| The aim of the Counsellors in their work with individual clients is to enable the student to find ways of living that reflect her/his needs and values. While it is inevitable that a proportion of the clients will need a direct therapeutic approach, with others the focus is on transitional problems experienced by most young adults. Frequently academic work will suffer either because of difficulties directly related to study or because of disorganisation sometimes exacerbated by other issues. |
| The Counsellors work with individual clients who have personal conflicts, relationship difficulties, psychological problems or academic concerns through a therapeutic relationship which facilitates personal exploration of the difficulties and takes into account developmental needs and the special needs of particular student groups, for example, mature, international etc. |
| The problem areas include:
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| The Counselling Service does carry a small information base on mental health issues which includes books, brochures, leaflets, relaxation tapes, and relevant articles. |
