The function necessarily requires focused attention to students for whom schools have been the least successful
The Counselling Service provides free and confidential support to assist students address academic and personal difficulties impacting upon their ability to study.
As a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist, I provide a confidential, non-judgemental and safe forum in which my students can :
All currently enrolled students are eligible to receive our free counselling services. This service provides students with unlimited counselling for the academic year.
In order to receive counselling, students may call the office to schedule an appointment or walk in. Student referrals from peers, facility or staff are also welcomed.
Poor Time Management
You may be uncertain of your priorities, goals and objectives. You may also be overwhelmed with the task. As a result, you keep putting off your academic assignments for a later date, or spending a great deal of time with your friends and social activities, or worrying about your upcoming examination, class project and papers rather than completing them.
When you sit at your desk you find yourself daydreaming, staring into space, looking at pictures of your boyfriend/girlfriend, etc., instead of doing the task.
Fear and Anxiety
You may be overwhelmed with the task and afraid of getting a failing grade. As a result, you spend a great deal of time worrying about your upcoming exams, papers and projects, rather than completing them.
Negative Beliefs such as; "I cannot succeed in anything" and "I lack the necessary skills to perform the task" may allow you to stop yourself from getting work done.
HOW DO WE OPERATE?
Our main focus is to help our students manage their personal situation in relation to their studies.
We offer help mainly in 2 ways:
Helping our students succeed has helped us in identifying the most common obstacles to their success. To provide the best opportunities to meet the challenges of college life, we provide a consultation on topics such as:
Learning Skills
These are available to help students with personal, academic, and career concerns. Students coming to see me are usually seeking more effective and rewarding lives by confronting personal problems, career questions, skill development issues, or value questions.
I generally offer a wide variety of groups and workshops. These include general counselling and therapy groups and special topic and population groups designed to help students deal with common problems. Other groups and workshops such as confidence, assertion, and stress management are designed to improve specific skills.
Time Management Skills
Setting Goals and Priorities is vital to achieve good results and I hold regular seminars on the subject to help students organise themselves in a more efficient way.
I offer groups specifically designed for people who struggle with confidence with specific subjects. At the moment we only have 2 groups: Maths and English. These groups have helped numerous students to become more confident in their abilities. The groups are not tutoring programmes. We help students overcome their psychological barriers to doing well in these specific courses. By attending all of the sessions and following the suggestions of the group leaders, the students could expect to gain the following:
Career Planning and Clarification
Do you have doubts about which College programme or career field to choose?
We assist students in choosing the right programme and we also help in career exploration and planning. Many resources are available to help in planning for a career including vocational testing.
Dip Psychotherapy and counselling (NCHM)