Student Counselling Services

The Student Counselling Service provides a professional and confidential service to all students.

The Student Counselling Service offers a wide range of services from short-term one-to-one counselling to self-help guides and presentations, talks and workshops.

The Service supports the mental health of all students, using short-term counselling and referral to other services.
In addition they offer a range of self-help workshops and literature.

The counsellors are experienced and professionally trained. They can offer free counselling to anyone with personal problems which affect their wellbeing.

Student counselling

Skills for Life and Learning

The Student Counselling Service also includes the Skills for Life and Learning Service. A series of presentations and workshops promoting wellbeing.

Skills for life learning

Togetherall

The online support network Togetherall, is available 24/7 and guided by trained professionals. It is free to students of the University.

Togetherall

Feeling Good App

The Foundation for Positive Mental Health is working with the University of Edinburgh to provide free access to the Feeling Good App - an evidence based self-help programme.

Feeling Good App

SilverCloud

SilverCloud is a suite of online CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) programmes that are flexible, effective and easy to use. Programmes include:

Space from anxiety: learn skills to manage and overcome the symptoms of anxiety
Space from depression: knowledge and support for depression or low mood
Space from depression and anxiety: understand more about depression and anxiety, manage symptoms and begin to make changes to feel better.
Space from stress: learn to manage stress and bring balance into your life
Space for positive body image: information and support for issues with body image and self-esteem

SilverCloud

If you feel your problem is urgent, you may need to go to your own doctor (GP) or the University Health Service.

If you are unable to get to a GP Practice or need immediate medical advice, call NHS24 by phoning 111 or visit the NHS 24 website.

NHS24

Emergencies

If you are in serious need of emergency medical attention at any time, even without registering for a GP in advance, call Emergency Services on 999.