To reach us:
781-736-3730 (front desk) or bcc@brandeis.edu (non-urgent email)
About the BCC
The Brandeis Counseling Center (BCC) provides counseling for both Graduate and Undergraduate students. Treatment is available in English, Hebrew, Mandarin and Spanish.
All concerns are addressed with sensitivity to and respect for diversity and individuality. We maintain the strictest standards of privacy and confidentiality and serve as a resource to the entire Brandeis community.
The BCC is located in Mailman House.
BCC Mission Statement
We are a multicultural counseling center that responsibly and compassionately addresses the diverse psychological needs of our university students.We offer a variety of services on campus and facilitate referrals to outside resources. We are committed to social justice and dismantling systems of oppression, while fostering healing and wellness. We value the participation of all students inclusive of all intersecting identities.
BCC Vision Statement
We strive to promote positive social change and deep appreciation for the strengths represented cross culturally at Brandeis University. We continue to engage in culturally responsive training to further understand ourselves and our social location. We believe in transformation through dialogue and collaboration with students and campus partners. We will take collective, sustainable action to heal and transform ourselves, our students and our community.
Types of Appointments
First time appointments (Assessments)
We typically provide short-term therapy. In your first meeting, you will discuss what brings you in and what next steps might be most helpful. If you are interested in being seen at the BCC, please call the front desk at 781-736-3730 to schedule an assessment.
Group Therapy
All BCC therapy groups are 45-minutes long and either in person or on Zoom this semester. Groups are semester-long and open to undergraduate and graduate students unless otherwise noted. We have several groups that we are offering.
Click here to learn more.
Featured Group - Thursdays, 10 am - 12 pm

Community Therapy
BCC Community Therapists provide free, confidential mental health services. Typically they are in various locations around the campus. At this time, they see students over Zoom. each student has up to 3 appointments available each semester.
Schedule an appointment
Off Campus Referrals
ThrivingCampus
The BCC has partnered with a referral platform called ThrivingCampus. This gives students the ability to search providers based on their insurance and mental health needs. Students are encouraged to access ThrivingCampus for long term therapy and psychiatric needs.
Attention Students who have Blue Cross Blue Shield!
Blue Cross Blue Sheild is the Brandeis student Health Plan. If you are seeking a referal for mental health or physical health care please check out Well Connection. Well Connection is a virtual resource to help get you connected to professionals throughout the U.S. Including medical visits, psychiatry, and therapy. All you have to do is go to their webpage or download the app and sign up. You will enter your insurance information and Well Connection will provide you with a list of clinicians.
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- Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective - BEAM is a nonprofit organization dedicated to healing the emotional/mental health of Black Communities by removing barriers that limit access to care.
- The Loveland Foundation - National organization dedicated to support Black women and girls by helping them gain access to therapy, healing, and emotional support.
- Therapy for Black Girls - Therapy for Black Girls is an online space and therapist directory dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls. Though it specifies "women and girls,” it may be worth checking out for non-binary folks.
- InnoPsych - Online database featuring clinicians of color across the country. Can search based on specialty, insurance, service type, and preferred ethnicity.
- SAMHSA’s National Helpline - also known as the Treatment Referral Routing Service. They are confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, substance use, and information service, in English and Spanish. They can also be reached via phone at 1-800-662-HELP (4357), or TTY: 1-800-487-4889.
- NAMI HelpLine - National Alliance on Mental Illness. NAMI provides advocacy, education, support and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives. They can also be reached Monday through Friday, 10 am–6 pm, ET. 1-800-950-NAMI (6264).
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.Contact them by calling (800)273-TALK (8255).
- Trans Lifeline: Trans-led, peer support hotline, 877-565-8860.
- Trevor Project: A national 24-hour, toll-free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth. 1-866-488-7386 or Text START to 678678.
- National Crisis Text Line: Free 24/7 crisis support. Text 741741 to start.
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255. 24-hours, 7 days a week.
- National Disaster Distress Hotline: 24/7 toll-free, multilingual support line. Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: Advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential.
- The Network/La Red: 24-hour hotline provides confidential emotional support, information, referrals, safety planning, and crisis intervention for LGBTQ folks, as well as folks in SM/kink and polyamorous communities who are being abused or have been abused by a partner. Offer information and support to friends, family, or co-workers on the issue of domestic violence in LGBTQ communities.
- NYC Well: Free, confidential mental health support. Speak to a counselor via phone, text, or chat and get access to mental health and substance use services, in more than 200 languages, 24/7/365. Text “well” to 65173. Call 1-888-NYC-WELL. Chat here.
- Reclaim the Block - Minneapolis based organization made up of community leaders and city council members dedicated to shifting money from the police department to other areas of the city’s budget that promote health and safety.
- African Career, Education, and Resource (ACER) - Minneapolis based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the advancement of African immigrants in the north and northwest suburbs of Minneapolis
- Showing Up for Racial Justice - National multi-racial organization dedicated to undermining white supremacy and working towards racial justice.
- American Friends Service Committee - Multicultural Quaker organization dedicated to promoting peace and justice.
- Black Visions Collective - Minnesota based organization dedicated to Black liberation and healing.
- 13th
- LA 92
- The Central Park Five
- The Hard Stop
- St. Louis Superman
- 3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets
- Unarmed Black Male
- Strong Island
- Black Sheep
- I am Not Your Negro
- Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask
- The Stuart Hall Project
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
- Generation Revolution
- Two Towns of Jasper
- American Denial
- Always in Season
- Eyes on the Prize
- Banished
- Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
- Slavery by Another Name
- The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
- Just Mercy
- Injustice
- Netflix Explained: The Racial Wealth
- Black and Scottish
- She’s Gotta Have It
- Do The Right Thing
The Brandeis Counseling Center stands with countless citizens of the world in opposition to the continued violence against our Black/African brothers, sisters, and family. We condemn the racist killings of BIPOC people, and the historical, institutional and systemic racism and oppression that continues to oppress and traumatize people of African descent. Everyone in this country should have the same basic freedoms without fear of reprisal, or worse, death.
We have seen countless examples of racial injustice and indignity in recent years, yet we know that this sickness has been woven into the fabric of America for generations. We as an educational community must condemn the dehumanizing actions which are a national crisis. We must engage in collective dialogue and take specific action to build unity, trust, and respect.
The Counseling Center invites students who have been oppressed, excluded, impacted by racial trauma, and “othered” to work with us. To learn more about who we are, please meet the staff . To check out our groups, please visit our group therapy page.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.