives. I’ve worked in multiple college counseling centers and I am always astounded by the creativity, resiliency, and energy that college students have. I know that college is a time where you can explore your identity and what it means to be independent, but that it can also be stressful or lonely. My approach to therapy is strengths and compassion based utilizing a multicultural lens. I also use mindfulness practices to help ground and give space my clients. As a 2nd generation Filipino American student, it is important for me to connect on all the different intersecting layers of identity that we may have as well. My clinical areas of interest include Asian American Pacific Islander issues (with a focus on Filipinx communities), identity issues, adjustment to college, and navigating interpersonal relationships. Outside of work I am an active gamer, I play the ukulele, I love cooking, and spending time with friends and family. I look forward to working or talking with you! Zot Zot Zot!
Graduate Program: Clinical Psychology, Palo Alto University
Liaison: Student Success Initiatives
Shao-Jung "Stella" Ko , M.Ed.
Doctoral Intern
BIO
Hello Anteaters! I am excited and honored about serving the UCI Community and facilitating some of your healing journeys! As a first-generation, Asian international student myself, I am passionate about helping students with cross-cultural adjustment, college stress management, career decision-making process, and identity exploration using a strength-based approach. I view humans as resilient learners who are capable of developing healthy coping skills through empowerment and guidance. As your therapist, I will invite you to set goals for therapy and I foster progress towards your goals while exploring the connections between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I consider a collaborative, trustful relationship as the key to effective psychotherapy, and I strive to understand my clients in a multicultural lens to establish a nonjudgmental space. Being a proud Taiwanese, I am fluent in providing counseling in both Mandarin Chinese and English. Aside from clinical work, I love doing arts, baking, eating, hiking, and hanging out with cats. I look forward to hearing your story and bringing your strengths to action!
Graduate Program: Counseling Psychology, University of Denver
Liaison: Internatioinal Center
Apoorvee Sawhney, M.Ed.
Doctoral Intern
BIO
Welcome! Congratulations on making it to this point in your personal and professional journey. I feel grateful to be able to work alongside UCI students to support them in achieving their unique goals. I see the relationship between myself and the students as sacred. There is power in creating a space that is safe, trusting, and warm. I believe that positive psychological change occurs when an individual is freed to become and experience one’s authentic self within a supportive relationship. As an international trainee I am also sensitive to issues of diversity, thus in my work I utilize a multicultural lens. I work with a variety of concerns including depression, anxiety, self-esteem, adjustment to college/career/U.S, family concerns, spirituality, and identity development. I also enjoy engaging in outreach and consultation with the campus community. My clinical and research interests include multicultural issues, mentorship and training, and career development. On a personal note, I enjoy connecting with family and friends, exploring new places, and eating desserts! I also practice Nichiren Buddhism and love spending time with my community. I welcome the opportunity to support you by tapping into your happier and healthier self as you give yourself the gift of therapy!
Graduate Program: University of Missouri, Counseling Psychology
Liaison: Graduate Division