Counselling
Welcome to the GUC Counselling Service
The Counselling Service is a professional and confidential service,
which is available to all students free of charge. Counsellors can
provide you with emotional support and, where possible, help you
understand the problems you have and assist you in finding solutions
that work. The main focus of our Counselling Service Providers is
to help you better manage your personal situation in relation to
your studies.
We offer help mainly in 2 ways:
- Individual counselling sessions for personal problems
- Academic support through help with appeals and other concessions
in special situation
All counsellors are psychologists with postgraduate qualifications
who have skills and experience in helping people with a wide range
of personal, psychological and study-related difficulties.
Counsellors are trained to be open, non-judgemental and empathetic
and as such, offer a supportive environment in which you can discuss
your difficulties and problems.
Counselling Services for ECU Staff & Students
Telephone Consultations
May be arranged by calling the metropolitan reception number. A
mutually convenient time will be arranged for a counsellor form
a metropolitan ECU campus to call students back. Telephone consultations
typically last between 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Face to Face Consultations
If you would rather see a counsellor for a face to face appointment,
GUC students will need to call the metropolitan reception number.
The receptionist will arrange a time for a counsellor from the metropolitan
ECU campus to call students back for screening before providing
a personal written referral to Centacare, Geraldton for an appointment.
Please remember to take your ECU student care when you attend the
appointment for identification.
Contact Details
For all enquiries and appointments, please contact metropolitan
reception. Office hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm.
Telephone: (08) 9370 6706
Email: counselling@ecu.edu.au
Further information about Counselling Service and links to a number
of self help referrals can be found at:
www.ecu.edu.au/counselling
Counselling Services for Curtin Staff & Students
The following Curtin Counselling Service providers are available
to provide face-to-face counselling:
Patrick Mullins
75A Forrest Street
GERALDTON WA 6530
Ph: 9964 9920
Mobile: 0439 919 233
Sue Lucking
75A Forrest Street
GERALDTON WA 6530
Ph: 0408 948 847
To make an appointment please contact one of the service providers
directly.
This local service is free and confidential, and is intended to
help you deal with difficult situations and personal matters that
are affecting your ability to study or work. To access the service
you will need to provide your student card, and inform the counselling
service verbally of the course you are enrolled in.
If you do not have this information with you for your appointment,
you can still access the service. However, this will involve the
counselling service calling GUC to confirm that you are studying
through GUC. So if you would rather GUC not know that you are accessing
counselling, remember to take your student card.
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