Counseling Services Center Liaisons

The Counseling Services Center assigns counselor liaisons to academic and student service departments. The purpose of the counselor liaison is to act as a consultant to faculty and staff that observe students with distressed, disruptive or dysregulated behaviors. The list of counselor liaisons can also be obtained from the Counseling Department website. During business hours Monday, Thursday, and Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Tuesday and Wednesday 9:00 AM-7:00, you can call the Counseling Services Center (212.237.8111) and request a consultation. The counselor liaison will assist you in assessing concerns, gauging the safety risk and developing appropriate responses. When appropriate, the counselor liaison will recommend referral to Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) or the Security Department. During all other hours contact the Security Department at 212.237.8888.

Counseling Liasons	Specialty/Areas of Research Interest	Liaison Department(s)
Gerard W. Bryant, PhD Director of Counseling Room L68.05NB 646-557-4552 gwbryant@jjay.cuny.edu	Training & Supervision Crisis Management Crisis Intervention Stress & Coping , Trauma Law Enforcement	Behavioral Intervention Team Honors Program Macaulay Honors College Pre-Law Institute
Katie Gentile, PhD Director, Gender Studies Associate Professor Room L68.15NB 212-237-8110 kgentile@jjay.cuny.edu	Impact of Gender Related Violence Trauma, Intimate Partner and Family Violence, Stalking, Sexual Abuse and Assault, LBGTQ issues, and Eating disorders	Crisis Domestic Violence Concerns Art and Music Bursar Office Financial Aid
Jessica Greenfield, LCSW Women's Center Counselor Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Adovcate Women's Center Room L67.09NB 212-237-8184 jgreenfield@jjay.cuny.edu	Trauma Counseling and Posttraumatic Stress disorder (PTSD) as they relate to sexual assault Childhood Sexual Abuse Intimate partner violence Bilingual social work practice and LGBTQ issues (Spanish speaking)	Crisis Domestic Violence Concerns Title IX / Gender Based Violence
Christine M. Givens, PhD Associate HEO Counselor Room L68.10NB 212-484-1369 cgivens@jjay.cuny.edu	Crisis Intervention Trauma Counseling Relationship & Couples Counseling	English Library Philosophy Public Safety
Rachel Shanken, LMHC Associate HEO Counselor Room L68.07NB 646-557-4808 rshanken@jjay.cuny.edu	Anxiety & Depression Career Existential/End-of-Life issues	Academic Advisement Health Office Jay Express Registrar Office
Betty Taylor-Leacock, M.S., P.D. Associate HEO Counselor Room L68.09NB 212-237-8140 bltayor@jjay.cuny.edu	Safe Zone Initiative LGBTQ & Allies Club Advisor to Peer Programs Outreach Multicultural Counseling	Graduate School Interdisciplinary Studies Math SEEK
Elena Beharry, PsyD Associate HEO Counselor L68.08NB 212-237-8148 ebeharry@jjay.cuny.edu	Psycho-educational Assessment (Non-discriminatory Assessment) Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Group Program	Economics History McNair Accessibility Services

COUNSELING STAFF

Laura Diaz, B.A.
Wellness Center Intake Specialist
646.557.4785
ldiaz@jjay.cuny.edu
L68.25NB

Arcelina Vega, MSW
Wellness Intake Specialist
212.484.1321
arvega@jjay.cuny.edu
L67.08NB