Guidance Center - Holy Name University

29/10/2025

Happy birthday! 💚

We’re so grateful for your guidance, patience, and the heart you pour into everything you do. You make our center not just a workplace, but a space filled with kindness, understanding, and purpose.

Wishing you a day that’s as warm and meaningful as the care you share with everyone around you.

— 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘊𝘎𝘊𝘚 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺

28/10/2025

We Value Your Feedback! 💚

Dear Holynamians,

We’d love to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to complete the Mental Health Month Evaluation. Your feedback and insights will help us design more meaningful and impactful learning experiences in the future.

📌 Note: Kindly use your school email when submitting the evaluation.

👉 Scan the QR code below or click the link to access the form:
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Thank you for your time—and remember to always make time to care for your mental health! 💚

22/10/2025

🎉 SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN CONTEST RESULTS 🎉

In celebration of Mental Health Month 2025, we are pleased to announce the winners of the Social Media Campaign Contest! 🧠💚

Each entry showcased the creativity and collaboration of mixed groups of students from different Recognized Student Organizations, united in promoting mental health awareness and representing their respective colleges through impactful online campaigns. 🌱✨

🏆 1st Place – College of Business and Accountancy (CBA)
🥈 2nd Place – College of Health Sciences (CHS)
🥉 3rd Place – College of Education (COED)
🎖 4th Place – College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Let us continue to advocate for mental health awareness and foster a supportive and compassionate community—both online and offline. 💚

22/10/2025

𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙!

The Center for Guidance and Counseling Services proudly celebrates the success of 𝙋𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚 2: 𝘿𝘼𝙎𝙄𝙂; 𝙋𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢, held last October 18, 2025, with the theme “𝑬𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔.”

It was a fun-filled and meaningful day as our peer facilitators learned, practiced, and grew together!

Big thanks to our amazing speaker, 𝗠𝘀. 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗱𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗻, 𝗥𝗚𝗖, and to our ever-dedicated counselors for making the day smooth and inspiring.

From engaging discussions to hands-on simulations, everyone truly embodied the DASIG; spirit — Dedicated Advocates Serving, Inspiring, and Guiding!

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲!

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21/10/2025

💬 We Value your feedback!

Dear GEC-SELF students, kindly take a few minutes to complete the Mental Health Symposium Evaluation. Your reflections and insights will guide us in creating more meaningful learning experiences.

NOTE: Kindly use your school email when submitting the evaluation.

Scan the QR CODE below or click this link:

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Thank you, and always make time to care for your mental health.💚

17/10/2025

Get ready, Peer Facilitators!

Phase 2 of DASIG: Peer Facilitation Training Program is happening tomorrow, October 18, 2025 (Saturday) at the Grade School EMC!

🕢 Registration: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

🎯 What to Expect: Basic Facilitation Skills Training

See you there, Peer Facilitators!

15/10/2025

Booth Display Contest 2025

The Center for Guidance and Counseling Services proudly presents the creative and meaningful booth displays prepared by our student representatives! 💚

These booths showcase the students’ ingenuity and dedication in promoting mental health awareness and guidance services.

Congratulations to all participants for their inspiring efforts! 🌼

14/10/2025

New skills. New energy. New phase.
Let’s unlock what’s next! 🔥

14/10/2025

𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓
𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐘 #4

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

"𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞"

"𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦… 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 — 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵.” 💚

A short film created by COED students in celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month.

𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯… 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 — 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳.🌿

𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓿𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓭, 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝔂𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓯𝓸𝓻.

13/10/2025

𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓
𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐘 #3

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

TITLE: Crossroads of Uncertainty

𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 — 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞. 💚

Taking care of your mind is just as important as taking care of your body.
Let’s break the silence, support each other, and make mental wellness a priority.
You’re not alone — and it’s always okay to reach out.

Screenwriter and Director: Tyra Jae Galan
Videographers: Byrone Reserva, Josh Abrahm Ursos

CAST:
Shanley Arocha
Altroiz Kyle Aranzado
Hazel Paler

13/10/2025

𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓
𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐘 #2

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

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13/10/2025

𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓
𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐘 #1

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

"𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘄"

"𝘗𝘴𝘴𝘵… 𝘱𝘴𝘴𝘵… ’𝘠𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢? 𝘚𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨, 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘰 𝘬𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯. 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨… 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩?"

𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙 — 𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙜𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙣.
It hides in the voices we hear every day — whispers from others, echoes from ourselves. For many who chase perfection, these murmurs become a haunting chorus that never stops.

“𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘄” portrays the unseen battle of those who live inside the noise — students who are applauded for their grades yet crumbling under expectations.
𝙋𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙮𝙢𝙗𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨. 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝.

May this serve as a reminder:

𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆
𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨!