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Students

Welcome, Croeso, to the Student Counselling Service

We offer a range of support services to students, so please explore our website to see what we can offer you. The support you'll receive is confidential and delivered by a service that is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapists, ensuring that you get a professional and high quality service.

We recognise people are individuals, with different needs, and we aim to provide something for everyone.

Online Counselling

Did you know we recently launched online counselling support?  We can now offer email, instant messaging and webcam counselling to students who are unable to access face-to-face counselling, because:

  • they are away from Cardiff on placement
  • are responsible for small children and cannot arrange childcare, or have other similar commitments
  • have a disability or illness that prevents you from attending in person

SPACE4U

SPACE4U is a daily drop in service - based at 50 Park Place ONLY - where you can see a counsellor for 10-15 minutes (between 3 & 3.45pm) to ask questions or borrow a book. It is not a psychological assessment or a therapeutic session.

Extenuating Circumstance Letters

Please note The Counselling Service do not routinely write extenuating circumstance letters unless you are currently receiving counselling from our service. Please discuss your requirements with your counsellor.  

Urgent Advice & General Information

For general information about counselling and where to obtain urgent advice, please read the Counselling Service Leaflet for students.

We are able to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) counsellor if required.

Bear in mind that some changes in psychological state may have underlying physiological causes, ranging from altered hormone levels to viral infections. To check this possibility, you can consult your G.P.

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  • Tips

    The start of University is an exciting time full of new possibilities. It is also normal to feel anxious and homesick, and maybe overwhelmed by all the new experiences you're adjusting to and people you're meeting.

    Just because we think something, does not mean it is a fact. Where's your evidence to support that stressful, anxious or negative thought?

    What you focus on gets bigger. Focus on (think about) what is stressing or making you anxious or angry, and those feelings will get stronger. Focus (by thinking about and doing) on what makes you feel good, relaxed and distracted away from the stress will help you feel calmer.

    Anxiety is normal - however we can fuel it and let it overwhelm us by what we think. What messages are you giving yourself? I can't..., I must..., I should..., I shouldn't...all add pressure and fuel the anxiety. Try replacing them with: I can..., I am..., I will...

    It takes practice and perseverance but it works!

    Use the colour, sounds and smell associations you have with feeling relaxed to help you in stressful situations. Wear something in your relaxing colour; put relaxing music or nature sounds on your MP3 player, carry a scented oil or hand cream with you.
    We cannot change the past; however we can change how we view it; and therefore how we let it affect us in the present.