Notice: Student Health and Counseling Services will be closed Friday, September 26th and will reopen Monday, September 29th. This includes all services at the Student Health and Wellness Center, Health Promotion services at Cowell, and Counseling services at North Hall, Cowell, and at all satellite locations.

For care, call the Advice Nurse (530-752-2349), Counseling 24-Hour Line (530-752-0871), or the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988). 

For emergencies, please dial 9-1-1 or go to Sutter Davis Hospital, 2000 Sutter Place (Covell Blvd. & Hwy 113), 530-756-6440. An emergency phone is by the parking permit machine at the lot entrance.

Thank you for your understanding.

Becca Thompson, Ph.D.

Becca Thompson

Coordinator of Postdoctoral Training Program
Licensed Psychologist

 

Education

Ph.D.: Counseling Psychology, University of Houston, TX
B.A.: Psychology, Kalamazoo College, MI 
Study Abroad: Spanish language and Sustainable Human Development, Costa Rica
Predoctoral Internship and Postdoctoral Fellowship: Counseling Services at Arizona State University

How I Work With Students

Welcome! I believe that growth and healing happen within the context of warm, caring relationships and supportive communities. Therefore, my top priority is to create a safe and affirming space where students feel seen, heard, and understood. I will collaborate with you to identify goals together, and then work to empower you to trust your own thoughts and feelings to create change. Throughout our work, I am mindful of ways in which systemic, contextual, and cultural factors may be impacting you, and hope we can explore these together. I try to be flexible to your needs and open to feedback about your experience in counseling.

I work with all students and have specialty interests that include group therapy, multicultural and feminist counseling, relationships and interpersonal concerns (including attachment), issues related to identity, dynamics in families with addiction, grief and loss, body image and disordered eating, and clinical supervision and training.  

About Me

In my spare time my two kids keep me pretty busy and also help me maintain my sense of humor. I enjoy traveling and exploring new places, reading, cooking and baking, playing board games, watching tv, camping, and spending time with friends and family. I have two cats who you may see if we meet over Zoom!