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Mental Health Resources at Stanford

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Well-Being Coaching

Work with a supportive partner to design your own vision for well-being.
Figure out what you want and need at this phase of your life.
Move through uncertainty with a trusted guide.

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How Coaching Works

Reflect on what you need and want from coaching
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Choose a coach below based on the kind of support you need
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Find a time with your desired coach that works for you
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Sign up for a session — we’ll see you soon!

You might try coaching if you're...

  • feeling stuck/lost — I'm not sure what I need, but I think I need help figuring things out
  • working through grief — I'm going through a breakup, I've lost someone special 
  • figuring out what's important to you — how do I want to contribute, what do I want to do with my life/time at Stanford
  • building your capacity — I want to do hard things AND be well...how do I make those goals work together

Do want to find a coaching session ASAP and you're open to working with any coach?

Click the corresponding link below to see all coaching availability at once.

See all available Grad coaching sessions.See all available Undergrad coaching sessions. 

Do you have questions about well-being or coaching?

You're a community leader (faculty, professional staff, student community leader) and want to check in on what you can do to support well-being in your communities...

You're wondering if coaching is the resource you're looking for...

Click this link to get your questions answered   Schedule a 15-minute Our Well-Being Consultation

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If coach identity, experience, or specialty is important to you, then please look through the coaches below to find a coach who may best fit your needs.

Brianna Griffin

Brianna Griffin ('11)

Pronouns: she/her

Well-Being Coach

Supporting all undergraduate students

Specialties/interest areas: dream/goal-oriented coaching, reclaiming one’s values, self-compassion, resilience, individuation, stress and careers, pre-med stress and anxiety, identity and navigating cultural differences, authentic well-being and flourishing, healthy relationships. All other topics also welcome!

Email: bgriffin@stanford.edu

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kashi (km) zabaleta hinojosa

kashi (km) zabaleta hinojosa

Pronouns: they/she

Well-Being Coach

Supporting students connected to community centers and ethnic theme houses

Specialties/interest areas: Neurodiverse Skill Acquisition, Anti-Racist and Anti-Violence Pedagogy, Trauma-Informed and Restorative Justice, Gender and Sexuality Studies, First Generation/Student Education Experience, Student of Color Retention, Disability Justice/Inclusive Pedagogy, Indigeneity, and Community Wellness. All other topics also welcome!

Email: kmzh@stanford.edu

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Maija Cruz

Maija Cruz ('12)

Pronouns: she/her

Well-Being Coach

Supporting students connected to community centers and ethnic theme houses

Specialties/interest areas: Holistic wellness, mental health, resiliency, cultural & positive psych nerd, intersectionality, supporting those who feel othered by the academe, encouraging indigenization of mindsets and processes. All other topics also welcome! 

Email: maijac@stanford.edu

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Angela Estrella

Angela Estrella

Pronouns: she/her

Well-Being Coach

Supporting all graduate students

Specialties/interest areas: Life transitions, sustaining motivation and change, mindfulness-based stress reduction, self-care, self-compassion, identity and navigating cultural differences, healthy relationships and families, and restorative justice practices. All other topics also welcome!

Email: angelaes@stanford.edu

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Donnovan Somera Yisrael

Donnovan Somera Yisrael ('89)

Pronouns: he/him

Senior Health Educator, Mental Health & Well-Being

Supporting all students

Specialties/interest Areas: living with purpose, motivation, procrastination, decision-making, relationships, sexual health, gender roles, facing uncertainty, disappointment & grief, wrestling with religion/spirituality, the science of happiness and adding inspiration to your aspirations. All other topics also welcome! 

Email: donnovan@stanford.edu

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Additional Coaching Resources

Explore other coaching resources available to you at Stanford.

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How coaching is supporting community well-being:

I've absolutely loved my experience with the coaching program. I recommend it to everyone I know. I have met with two different coaches,each several times, and I think they are absolutely incredible people. Our conversations always leave me feeling better and more capable than before. I don't know how I would have gotten through this last year without them.

I've worked with two well-being coaches at Stanford. They've held space for me, reflected insights back at me that were enormously validating and helped me feel deeply seen, and suggested concrete strategies for improving my sense of well-being. In my opinion, well-being coaches at Stanford are one of the university's best resources.

My coach helped me explore new patterns of thinking and helped me practice switching between multiple perspectives. I am more aware of myself and my values because of coaching, so now I know what I want my life to look like, at Stanford and beyond.

Weekly coaching sessions have been a deep deep breath of fresh air. They help me process my feelings and progress forward through the next week. In the chaos of the quarter system and the ongoing pandemic, taking the time to just talk has been a saving grace.