Counseling and Psychological Services Staff

Academic year 2025 - 2026 CAPS staff

About Us

Our counselors specialize in adolescent and young adult development and have a wealth of experience in college mental health. We understand the developmental challenges faced by Swarthmore students, and we appreciate the difficulty of negotiating these challenges within a highly demanding and rigorous academic environment.

Our Staff

Simone Collins, PhD

(she-her-hers-herself)

Director, Counseling & Psychological Services

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:scollin2@swarthmore.edu

Hilary Hla, Psy.D.

(any pronoun)

Associate Director, Counseling & Psychological Services

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:hhla1@swarthmore.edu

Val Malloy

(she-her-hers-herself)

Administrative Coordinator

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:vmalloy1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 328-8117

Andre Watson

(he-him-his-himself)

Staff Counselor, Athletics

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:awatson2@swarthmore.edu
Mullan Tennis and Fitness Center

Dawn Philip

Equity & Inclusion Supervisor

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:dphilip1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 328-7364

Heejin Kim

(she-her-hers-herself)

Staff Psychologist & Assessment Supervisor

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:hkim3@swarthmore.edu
Worth Health Center

Jace St Cyr

(they-them-he-him)

Staff Counselor

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:jstcyr1@swarthmore.edu

Josh Ellow, PhD, LSW, CAADC

(he-him-his-himself)

Associate Director, Wellness Assessment & Compliance & Alcohol & Other Drug Counselor

Health Center

Environmental Studies

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:jellow1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 957-6152

Kim DuBose

(she-her-they-them)

Staff Counselor

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:kdubose1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 957-6258

MC Mazzocchi, LCSW

(he-him-his-himself)

Access Provider/Care Manager

Counseling & Psychological Services

Sydney Fellah, MSW, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP

(she-her-they-them)

Social Work Supervisor

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:sfellah1@swarthmore.edu

Joe Hewitt

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:jhewitt1@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 328-8059

Stephanie Bi, MD

Email:sbi1@swarthmore.edu

Our Trainees

Caitie McDermott, LSW

(they-them-she-her)

Social Work Fellow

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:cmcderm3@swarthmore.edu

Wanja Kuria

Social Work Fellow

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:wkuria2@swarthmore.edu
Phone: (610) 328-8338

Griffin Unger

Email:gunger1@swarthmore.edu

Jacob Accola, MA

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:jaccola1@swarthmore.edu

Katya Hirsch

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:khirsch1@swarthmore.edu

Contracted Counselors

Ania Kubin, MSW, LCSW

(she-her-hers-herself)

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:akubin1@swarthmore.edu

Keisha Hook

Email:khook1@swarthmore.edu

Leon Gellert, PsyD

(he-him-his-himself)

Counseling & Psychological Services

Email:lgeller1@swarthmore.edu