General
Welcome to Student Counselling & Well-being
Well-being
At the University of St Mark & St John we provide a Feel Good Service which aims to be a preventative service designed to proactively look after your Health and Well-Being. We offer a range of different resources, referral pathways, events and training. For more information please see out Marjon Feel Good Site by clicking HERE.
Our Feel Good service provides appropriate information, guidance, support and signposting relating to Well-being issues including healthy eating, healthy weight, sleep, mild anxiety and depression, sexual health, alcohol and smoking. We work very closely with Student Counselling & Well-being, Academic Information & Guidance, Student Funding Advice and the Disability & Inclusion Advice Service where appropriate, to get you the best support possible to lead a happier and healthier life.
Feel Good Drop-In Service:
- Monday 11am-12:30pm
- Friday 11am-12:30pm
1:1 Appointments are available:
- Monday 1pm-2pm
- Friday 1pm-2pm
Contact:
Robyn Newport, Well-being Adviser studentsupport@marjon.ac.uk
The Listening Post
The Listening post is a scheme which has been put in place by the Counselling Centre, Student Support and the Chaplaincy team to offer students of the University of St Mark & St John the opportunity to chat in a friendly, informal setting. The Listening Post is available:
- Monday 1pm-2pm SUB
- Tuesday 1pm-2pm SUB
- Wednesday 1pm-2pm SUB
- Thursday 1pm-2pm SUB
Counselling
We positively promote ways in which we can look after ourselves to ensure that we reach our full potential in life.
However, in any given period of life (e.g. university years!) things can happen that make it difficult to cope. We can help you during these times. We help you to look at things in a different way and help you to come up with strategies for getting on with your life. Some of the issues we deal with are:
- Homesickness
- Relationship problems
- Loneliness
- Stress
- Dealing with transition
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Self confidence
- Trauma
The Counselling team are all fully qualified, experienced counsellors who are accredited with the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP).
The service is confidential and independent of other administrative and academic structures of Marjon.
Our service provides:
'Drop In' sessions during term time
1:1 counselling appointments
Group work
Close collaboration with Academic Information & Guidance, Student Funding Advice, Disability & Inclusion Advice Service and Employability Service where appropriate and referrals to GPs/Mental Health Services and other outside agencies when needed
Who we are: Ruth Manning - Counselling & Wellbeing Co-ordinator
Locum Counsellors during busy periods
Where we are: Ground floor of Quad between the Chapel and MSU offices
Enquiries & Appointments:
We run daily 'Drop In session' on weekdays between 10am - 11am when you can be seen for 10 minutes and may be offered a further full appointment.
Counselling Centre opening times are: Monday - Thursday: 10am - 4pm and Friday: 10am - 1pm
Fill in an appointment slip and place it in the Message Box within the centre.
Email us at counselling@marjon.ac.uk
Leave a message on the answer machine and we will respond as soon as we can.
Contact us:
Telephone: 01752 636850 or email: counselling@marjon.ac.uk
Medical Services
We advise students who are living on campus to register with a local doctors practice, the closest practice is Elm Surgery. Tel: 01752 776772 (24 hrs). Fax: 01752 785108. Email elm.surgery@nhs.net
For more information on surgeries and other medical services the NHS direct website gives information on local surgeries, dentists, pharmacies etc.