Support at the EmPOWER Center

Counseling, Advocacy, and Drop-In Hours

 

The Center provides free, confidential advocacy and support to 7C students impacted by sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, and stalking. 

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1. Free, Virtual Counseling:

EmPOWER collaborates with the Lavender Healing Collective, to provide free, virtual, confidential, trauma-informed counseling services to 7C student survivors of sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, and stalking. Appointments are available to students of all gender identities and without a long wait. To schedule, simply call 424.542.8880 or complete the form at lavenderhealingcollective.com/contact-us and identify yourself as a "Claremont Colleges student accessing the EmPOWER Center’s free counseling program."

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Sessions are:

• Confidential (involves no reporting to colleges)

• Free and unlimited

• Open to all gender identities

• For students who experienced these forms of violence, recently or in the past​​   

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2. Additional Confidential Support

The director of EmPOWER, Rima Shah, is a confidential advocate. She can meet with students (or their friends) impacted by sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, or stalking for 1-2 sessions to provide care and support, provide information about resources/options available, and help navigate on- and off-campus resources. To schedule, email Rima at rshahempower@claremont.edu.