Counseling
COUNSELING INFORMATION
Counseling appointment
Set up an appointment with Julianna Dragos via email. (julianna@youngadultcounseling.com)
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Studying and living abroad is an exciting adventure but it also comes with its own set of challenges. Often students may struggle with the transition of being in a new country, the changes to routine and daily life, being far from support networks back home, and managing the stress of juggling the academic, social, and personal demands of such a transformative year.
Feelings such as depression, anxiety, loneliness, disappointment, and confusion can emerge, and previous emotional and mental health struggles may also re-emerge. The time abroad can feel quite tough for many students, and counseling is one way that students can be supported during their stay in Switzerland.
The counseling service is :
-refunded by your insurance
-confidential
To schedule an appointment or to find out more, contact the counselor, Julianna Dragos, at: julianna@youngadultcounseling.com
Julianna is a counselor registered with the SGfB (Swiss Association for Counseling) and an active member of the American Counseling Association and the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood. She has her B.A. in English from the University of California, Berkeley; an M.A. in Counseling from Webster University, Geneva; and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Spiritual Accompaniment from the University of Neuchâtel.
Her previous work experience includes positions as a mental health counselor in community mental health facilities (Casa de la Vida in Oakland, California and Bonita House in Berkeley, California); and as live-in residential support at College Internship Program (Berkeley, California). Preceding her professional counseling experience, she completed her Master’s level internship hours as the coordinator of the Webster University Geneva Student Counseling Service, as an intern at the International School of Geneva, and as an intern in private practice.
She is originally from California, and has been living in Switzerland since 2007.