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Stress Counseling

Crisis Support Services provides drop-in stress and crisis counseling services on-site at the Oakland Private Industry Council Career Center to support job seekers through the often stressful process of finding employment.

Program Mission
The program's goal is to enhance the employability of the job seeker by helping the participant reduce stress and address barriers to employment.

Program Structure
Drop-in stress and crisis counseling services are provided on-site at the Oakland Private Industry Council Career Center, 1212 Broadway, Suite 100, Oakland, CA 94612. Counseling is available five days per week from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. CSS also provides post-termination support by transitioning clients into other CSS counseling services or by referring to additional community resources as appropriate.

CSS also provides "rapid response" crisis counseling when there are major layoffs in the City of Oakland. The goal of this program is to quickly link individuals to supportive services to reduce the stress that results from job loss and expedite the process of finding new employment.

Who We Serve
Services are provided free of charge to any one looking for work who is also registered with the Private Industry Council (PIC) Career Center.

Fees
None

Contact Information
For more information on the stress counseling program, please call (510) 420-2475.