Not enough college students are taking advantage of the free counseling services provided by their college due to common misconceptions about counseling. Less than 10% of first year students have reported that they ‘frequently felt depressed’ and more than half of students say they have experienced ‘overwhelming anxiety.’

This project will target college students with a focus on first year students
(18-19 yrs. old).

For my UCBA capstone project, I designed an app titled Sakana that will help students in taking the next step to see their provided college counselor. An app will eliminate the anxiety of having to schedule an appointment with a counselor by giving students the option to book appointments directly through the app. Sakana will also provide other mindfulness tips and techniques for students to reference on their own. 

In order to inform students about Sakana, I designed fliers that will be handed out at orientation with app details and overall information about mindfulness tips and techniques. I’ve also create a pick-me-up campaign in which students will be able to stop outside of their counselors’ office to grab a small capsule out of a fish bowl that will hold a positive message inside and include details about the app.