Students have several free confidential counseling options available for in-person or tele-health appointments:

1. Soka employs April Nelson Afoa who is a licensed mental health professional who provides individual & relational on-campus and tele-health counseling sessions to SUA students. She is located in the Ikeda Library 3rd floor Student Affairs suite, room 309. Because she is often in closed session with other students, the best way to reach her to get more information or to schedule an appointment with her, please email Counseling@soka.edu.
2. Soka is partnered with Carolyn Noble-Loder who runs a private practice near campus & is available to black and African identifying students. Soka students can email noblelmft@gmail.com to schedule an appointment.
3. Soka has contracted Virtual Care Group (VCG), a tele-health platform, that offers on-demand urgent calls 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, on-going counseling appointments with a designated provider who matches students' preferences & needs, and on-going life coaching appointments to address issues such as how to create & live within a budget, how to prioritize & organize your time, how to best approach a problem or make a plan for achieving a goal. Register to access any of VCG's services. Be sure to enter 92656 when prompted.