Student Handbook

Student Counselling

The University Counselling Service helps students with personal and emotional problems. The counsellors are professionally qualified and experienced and enable students to talk over their difficulties in confidence.

Students are able to contact the counselling Service with a wide range of worries, including personal, home and family relationships, depression, anxiety and loneliness.

A Drop-In Service runs each weekday, Monday to Friday, in term time, between 1.00pm and 2.00pm (no pre-booking necessary). This walk-in service gives you the opportunity to meet for twenty minutes with a counsellor to talk over any difficulties you are having. Full details are posted on our website at: http://www.liv.ac.uk/counserv.

The permanent counselling staff offer a telephone consultation service Monday to Friday between 1.00pm and 2.00pm (times may vary in the vacation – see our website for details) which offers members of the University an opportunity to discuss concerns, receive information and advice about managing difficult situations e.g. when supporting a colleague or student in distress.

Mental Health Adviser (MHA)

The main function of the University MHA is to provide support to students with any mental health difficulties by facilitating their access to study successfully in the University.

The MHA works with individual students who have declared mental health needs during their application process to the University, or who develop mental health problems whilst at University.

The role of the MHA is to offer support, advice and liaison between the student and the appropriate university departments to ensure that the students’ mental health needs are adequately and appropriately responded to. Additionally, the MHA is able to offer consultation to students and staff regarding concerns about themselves or their concerns for others.

The MHA works closely alongside other Student Services, including the Student Health Service, Counselling Service, University Residences and also Academic Departments.

Contact

University Mental Health Adviser