Is counselling for you?
We all experience challenging times in our lives, which can leave us feeling confused, stressed and isolated. Counselling offers you the opportunity to talk about how you feel and to share your concerns. The decision to seek counselling is your choice. It is a positive move towards taking responsibility for your wellbeing, tackling your problems and taking control of your situation. Counselling offers support for personal change.
The counselling service provides a safe, confidential environment for you to discuss your concerns. Experienced, qualified counsellors offer you a space to reflect on your situation and discover options and possibilities, and help you think through coping strategies.
The service is free to all University of Brighton students.
Who needs counselling?
Anyone may need counselling. Most personal, relationship or identity problems can be helped through counselling. This list is not exhaustive, but common problems include:
- anxiety
- stress and depression
- family and/or relationship difficulties
- sexual problems and identity issues
- eating disorders
- bereavement and loss
- self-esteem and confidence issues (which may be academically related).
Counselling can also help you with problems such as adjusting to a new culture and making difficult decisions or choices.
What are the benefits?
Counselling is about empowering you to find your balance so you can achieve the most from your university experience. Counselling may help you:
- feel calmer and more secure
- better equip yourself to tackle problems
- devise coping strategies
- understand and review your responses
- regain perspective.
If you are still unsure, find out what to expect from counselling.
Code of ethics
All University of Brighton counsellors abide by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy. For more information please visit: www.bacp.co.uk/ethical_framework.
