Keele University Student Counselling & Mental Health Support

University can be an exciting and happy time, it can also bring with it stress and challenge. There may be a range of issues that affect your life and studies whilst at Keele or back at home. Most people seek Counselling because they want the support change either the way they are thinking, feeling or behaving. Counselling is a talking therapy and can help you explore what's happening in your current life and also what's happened to you in the past. People can be recommended counselling sessions by their doctor, a friend or a member of University staff. Alternatively you may have decided to talk to a counsellor yourself.

Mental Health Support is a confidential, specialist service offered to students who are currently experiencing mental health problems, or psychological or emotional issues, or have experienced them in the past. Our team have experience, knowledge and skills in supporting people to manage their symptoms and behaviours.

Important:
This is NOT a crisis mental health service and University Counselling and Mental Health Support is not available outside the hours published on this page. Visitors to the page should be aware that we are not in a position to respond to message requests for urgent help or support after 5 p.m. or before 9 a.m. We would also advise students NOT to utilise social media such as Facebook or Twitter to achieve a response. Students needing an urgent or emergency response to their emotional, psychological or mental health should contact University Security on 33004/888 or Emergency Services via a 999 call. The local Mental Health Access Team can be contacted for non-life threatening situations on 0300 123 0907 (choose Option 1, when asked).