Guidance and Counseling Program
Office of Student Affairs
The Program provides mental health and psychosocial support that strengthens students’ academic skills, clarifies career goals, builds healthy relationships, and helps them manage adjustment and developmental challenges in college. In adherence to RA 9258, the Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004, assistance is delivered by licensed professionals who uphold standards of competence, ethics, and confidentiality. Through structured, preventive, formative, and non-clinical approaches, the program emphasizes early support, skill development, and personal growth. The Program does not provide clinical or psychiatric treatment, and refers students to appropriate providers when needed. Anchored in the belief that each person is unique and capable of growth, the Program nurtures resilience, self-awareness, and responsible decision-making.
| Service Name: | Counseling |
| Clients: | UP Manila students |
| Contact Information: | gcp.upm@up.edu.ph |
| Description: | Counseling consists of individual or group sessions facilitated by a licensed mental health professional to address personal, academic, career, and mental health concerns. It provides a safe, confidential space for students to explore challenges, strengthen coping strategies, and identify practical courses of action. The process supports students in achieving and sustaining holistic mental health and psychosocial–spiritual well-being within the context of their academic and developmental journey. Counseling is preventive, developmental, and non-clinical in nature, and referrals are made when specialized care is needed for students with clinical distress. |
| Service Name: | Assessment |
| Clients: | UP Manila students |
| Contact Information: | gcp.upm@up.edu.ph |
| Description: | Assessment is a structured process that integrates information from interviews, standardized tools, tasks, and psychological tests to better understand a student’s strengths, needs, and areas for growth. It provides objective data that informs counseling case management and life coaching sessions. Through this process, students gain clearer self-understanding to support decision-making, academic performance, career planning, and personal development. |
| Service Name: | Resiliency Education (aka Guidance) |
| Clients: | UP Manila students |
| Contact Information: | gcp.upm@up.edu.ph |
| Description: | Resiliency Education involves the delivery of relevant mental health information and life skills education to promote resilience among UPM students. Through training programs, psychoeducational sessions, information dissemination, and group activities, it enhances awareness of developmental tasks and life challenges. These initiatives strengthen coping strategies, self-awareness, and essential life skills that support overall well-being and academic success. |
