What is counselling?

Counselling provides a space and processes to help you:

Think about things in different ways
Get to know yourself better
Have an awareness in your values and beliefs
Explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours
Build respectful relationships
Restore your relationships after conflicts
Learn new language to talk about issues and concerns
Develop skills to manage yourself and relationships

Counselling can help you with:

Self knowledge
Relationships
Managing change
Organising your life
Conflict resolution
Loss and grief
Addiction (drug and alcohol)
Concerns about sexuality
Anger
Anxiety and self harm
Family
School
Depression
Eating disorders

What do counsellors do?

Listen with curiosity
Ask questions that help you think differently about things
Respect your confidentiality
Give you information
Refer you to other services/agencies if necessary
Offer alternatives and give support
Train staff and students

Counsellors do not:

Tell you what to do
Believe we have all the answers