Mental health and resilience
Resources and advice to ensure one’s own resilience and wellbeing, and how to foster it in students.
How to prepare neurodivergent students for life at university
The transition from high school to university can be difficult for all students – but is often…
How to support students in the lead-up to exam season
Final-year school exams can shape a student’s academic future. The following strategies will…
How to protect students’ self-esteem during the university application process
Negative self-talk, a tendency to avoid challenge and difficulty accepting compliments can …
How to deal with strong emotions during the university-application process
Strong negative emotions can appear at every stage of the application process – it‘s helpful …
Campus safety: why should it matter to students (not just their parents)
Safety is something that students and parents are considering more and more when …
Let’s talk mental health: the importance of supporting young people
Counsellors can help students to identify universities that prioritise mental health …
Why does applying to university feel so burdensome for students?
Why do students often find the university application process so oppressive? Psychology…
Why students need to understand opportunity cost
Understanding that a perfectly Instagram-able life is not real, and that everyone has to …
Is university admission really a meritocracy?
Intelligent and hardworking students receive the best university offers, which is only fair and …
‘Help! I want to drop out of university’: how to advise struggling ex-students
Even well-counselled students will occasionally run into problems at university – and may …
Is university rejection actually a failure?
Our students tend to define success according to external criteria: exam results and university…
How to use CBT strategies to support catastrophising students
The university-application process can invoke panic, distress and anxiety. Cognitive…
Grades are not everything. But how can we convince students of that?
A student comes to you in tears: ‘My friends are all getting better grades than me and are …
How to support anxious students – tips from a former therapist
We can’t take away all the triggers of mental-health struggles for our students. But we can…
Four ways to help stressed students calm down
An increasingly important part of the counsellor’s job is guiding students through…
How to be a counsellor when your students want a therapist
You've been hired to help students get into college – but you find they’re telling you their…
How to help students cope with rejection
Students often experience rejection for the first time when applying to university. Teaching …
Four ways to support students’ emotional wellbeing
It doesn’t matter how much information and data we give students – we will only be truly…
How to help your students stay safe at university
For many students, going to university means living independently for the first time in their…
How to help students manage homesickness
Living away from home in a new country or culture can be exciting – but also daunting.…
Advising students on making friends at university
Moving to a new school or college brings plenty of chances to start afresh and meet new …
How neurodivergent counsellors can avoid feelings of overwhelm
It can be easy for neurodivergent counsellors to become overwhelmed – particularly when…
How to fit moments of self-care into the busiest times of year
Self-care can feel impossible when it’s application season and you’re working non-…
Why university counsellors need to learn about emotional labour
When emotions run high with university applications, college counsellors need to…
Why counsellors need to switch off over the break
With university application deadlines in January, it can be difficult to switch off over the winter…
A counsellor’s New Year’s resolutions – in song
Your neighbours are having a noisy New Year’s Eve party – but there may be some counselling…
How to manage your time as a university counsellor
So much to do – so little time in which to do it. Time management can be the university…
How to tackle impostor syndrome
It is common for new counsellors to not feel up to the job – but there are practical strategies…
Why counsellors are prone to burnout – and how to combat it
It is widely acknowleged that therapists, teachers and social workers are particularly…
Four tips for creating proper boundaries for yourself
Working with the highs and lows of the university admissions process can be exciting – and…
How to deliver university counselling in a war zone
When war broke out in Khartoum, international school students dispersed around the globe –…
Counsellor resource: five ways to build bridges in a solitary profession
How can you build bridges with other counsellors in a profession that can often feel…
How to survive working in a one-person department
Being a one-person office can feel like a non-stop race. But with the right strategies, you …
How to establish boundaries as a counsellor
University counselling is a demanding profession – and not setting proper boundaries can lead …
How to survive the busiest time of year
It’s that time of year when workload increases, emotions run high and it’s hard to see the light…
Why putting yourself first is the best thing for your students
To ensure that counsellors are able to help and support their students, they need to look after…
