Counselling

At times during your course you may find that you have problems or difficulties that you can't seem to sort out for yourself. The college is committed to providing a counselling and support service to help you.

Counsellors work with a variety of difficulties and issues including: growth and development, problems with studies and exams, personal relationships, identity, loneliness, anxiety, depression, suicidal feelings, homesickness, family problems, sex and sexuality, cultural issues, trauma, life changes, bereavement and loss, eating difficulties, drug or alcohol problems, life crises, mental health issues, experiences of abuse or discrimination.

The counsellor is based in Room A17 in the Longman Campus.

She visits the Midmills campus on a Tuesday, Dingwall campus once a month and the other college campuses once a term or upon request.

Students at other campuses also have the option of telephone, email counselling or arranging a video-conference meeting through their studies adviser.

• You can drop in to see the counsellor or make an appointment in person, by phone or e-mail.
• You can also request an appointment through your studies advisor.
• The guidance team have access to the counsellor’s diary (in confidence) and can make appointments if the counsellor is not available.  They will take your name and telephone number and a few personal details such as the name and year of your course.  All these details are confidential and are only for the use of the counsellor.
  

Further information:

• What to expect
• Your first meeting
• What happens next?
• Confidentiality
• Endings
• Evaluation and the Data Protection Act
  

Phone (counsellor):  01463 273224
Email (counsellor)  counsellor@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
Phone (Information and Guidance Team): 01463 273000
(Textphone for those who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech impairments 01463 273180)

You will be seen as soon as possible, but there are periods when we are very busy, and you may have to wait for an appointment.  If you feel your situation is urgent, please say, and you will be seen by a back up counsellor.