Counselling
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In this section
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We provide free, short-term counselling to all current students. Find out what to expect from an appointment.
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Counselling and Psychological Support teams are located in Deakin's Health and Wellbeing Centres. Find your campus location.
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Our team of psychologists and social workers includes specialised counsellors for First Nations, medicine, and nursing and midwifery students.
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How to access confidential documents and forms, update your personal details and manage your appointments in our booking portal.
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Student questions on a range of emotional and psychological issues, answered by our counsellors.
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Chat to our team online about how you're feeling and receive real-time advice about your mental health.
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We offer Deakin GIFT City Campus students free and confidential online mental health support.
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Listen to our podcast where Deakin counsellors outline some simple strategies for coping with social anxiety.
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Navigate pairs experienced, friendly student mentors with participants with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to support their transition to uni.
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View our extensive A-Z range of wellbeing topics, self-help tips, and resources with links to internal and external services.
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This is your wellbeing hub – a collection of resources, events and services that support and enable you at Deakin.
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After-Hours Mental Health Support Line
Call 1300 239 002
Text 0485 829 309
This service offers students immediate relief and emotional support between 5pm–9am weekdays, and 24hrs across weekends, public holidays and University shutdown.
Please note this is not an emergency response service. In an emergency, please call Triple Zero (000), and if on campus, call Deakin Security on 1800 062 279.
External after hours support
Telephone counselling 13 11 14
Open 24 hours, 7-days-a-week
Support chat
Open 7pm–4am, 7-days-a-week
Sexual assault and family/partner violence crisis counselling
Telephone counselling 1800 737 732
Open 24 hours, 7-days-a-week
Online counselling
Open 24 hours, 7-days-a-week
Telephone counselling 1300 22 4636
Open 24 hours, 7-days-a-week
Chat
Open 3pm–12am, 7-days-a-week
For ages 12–25.
Telephone counselling 1800 650 890
Open 9am–1am, 7-days-a-week
Chat
Open 9am-1am, 7-days-a-week
One-on-one phone yarning opportunity and support with a trained Lifeline Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander crisis supporter for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping.
Telephone counselling 13 92 76
Open 24 hours, 7-days-a-week
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