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University Counselling Service: helping you through your student journey

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Your first few weeks here will probably be…

• Exciting

• Busy

• Eventful

• Inspiring

• Full of new opportunities

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However, it may also feel

• Challenging

• Stressful

• Lonely

• Or even overwhelming…

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•At times of change it’s normal to feel stressed…but sometimes we respond to stress in unhelpful ways

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This is where the Counselling Service may be able to help

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Supporting New StudentsSpecifically aimed at new students, sessions are available daily:Monday 19th September – Friday 7th OctoberWeekdays, 2pm-3.30pm.• To discuss concerns, receive support, and to

find out about other sources of support. • Appointments are available on a first come

first served basis and last approximately 30 minutes.

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Who can use the service?

• The University Counselling Service is free and available to all registered students of the University, both Undergraduate & Postgraduate.

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What services does UCS offer?• Individual Counselling

• Supporting New Students sessions

• Skills for Life Programme

• Drop-in

• Self help – on-line and paper resources

Skills For Life Programme

• Develop academic skills

• Develop interpersonal and communication skills that promote good friendships/ relationships

• Learn healthy lifestyles that promote health and well-being

• Recognise negative, self defeating thoughts and behaviours.

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Skills For Life Programme includes:

• How to cope with stress

• Time management skills

• Public speaking for the terrified

• Overcoming writer’s block

• Coping with bereavement

• Overcoming procrastination

• Relaxation for all

• Oasis: relaxation space

• Therapy group

• Behavioural Activation for depression

• Assertiveness

• Confidence building

• Who am I and what am I doing here?

• How to get better sleep

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To keep in touch with all the latest news and events taking place in the counselling service…

@ Sheffield_UCS

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Our mission statement:

Learning to live, learning to learn, learning to be.