• • What is counselling?

Counselling is an opportunity to discuss your thoughts and feelings about any issue that you face in every-day life that you may wish to explore and understand better, in a professional and confidential setting.

• • Who is it for?

Counselling is for everyone, every individual has the right to access mental health

• • What do I say?

There is no fixed and definitive way to communicate your problems/troubles to the counsellor. Sometimes there is silence, sometimes you might find yourself saying things you had not expected to say. The counsellor will help you explore the matter and will keep referring to you to clarify his/her understanding.

• • How confidential is counselling?

The information provided by the student is highly confidential and it isn’t shared or discussed with anyone without the consent of the student.

• • Number of sessions and time?

The number of sessions will vary from individual to individual as each individuals problem is unique. On an average the number of sessions can be between 4-20.The time and days the sessions are to be scheduled is arrived upon mutually by the student and counsellor

• • Are counsellors problem solvers?

Counsellors are NOT advice givers or problem solvers rather they are professionals trained with skills and competencies that facilitate an individual to gain awareness, growth and transformation through a warm & understanding relationship. There is no magic solution or specific advice. Every individual and their life situation is unique and therefore there can never be a ‘one size fits all’ solution.

• • Counselling and Psychiatry

Counselling bears little relation to psychiatry except that both deal with emotional and mental processes. Psychiatrist are trained doctors, who work largely through diagnosis of illness and then by prescribing a treatment – usually involving medication. Counsellors are normally non-medical personnel who work by talking and encouraging you to find your own solutions. Counsellors can however recognize the symptoms of severe mental distress, and may suggest you to consider medical help if seems appropriate.

• • How do I meet the counsellor?

You can always feel free to walk into CUTN‘s Health Centre to meet the counsellors (between 8 am to 8 pm ).You can reach the counsellors over phone or mail as well .

• • For what kind of problem should I approach the counsellor?

You can approach us for anxiety, academic issues (stress) ,relationship issues, depression (including suicidal thoughts, low mood, social withdrawal)low self-esteem and lack of confidence, trauma,eating problems (including bulimia, binge eating, negative body image) phobias and fear addiction and substance misuse,abuse (including physical, verbal, and sexual abuse),bereavement/grief/loss.