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Counseling Staff

Janet Millar, MA and Training Director

Janet Millar Ms. Millar is a graduate of CSUB. She has nearly twenty years experience working as a licensed Marriage, Family Therapist in private practice in the community before returning to CSUB in the fall of 1999. She is interested in and enthusiastic about helping students work through the concerns that affect their university experience.


Gia Marks, M.S., LMFT

Gia Marks Gia graduated from CSUB in 2001 and has continued to work closely with CSUB graduate students through the Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society. She is looking forward to working on campus and helping students at all academic levels succeed at Cal State. Her goal is to help students maintain a sense of achievement, integrity, and individuality as they make their journey to graduation!


Michael Harville, Ph.D.

Mike Harville Dr. Harville is a licensed clinical psychologist who joined the Counseling Center on Jan. 6, 2005. He is a CSUB graduate, receiving his B.A. in Psychology and English and an M.A. in Psychology. He received his doctorate in 2002 from the California School of Professional Psychology, Fresno (CSPP). Dr. Harville has strong ties to the community and the University and values working with students, faculty, and staff to promote the success of individual students, as well as the University as a whole.


LaShawn Barefield, MA

LaShawn Barefield Ms. Barefield is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is a graduate of UCLA and has been a member of the Counseling Center since 2001. She strives to be an advocate for students in their quest for academic and personal achievement.


Administrative Staff

Irene Monroy, BA

Irene Monroy Irene graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish. She was a student assistant for the Counseling Center in 1997 and is excited to work here once again.


Bessie Martinez

Bessie Martinez Bessie joined the CSUB Counseling Center in January 2007. She and her family moved from San Antonio, Texas to Bakersfield in the summer of 2006. Having worked in the university atmosphere previously at UTHSC at San Antonio, she is delighted to be a part of CSUB and especially working in the Counseling Center.