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Counselling Services

We are a student counselling service offering predominantly short-term counselling and psychotherapy. We aim to ensure that whatever personal, emotional, or psychological problems you experience have minimal impact on your academic studies while optimising your capacity to achieve.

Currently, we are offering predominantly virtual sessions and limited face to face sessions, dependent on the COVID-19 lockdown levels. The counselling practitioner will contact you once you have booked your appointment. Please note that we experience high demand for the service, particularly from April until after the June examination and again from September/October until after November's end of year examination. During these times, students trying to access psychotherapy from Student Wellness Service, rather than waiting for a booked session, are advised to utilise the 24-hour telephonic services to speak to someone on the same day.

What Can You Expect From The Counselling Service

You can expect a courteous and efficient reception. A qualified, registered and experienced psychologist will provide you with a confidential counselling service.

The counselling service offered to you may include assessment, brief counselling (up to eight sessions), or referral. It may be that longer-term or specialised counselling would be beneficial for you, in which case you will be referred to the most appropriate service outside of the Student Wellness Service's counselling service.

The counselling service does not include any interventions required for court proceedings, legal matters, or any other intervention that would require a report for any purpose other than a university-related matter (excluding the University tribunal). Psychometric assessments are not conducted within the scope of the counselling service.

What We Can Assist With And How

Among other, counselling service can assist with:

• Adjustment

• Social skills

• Self-esteem concerns

• Stress and anxiety

• Depression

• Loss and bereavement

• Sexual assault/GBV

• Sexuality / identity concerns

• Addictions

• Academic concerns

The counselling service offers individual psychotherapy, but a psychologist may recommend that a student attends group therapy which is an opportunity to work on problems in a confidential environment with peers. Furthermore, the psychologist may suggest that the student attend a skills-based group, which develops relevant life skills in a group setting. Referral of students to an appropriate agency can also be provided.

For More Information

There are many variations of services available

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