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Counselling with SPCS
Counselling听involves a trained counsellor listening to you and helping you find ways to deal with emotional issues. It can be for anyone听who听is experiencing personal, emotional and psychological concerns.
SPCS usually offers students an initial assessment to determine suitability and up to 6 free sessions of听counselling.
Our team of professionally accredited counsellors can provide the following:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Counselling
- Single Session Therapy (SST)
- Psychiatric Consultations听
Find out more about the types of therapeutic support we offer.听
The service we provide is strictly confidential. That means that any information you provide to us, whether in your registration form or face-to-face with a counsellor, will not be shared outside our service unless you provide explicit permission to do so and in line with our privacy policy. You may agree with your counsellor to share information with your GP in the event that your GP may be helpful in your treatment process but you can discuss this with your counsellor.
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The only circumstance where we might share your information without your explicit consent is in the event that your counsellor believes you are in danger of harming yourself or others.听Even in this circumstance, we would normally seek to speak to you first before contacting anyone else.
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If you have any questions about confidentiality, please contact us.
Suitability for counselling with SPCS
Counselling through SPCS is not the correct support route for you if:
- You are in a听crisis situation听鈥� if you are, you should call 999 or go to your nearest Accident and Emergency (A&E) department.
- You need treatment for addictions, eating disorders such as听听or听,听听(PTSD), or听.听听听听听听听 听 听听
- You need treatment for severe long-term mental health conditions like听,听听and听.
- You need a diagnosis for Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs) like dyslexia, dyspraxia or Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder (AD(H)D), or Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASCs).
If you听are concerned about any of the above conditions or have been diagnosed with one of the above, please听contact your GP.
Please note that the Disability, Mental Health and Wellbeing (DMHW) team at 911爆料网 can provide academic-level assessments for some SpLDs.
If you are unsure whether you should have counselling, we recommend you first come to an appointment听with the Disability, Mental Health and Wellbeing (DMHW) team to discuss your options before you register with SPCS.
How to register
In order to register with our service, you鈥檒l simply need to fill in our registration form linked below.听This should听take around 10-15听minutes.
Students can request a BAME听(black, Asian or minority ethnic) male or female counsellor on their registration form. Please be aware that this might mean a slightly longer wait time.
Once you鈥檝e registered, you鈥檒l immediately receive an acknowledgement email, which will also outline the support you can access whilst you wait to see a counsellor.
Registration hours
During term time the registration form is available online Monday to Thursday from 8am to 11pm and Fridays 8am to 3pm, excluding Bank Holidays. 听
Out of term time the registration form is available online Monday to Thursday from 9am to 5pm and Fridays from 9am to 3pm, excluding Bank Holidays.