海角社区
颁辞耻苍蝉别濒濒辞谤蝉听补苍诲 Local Wellness Advisors听(LWAs) are both mental health professionals. Counsellors are located within the Student Wellness Hub, and Local Wellness Advisors represent the Student Wellness Hub within each faculty.听Both are mental health clinicians with very similar education backgrounds who听can听help with issues relating to:听
- 顿别辫谤别蝉蝉颈辞苍听
- Disordered eating (e.g.听binge eating, obsessive thinking)听
- 础苍虫颈别迟测听
- Feeling overwhelmed听
- 笔谤辞肠谤补蝉迟颈苍补迟颈辞苍听
- Relationship troubles听
- Substance use听
- 罢谤补耻尘补听
Counsellors uniquely conduct one-on-one appointments, whereas LWAs provide one-on-one appointments,听targeted mental health听workshops, and wellness outreach through our .听
Book an Appointment
To book an appointment with a counsellor you must call the Hub.
What To Expect
If you're听thinking听about meeting with a mental health professional for the first time, it can help to know what to expect.听
When scheduling a meeting with a counsellor, you may indicate if you have a preference with:
- Language (English/French)
- Gender
- Specialized knowledge or background in Indigenous or 2S&LGBTQ+ experiences.*
*Please understand that the availability of specialized counsellors with unique expertise and/or lived experience may fluctuate depending on availability, recruitment, and other factors. We will do our best to accommodate your request, and if we cannot, we will help identify resources in the community that you may find helpful.
You can access support and additional resources from a BI&POC counsellor through our partners at Keep.meSAFE. Simply request to meet with a BI&POC counsellor when speaking with the intake clinician.
- Your first session
- What might my clinician expect of me?
- How might I feel after?
- How many sessions might I have?
Your first session
At your first session,听you'll听be matched with听a counsellor who听will work with you to better understand the challenges that you're facing.听
Together听you'll听develop a鈥� personalized听goal-directed听wellness plan 鈥痓est suited to your needs. It might include:听
- One-on-one counselling听(either at the Hub or in the community)听
- Group therapy听
- Peer support听
- Referral to a听medical professional (nurse, physician, etc.).听
- Another form of support听
This clinician will be the point of contact for follow-ups around your wellness plan.听
What might my clinician expect of me?
It's up to you to determine what you want out of a session, but your clinician will expect you to be an honest, active participant,听that is open to making changes.听
You'll be expected to work with your clinician to establish goals, put together a wellness plan and be ready to discuss it and re-evaluate it as needed.听
You should also be ready 鈥痶o talk to your clinician if you have any questions about their treatment approach, or if you feel it's not working.鈥�
How might I feel after?
Your clinician will be supportive and interested, but you should also be prepared for them to challenge you.听
It's normal to leave a session feeling better, but you might also feel tired, upset or like you're not progressing as quickly as you'd hoped.听Change can be tough, but it's usually positive in the long term. Please talk to your clinician if you have any concerns or questions.听
How many sessions might I have?
Most students find听that听they get what they need from speaking to a Counsellor after a few appointments.听If听you're experiencing听another tough time听in听the future,听you听can get听in contact with听your听Counsellor听and听meet听to听make a new Wellness plan.听
Since 海角社区 offers brief听support,听your clinician can refer you to resources in the community if you鈥� require or prefer longer-term support.听
Transferring Counsellors
If you'd like to transfer counsellors, please read about Clinician Transfer Requests first.
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Telehealth
Are you not currently located in听Quebec? Are you an international student? Do you prefer remote care?
Telehealth provides remote access to trained听mental health clinicians. As a 海角社区 student, you have free, unlimited access to keep.meSAFE.听Visit our telehealth page for more information.
