Counselling, Mental Health and Accessibility

The Student Counselling, Mental Health and Accessibility Service includes four teams who provide practical, emotional and specialist disability related support to our students.

As a result of the evolving situation regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) and following government guidance, the Student Counselling, Mental Health and Accessibility Service will be offering remote support for the foreseeable future.

We offer a range offer services to meet diverse, individual needs and support you to manage your wellbeing and fulfil your potential.  You can find additional advice to support your studies and wellbeing on our Moodle page.  For information about our teams and how we can support you, please see below.  If you are unsure which team you need, please contact any of us and we will be happy guide you.

Student Counselling team

Our expert counselling team on hand should you feel that you would benefit from working confidentially with a professional to gain a better understanding of difficulties you may be experiencing and learn how to manage your psychological health. For more information, visit our Counselling page.

Mental Health team

Our specialist team offers support for students with long-term, diagnosed mental health conditions and students referred by the City Cares team.  For more information, see our mental health support page.

Neurodiversity team

Our expert support tutors offer personalised, individual support, advice and reasonable adjustments to students with specific learning differences (SpLDs), including dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and ADHD.  For more information, visit our Neurodiversity team page. please see here.

Disability team

Our dedicated team of advisors offers support and advice to students with a long-term health condition(s), physical disability or autism spectrum disorder (ASD).  This may include recommendations for reasonable adjustments, liaison with other university departments and regular, individual appointments to help reduce barriers to learning and enable you to fulfill your potential. For more information, please see here.