Trauma significantly affects university students’ mental health, emotional regulation, and academic functioning. Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) emphasizes safety, trust, empowerment, collaboration, and cultural responsiveness in counseling services. This scoping review aimed to map existing literature on traumainformed and culturally responsive counseling in Philippine universities using the PRISMA-ScR reporting guideline. Due to the absence of indexed studies, gray literature sources were systematically examined. Findings revealed emerging recognition of trauma-related student concerns, the presence of implicit traumainformed practices, and the influence of cultural and systemic factors on counseling responses. The review highlights significant gaps in research, training, and policy, underscoring the need for culturally grounded trauma-informed counseling frameworks in Philippine higher education.

Keywords: trauma-informed care, university counseling, higher education, Philippines