About Us
The Brandeis Counseling Center (BCC) multi-disciplinary team is dedicated to treating all students with sensitivity 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.
Multicultural Statement
BCC ensures that counseling services are culturally responsive and relevant to a diverse student body. We address the unique needs and experiences of students from various backgrounds. Our Multicultural Committee (MCC) serves to provide a welcoming environment for all members at Brandeis University. MCC fosters exploration of socio-cultural identity in the therapeutic process, appreciates strength represented cross-culturally, and promotes diversity and inclusion in the community.
Staff participate in work groups to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into the fabric of the counseling center. The committee advocates and mobilizes resources for Brandeis students, especially historically marginalized and disenfranchised students. The multicultural committee is committed to social and restorative justice practices and provides training and discussion forums for BCC staff on diversity issues.
The BCC team acknowledges that transforming the counseling center to include DEIB and a culturally inclusive organization is an ongoing and life-long process. The BCC has made significant gains, and remains genuinely committed to the work. This commitment to DEIB is unwavering, but we shall not remain complacent. There is still much work to be done.
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.
“It’s worthwhile to be open and to share who you are with people if you want to develop authentic relationships, candid conversations, and creativity. These things are often born from an environment where people feel like they can be who they are”.
— PETER ARVAI CEO AND CO-FOUNDER OF PREZI