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Counselling Services on campus provides students with support through personal or academic challenges. Counselling Services offers individual and group counselling to support those students who need to work through their challenges, which affect their ability to succeed in school or other parts of their lives.

Counselling Services falls under Student Wellness at many campuses. Providing both students and staff with services and resources to facilitate improved mental health well-being. Counselling services can be utilized for personal, academic, as well as counselling staff.

Atmosphere:  Most Counselling Services offices will encourage a respectful, safe, and affirming atmosphere for students. Offices will support inclusiveness for marginalized populations or minority-seeking groups, including students of all races, ability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, culture and socioeconomic status.

How? Depending on the institution, counselling services can be booked via online booking, in-person booking, or walk-in hours.

Types of Supports:


 * Individual Support
 * Seminar and Workshops
 * Online Resources, see also Online Counseling
 * Physical Resources
 * ·24/7 Help Lines

Where: Counseling services occur in a private and confidential setting. Counselling can occur at the comfort of the student’s desires. In a quiet office space, casual walk, or dining hall.

Average Appointment Time: 45-60 minutes. .

Length of Treatment: Therapy can last a few sessions, several weeks, or years. There is no simple answer on how long therapy will take to feel better because each encounter with a counsellor is individualized.

Types of Counselling:

Counselling services can be utilized for many aspects, including personal, career, academic, group, or faculty/staff.


 * Personal Counseling: Personal counselling deals with stress, losses, complex relationships, isolation of individuals or depression.
 * Career Counselling: Career counselling looks at individuals’ career exploration, change, or personal development. The goal of the counsellor is to guide individuals into a career that is suited to their aptitude, personality, interest and skills . Also, see Career counseling.
 * Academic Counseling: Academic Counselling assist individuals obtain effective and efficient study skills so that students can be successful in their respective courses.
 * Group Counselling: Group counselling provides a supportive environment to discuss problems and concerns of individuals experiencing similar issues.
 * Faculty/Staff Counselling: Faculty and staff working with students may require assistance when supporting students in distress, and supporting withdrawn or isolated students. This counselling also focuses on communication difficulties, language barriers, or cultural norms . See also Employee Assistance Program

Students in Canadian post-secondary seek advice for the following top reasons: relationship concerns, anxiety/ stress, depression/grief, academic, and career. There has been an increase in psychopathology among students attending universities and colleges in Canada. Research suggests the explanation behind increased appointments with counsellors are due to the high population of international students and mature students. The increasing number of students who have financial debt, students who have pre-existing mental health issues, shortage of institutional resources, the increase of accepting treatment, and the valued support among counsellors are the reason for increased appointments.