It’s for every DCU student and it’s free! Whatever may be on your mind, don’t keep it to yourself – please talk.

Here are some of the most common questions about the Counselling and Personal Development Service answered.

1. What is the Counselling And Personal Development Service?
2. What do I say in Counselling?/What do students talk about in counselling?
3. Why do people choose counselling?
4. Who can use the service?
5. Who are the counsellors?
6. Where is the service located?
7. How do I make an appointment?

1. What is the Counselling And Personal Development Service?

The counselling and personal development service is a professional and confidential service, which is available to all registered DCU students free of charge. The service aims to address personal and social issues that hinder a students’ academic performance in a non judgemental manner. Your counsellor will work with you to develop more effective responses to difficulties, inform decision making, enable problem solving and enhance self awareness.

2. What do students talk about in counselling?

People talk about a wide range of personal growth and development issues such as:
Developing self confidence
Making stress and anxiety work for you
Loss through bereavement/parent separation/ relationship break-up
Sexuality/ sexual identity
Beating the blues/depression
Facing alcohol/drug addictions
Negotiating relationship struggles
Eating issues…. What helps
Overcoming procrastination
Working through suicidal thoughts/ feelings

3. Why do people choose counselling?

There are many reasons why someone may come to counselling. You may be finding it hard to shake off a low mood or motivation or feeling over anxious or depressed. Perhaps relationship difficulties with friends, colleagues or family are in need of some help, or you may be experiencing bullying or have suffered an assault. Some people come for help in breaking out of isolation or harmful patterns of behaviour.

4. Who can use the service?
All students of DCU can avail of the Counselling and personal development service free of charge.

5. Who are the counsellors?
We are experienced psychologists/therapists who specialise in helping students overcome personal issues to better progress through your course of study and develop your psychological strength and well being.
We are: Helena Ahern, Ruan Kennedy, Hadas Levy and Orla Murphy.

6. Where is the service located?
We are based in the Henry Grattan Building, on the ground floor, opposite the Student Advice Centre.

7. How do I make an appointment?
There are three easy ways to make an appointment. You can:
Call into Marie in CG72 (Ground floor of the Henry Grattan),
Phone 01-7005165
Email: [email protected]
For more information you can visit: http://www.dcu.ie/counselling