What is Counselling?
Counselling is talking therapy that involves a trained counsellor listening to you and helping you to find ways to deal with emotional issues. Counselling offers you a safe, confidential space to talk about any difficulties that you might be facing in your life either at College or at home. There are no issues too big or too small and you will not be pressured to talk about things that you do not want to. At Runshaw we offer a range of counselling approaches, these include…
Person Centred
In this form of therapy, the focus is on you, not the problem. The goal is for you to achieve greater independence. This will allow you to better cope with any current and future problems you may face.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
CBT is a problem-focused, action orientated style of talking therapy that teaches practical ways to identify, challenge and replace unhelpful response pattens with adaptive, healthy thoughts, feelings and behavioural patters to reach desired goals.
Solution Focussed
The counsellor will work with you to set goals and find solutions together, to overcome your problem or issue. The counsellor will ask questions to gain an understanding of your strengths and inner resources that you might not have noticed before. The counsellor will tailor the support provided to your needs. The service is professional.
How can I get Counselling?
Self referral form on the Student Portal here
Drop in to the Hub in Mardale
Email us here
Phone us here
Confidentiality
The majority of things that you talk about to your Counsellor will be kept private and confidential within the Counselling team. However, there are times when we may need to break this Confidentiality and let someone else know the position that you are in, such as if we believe that you or someone else are in danger of harm. If these issues do arise then they will be handled with the upmost care and respect and we will always try and talk to you about it first. If we ever do break confidentiality, it is done with the best intentions and in the hope of improving your quality of life and the protection of others.
Commitment to Accessibility
The Counselling Service aims to ensure it is fully accessible to the whole college student population. Feedback is actively sought via focus groups, in-year surveys and customer satisfaction surveys, and informs our action plan, which is reviewed regularly. If you have any comments you would like to feedback to us, please contact us via email here.