Counselling at Clayton Campus

Monash University Counselling Service provides professional and confidential assistance to students and staff of the University. The service is staffed by experienced psychologists and social workers who are trained with particular skills in assisting people explore, understand and work on resolving difficulties related to the demands of University and life in general.

Drop In Service

The drop in service is for those who have not seen a Monash University counsellor before. The drop in times are as follows:

11.00am - 2.30pm Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

12.00pm - 2.30pm Wednesdays

These are brief sessions to assess your needs and arrange follow up assistance.
Times will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
You will be informed where you are placed in the queue.

Appointments

For those who have seen a Monash University counsellor previously, we encourage you to make an appointment with that same counsellor.

Normal office hours:	Monday to Friday, 9:00AM to 5:00PM	In special circumstances it may be possible to arrange an appointment outside normal hours by arrangement with one of the staff members.
Telephone:	(03) 9905-3156
Facsimile:	(03) 9905-3157
After hours messages:	(03) 9905-3156

Waiting for an appointment

You may wish to refer to the following brochure for further information while waiting for a counselling appointment:-

"While you're waiting" (pdf document) (word document )

Location

Health Welbeing and Development
Campus Centre (building 10), 1st Floor, Western Extension

Similar Services

Similar services are available at the Peninsula, Caulfield, Gippsland, Berwick and Parkville Campuses.

Individual Counselling

This service is free to Monash students and staff and can involve short-term problem resolution or longer, more intensive psychotherapy, so it can be useful to those with mild difficulty in their lives as well as those with more serious or long-standing problems, where referrals can be arranged if necessary.

Issues often discussed are:

personal unhappiness and distress
approaches to study and study difficulties
identity and confidence issues
dealing with stress, anxiety and depression
examination performance
course and vocational uncertainties
relationship and sexual issues
marriage and family difficulties
bereavement
uncertainties about deferring or leaving University
work related problems
transition problems
anger management

The service is free, confidential and is designed for students and staff at Monash University.

Consultation

The staff are available for consultation with groups or individuals within the University on matters relating to staff or student welfare.

In the past, seminars, lectures or workshops have been presented for various student or staff groups. For example, Service psychologists have participated in Mature Age Student Orientation, Group Presentation skills, Orientation for Overseas Students, Staff Development Training for various departments, and Basic Counselling Skills.

Programs can be developed to meet specific needs of academic, social or special interest groups, e.g. programs to enhance students' ability to work together on projects, to speak up or make presentations in tutorials. Counselling Service staff have also offered programs in areas of stress management, conflict resolution, team building, work place communication and coping with traumatic incidents.

Testing

The service offers vocational testing which is available for students and staff on a fee-for-service basis.

Student Placement

Practicum Placement Program for Students

After Hours Telephone Counselling Service

+61-1300 361 008 (staff and students)

An after hours telephone counselling service is available to students of Monash University . The service is provided by OSA Group who are the current external provider of the Monash University Employee Assistance Program for staff.

This service is:

Provided by qualified and experienced psychologists
Private and confidential
Free
week nights between the hours of 5.00 pm to 9.00 am (Monday to Friday) and
weekends between the hours of 5.00 pm Friday to 9.00 am Monday

24 Hour Emergency Contacts

For more information regarding the After Hours Emergency Counselling telephone services available please see the following contact list