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Counselling Centre

The ANU offers a free and confidential counselling service to all current ANU students and staff. Counselling services to students are provided by Counsellors in the Counselling Centre, while services to staff are provided by the Adviser to Staff or by external advisers.

Your counsellor will help you to:

Counselling is generally short-term, and your counsellor will aim to help you resolve your problem in the shortest possible time.

The information you provide to us as health professionals is personal and private. Please see our Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information policy. If you are concerned about someone who may be attending counselling, please see our Information for concerned family and friends

Information for Students who are Studying away from campus

Get Up and Go Program information is available in the Notices section.
*Thanks and acknowledgements to the University of Melbourne Counselling Service who developed this program and its materials.

 

Location, opening hours and contacting us	Counselling Topics
Making an appointment	Study help
What happens at your appointment?	Useful links
Our staff	Notices
Adviser to staff	Studying away from ANU Campus
External Advisers for Staff	Graduate Students
Special Consideration Requests (pdf)	International Students
Seminars and workshops

 

Urgent help

Mental Health Crisis Assessment and Treatment Service (CAT) (part of the Canberra Hospital Mental Health Services)	tel: 1800 629 354 (24 hours) tel: 6205 1065 (office hours)
Lifeline Canberra Lifeline's mission is "to enhance the well being of the community through the provision of counselling and counselling related services, the core of which is a 24 hour crisis telephone counselling service".	tel: 13 11 14 (24 hours)

Disclaimer:
The information on this website is intended as a general summary only and should not be relied upon by any person as a substitute for professional assessment, advice, counselling or treatment. Trained professionals at ANU's Counselling Centre (as well as external advisers for current ANU staff) are available to provide counselling services to all current enrolled ANU Students and Staff. For further information see the link to the ANU's disclaimer notice below.