Counselling

Need help now?

Positive mental health and emotional wellness are important parts of helping students succeed at university and throughout life. Counselling services at Bishop’s University provides opportunities for individual growth in a learning community where the student is the center of our educational mission.  

We provide professional and confidential services, free of charge, to students needing assistance to meet their personal, social, and academic goals. Services include  

  • Same day drop-in consultation
  • Referrals
  • Groups 
  • Workshops 
  • Short-term, solution focused counselling 

Students can seek counselling for a variety of reasons. We offer multiple Pathways to Care allowing students to choose the type of support that best fits their needs, preferences, and ability to engage.  

Our team includes psychologists, registered social workers, and social work technicians that help facilitate this process and create a plan based on unique goals.

Same day meeting with a counsellor to address what is important today. These meetings can be a single session or intake to assess the best Pathway to Care for continued support. 

Student Centre Counselling Drop-in Session

Please consult the Student Services MyBU page for updated Counselling drop-in hours.

Student Services MyBU

OR 

Email studentservices@ubishops.ca 

OR 

Call 819-822-9695 

Book an appointment with us to create an action plan, which may include up to 4 sessions for short term, solution focused counselling. If you require more intensive, longer term care, please note that we do not offer long term therapy but can help connect you with the appropriate resources.   

Scheduled intake (within 5 business days)
15 to 30 minute appointment with a counsellor to explore concerns and needs to create an action plan. The action plan is unique and can lead to on or off campus resources, services or tools. This can also be a single session for a specific concern.

Email studentservices@ubishops.ca 

OR 

Call 819-822-9695 

Brief, solution focused counselling
Students access counselling through an intake appointment. Short term, solution focused counselling appointments provide intervention for a variety of mental and emotional concerns. Brief counselling ranges from 1-4 sessions and is typically a 50 minute, bi-weekly appointment (to be determined with your professional). Please note that we do not offer long term therapy.

Email studentservices@ubishops.ca 

OR 

Call 819-822-9695 

Self-help tools can be useful for students who have mild concerns and would like a high level of independent work. Self-help tools may be recommended alone, or in conjunction with counselling appointments.  

Groups, trainings, workshops 

Support Groups 

Disordered Eating Support Group
The Disordered Eating Support group is for students of all genders who are struggling with eating issues of all types: restriction, binging, excessive exercising, purging, obsession with healthful eating, obsession with muscle mass, obsession with weight or body shape, night eating, etc. 

The group is a safe and confidential space to explore the functions of disordered eating and receive support in the recovery process. No diagnosis required. 

For information contact Student Services at studentservices@ubishops.ca.

Trainings   

Workshops 

Zen-ith Project Workshops
The Zen-ith Project Workshops are a series of 1.5 hour long workshops that aim to: 

  • Develop and enrich the socio-emotional and psychosocial aptitudes that are tied to self-discovery, self-management, self-motivation, empathy as well as relational communication and teamwork skills on a deeper level;  
  • Increase academic perseverance and overall personal wellbeing;   
  • Contribute to developing a benevolent environment 
  • Forge relationships between students and normalize their lived experience/academic background; 
  • 3Reduce emotional distress, manage stress, and adapt with to unexpected or uncertain situations with greater ease. 

For information, contact Student Services at studentservices@ubishops.ca.

Did you Know?

Food insecurity is an important problem across the country and University students are not immune to this. Being a “starving student” has become a normalized experience or rite of passage post-secondary experience. Food insecurity brings about social isolation and exclusion which all have negative impact on mental health and learning.

To address this very important issue, we have created the B.U. Community Cupboard.

Available to both Champlain College and Bishop’s Students.

Need help now?

Should you require assistance for an emergency outside of the regular operating hours, please call Bishop’s Security Department at 819-822-9711 or 711 from any phone on campus.  

You can also call Info-Santé by dialing 811 option 2 to speak with a mental health professional. 

Current BU students can contact Empower Me Mental Health and Wellness Support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Find more information here: BU SRC Empower Me. 

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Crisis Support

Should you require assistance for an emergency situation outside of the regular operating hours, please call Bishop’s Security Department at 819-822-9711 or from a phone on campus extension 2711.
You can call Info-Santé by dialing 811 or Urgence Détresse at 819-780-2222.
You can also try Suicide.ca at 1-866-277-3553 to speak with a counsellor on the phone, 535353 to talk with a counsellor over text, or Suicide.ca to talk with a counsellor via chat on the web.

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Student Centre Counselling Team

For more information about Counselling and Mental Health Services, contact us at: 

Studentservices@ubishops.ca 
819-822-9695 

Nathalie Grenier

Nathalie Grenier

Mental Health Educator & Intake Worker

Audrée Levesque

Audrée Levesque

Psychologist

Nikki Moar

Nikki Moar

Counsellor

Jessica Fairfield

Counsellor

Stephanie Forgues

Stephanie Forgues

Student Service Coordinator