Be careful here. Try to validate rather than refute, dismiss, and deny W's feelings.
Better: "I can see why you would like to feel like a whole, independent person in oneself who can then choose to have a romantic R with a male. I really understand that it is important that you are happy as a person all by yourself."
Better: "It must be frustrating to face roadblocks big and small to going back to school when it is so important to who you want to be right now and what you want to do."
