We’re Here to Help
The Counseling and Wellness Staff are available to assist all current Ponce Health Sciences University students, faculty and staff. If you have any personal issues interfering with your success at PHSU or beyond, please know that we are here to help. If you have a particular counselor with whom you would like to meet, just let us know. The first step is up to you. To schedule an appointment or to learn more about counseling services, just walk in to the wellness center between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, or call or email a specific counselor with their contact information below.
Common Reasons for Counseling
- Abusive or Addictive Relationships
- Abstinence
- Domestic Abuse
- Dysfunctional Families
- Eating Disorders
- Grief
- Homesickness
- Mental Health issues
- Emergencies/Suicidal Thoughts
- Sexual Offense Survivors
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts or emotional distress, please phone 988! Crisis intervention suicide prevention hotline is a confidential platform with crisis counselors that will provide support and resources to assist you during your time of distress.
Why Therapy?
Life sometimes moves at a faster pace than we anticipated and during these times having someone to help navigate the journey can be helpful. Managing life stress and nurturing one’s mental health is an evolving process that requires steady work, particularly during difficult periods in life. As counselors, we will support students by building resiliency through incorporating your strengths and equipping you with additional skills to reach the desired changes you seek.
We strive to help you be the best version of yourself.
Meet Counselor Arriell Pinkston
As a clinician, I incorporate life experience and therapeutic dynamics to help clients navigate life struggles. Embracing an eclectic view of therapy, I believe the path to achieving your goal(s) can be reached through a variety of therapeutic disciplines. I incorporate CBT, narrative therapy, and insight-oriented theories that value individual differences and diversity with the goal of identifying and developing personal strengths that will enhance intra-personal growth.
I’m an avid outdoors person. I enjoy hiking, camping, and fly fishing. I’m a sports junkie which means if I’m not watching baseball, football, or basketball I’m coaching baseball or playing competitive softball. Another passion of mine is food (Yes, I’m a FOODIE), Lol. You will possibly bump into me at a restaurant around town as I routinely visit a variety of eateries in the St. Louis area. I’ve had the privilege of serving for eight years in the U.S. ARMY and I believe in living life to the fullest.
Phone: 314-887-1341 x6734, Email: apinkston@psm.edu
Meet Counselor Gon Ratanashevorn
Gon Ratanashevorn (he/him) is a graduate student in the counseling program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is an international student from Thailand with a BS in Psychology and an MA in Counseling Psychology from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. He has worked mainly in the college setting as a university counselor after his graduation. As a clinician, he has a background in person-centered therapy, existential therapy, and group counseling. Ratanashevorn believes that everyone needs to be respected, loved, and accepted for who they are and how they prefer to identify with. He believes that his role as a counselor is to be a companion in his clients’ self-exploration and self-understanding journey and help support them along the journey. Ratanashevorn’s clinical interests include multicultural counseling, acculturation, adjustment, sexual and gender diversity, and trauma. He is completing his dissertation on the topic of LGBTQIA+ cultural competency and cultural humility among mental health practitioners.
In his free time, Ratanashevorn enjoys cooking, trying out new food, spending quality time with his friends, and staying connected with his family in Thailand virtually — especially with his niece (1-year-old) and nephew (4-year-old).
Email: rratanashevorn@psm.edu
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