Who can ask for support and how does it help?
Both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students are entitled to counselling and mental health support from the Student Health and Wellbeing Team. Students seek support for lots of different problems and concerns. These include:
- Difficulties in settling in
- Pressure of work and meeting deadlines
- Dependancies/addictions including alcohol, drugs, food, gambling, internet use
- Exam anxiety
- Loneliness
- Relationship difficulties
- Loss or trauma
- Lack of self-esteem and/or confidence
- Depression
- Overwhelming feelings such as anger, anxiety, panic
- Selfharm
- Suicidal thoughts
Whatever your concern, you may ask for support.
Sometimes it helps to talk to someone outside your immediate network of friends and family, who can listen carefully to you and help you to make sense of events or experiences that may be on your mind as well as explore options to enable you to feel more in control of your life. Talking to a Counsellor or Mental Health Worker may help you to make changes in your life. At other times though it may not seem practical or possible to change your circumstances, it may be possible to find a way of dealing with difficult circumstances at less cost to your physical or mental wellbeing. If we feel we are not the most appropriate source of help we will help you to find the most suitable assistance inside or outside the University.
Students on Placement can access the service. You may be suitable for online support or if more appropriate to meet your needs, we will support you with accessing face to face support where you are. In some cases this may mean liaising with your academic department/placement officer.