Counselling

UniSA’s Counselling Service offers free and confidential short-term counselling to students studying onshore in Australia to help with managing any personal issues that could affect your studies.

Our Counsellors are highly qualified and have extensive experience working with university students. They will listen to your concerns without judgement and work with you, exploring options and solutions that suit your needs.

Counsellors assist students with a wide range of issues including:

• assisting with personal issues affecting your studies
• adjusting to change (new culture, university, city, academic expectations)
• managing stress, anxiety and depression
• learning about motivation, time management and exam stress
• offering support following a crisis or trauma
• dealing with sexual harassment or assault
• managing a personal or family crisis

Counsellors also run personal wellbeing workshops on campus and provide a range of online self-help resources. We encourage you to make use of our services and resources.

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT

URGENT ASSISTANCE

COUNSELLING FAQs

Our Counsellors talk you through booking an appointment, the out-of-hours crisis line, sexual assault and sexual harassment support and wellbeing workshops.

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Workshops

Learn how to manage the stresses of daily life through our workshops and mindfulness sessions. 

Self-Help Resources

Access a range of useful resources for students to help themselves.

Meet The Team

Counsellors are located on each metropolitan campus.

Locations

Find us on metropolitan campuses.

Wellbeing at UniSA

Discover useful information and services that promote good health, wellbeing and adjustment to university life.

Respectful and Safer Communities

Find information and resources on respect and safety at UniSA.

Sexual Harm

Report an incident and find support options and resources.

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Urgent Assistance

24-hour and after-hours crisis and emergency services:

Australia wide:

• Emergency Services – Police, Ambulance, Fire Service: Call 000 or 112 from mobile phones (24 hours)
• Present to your local (or nearest) hospital emergency department (24 hours)
• UniSA Out-of-Hours Crisis Line: call 1300 107 441 or text 0488 884 163 (5:00pm to 9:00am on weekdays, and 24 hours on weekends and public holidays)
• 13 YARN 13 92 76 (24 hours)
• Lifeline: 13 11 14 (24 hours)
• Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 (24 hours)
• Sexual Assault, Domestic & Family Violence Counselling Service – 1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732 (24 hours)

South Australian Local Services:

• Mental Health Triage (Crisis) Service: 13 14 65 (24 hours)
• Urgent Mental Health Care Centre: 08 8448 9100 (24 hours)
• Domestic Violence Crisis Line: 1800 800 098 (24 hours)
• Yarrow Place Rape and Sexual Assault Service: 8226 8777 or 1800 817 421 (toll-free) during office hours, 8226 8787 after-hours
• Homelessness Connect SA: 1800 003 308 (24 hours)

Serious incident on campus:

• If you are involved in or witness a serious or distressing incident on campus, please contact Securityfor assistance.

Other support services:

• Beyondblue: 1300 22 4636 (24 hours)
• Lived Experience Telephone Support Service – LETSS: 1800 013 755 (5:00pm to 11:30pm)
• QLife: 1800 184 527 (3:00pm to midnight)
• MensLine: 1300 78 99 78 (24 hours)
• eheadspace (9:00am – 1:00am, Melbourne time)
• Alcohol and Drug Information Service – ADIS: 1300 131 340 (8:30am to 10:00pm)

Make a counselling appointment (business hours):

• Metropolitan campuses/UniSA Online students: 1300 301 703
• Mount Gambier campus: (08) 8723 1999
• Whyalla campus: (08) 8645 8233

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What to Expect From Counselling?

Counselling FAQs

• How can UniSA counselling help me?
• What kinds of issues can I talk about in a counselling session?
• What can I expect in my first counselling session?
• Is my information kept private/confidential?
• What if I need additional support?
• When should I book an appointment?
• What if I can’t see the Counsellor in person?
• What happens if I can’t make it or if I’m late?
• What if I need help now?
• Can I access the Counselling Service from overseas?
• What if I don’t feel comfortable with the Counsellor I’m seeing?