Typical Issues for Counselling
Academic Issues
The kinds of presenting issues relating to academic performance that a counsellor may be consulted about would typically include:
- Stress Management
- Procrastination
- Loss Motivations
- Work Placement Diffiulties
- Exam Anxiety/Panic
- Academic Group Work
- Academic Staff Relationships
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- Presentation Anxiety
- Fear of Failure
- Under Achievement
- Deferring Exams / Year
- Exam Appeal
- Transferring internally or externally
- Withdrawing/exit from college
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Personal Issues
The kind of personal issues that a counsellor may be consulted about would typically include:
- Anxiety
- Family Difficulties
- Low Mood / Depression
- Relationship difficulties
- Sexual Identity
- Parental Divorce/Separation
- Suicidal thoughts and feelings
- Harassment/being bullied
- Traumatic experiences
- Eating problems (binging, not eating, over eating)
- Body Image/appearance
- Bereavement
- Self Harm
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- Physical Assault
- Attempted Suicide
- Suicide by significant other
- Eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia)
- Rape
- Post Traumatic Stress
- Accidents
- Psychosis
- Racial discrimination
- Phobias/Obsessions
- Addictions
- Unplanned Pregnancy
- Sexuality
- Domestic Violence
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