High-quality, free and confidential counselling and wellbeing services
Counsellors at Griffith provide helpful tools, strategies and perspectives on personal issues related to relationships, study or work life. Counselling can help you feel better, find solutions to problems and make lasting changes in your life. Over the past three years, our service has provided support and counselling for mental health and personal difficulties to more than 4,000 students from diverse backgrounds and cultures, LGBTIQ+ people and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
We also provide support for overseas students, wellbeing services, crisis support, personal violence response and prevention and suicide response and prevention.
You can also contact the Griffith Mental Wellbeing Support Line by calling 1300 785 442 or texting 0488 884 146. If you are in a life-threatening situation, please call 000 (ambulance).
Sustainable Development Goals
Griffith University is aligned to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is committed to ensuring good health and wellbeing and promoting quality education, working towards a healthier and more educated world for all.
Telehealth and in-person appointments
Counselling appointments are delivered using telehealth (phone/video). Telehealth appointments can be booked via the online booking system. Counselling is offering limited face-to-face (in-person) appointments. Face-to-face appointments can be discussed by calling (07) 3735 7299 (Nathan) or (07) 5552 8734 (Gold Coast).
By booking a counselling appointment as a new client, you are also agreeing to be phoned prior to your consultation to check-in on your wellbeing and to gather more information on how Griffith can best support you at this time.
Crisis support, personal violence and suicide response and prevention
Griffith University offers crisis support services and counselling specific to victims of personal violence, as well as assistance for suicide response and prevention.
Crisis support
If you are in urgent need of help, please call 000 (ambulance). You can also call the Griffith Mental Wellbeing Support Line on 1300 785 442 or text 0488 884 146.
If you are concerned about a student's wellbeing, you can refer the student to our service on their campus. Appointments are voluntary and confidential. You can also consult with us about responding to students who are in distress or at risk.
Personal violence response and prevention
The counselling and wellbeing service provides specialised counselling, information and support to students for domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, sexual harassment, childhood sexual abuse and other forms of personal violence or intimidation.
We also conduct programs and activities to raise awareness about respectful behaviour, consent, sexual violence, harassment and domestic violence.
Suicide response and prevention
Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians aged between 15 and 44.
Information and resources provided are ways to seek help if you feel you need it, helping someone who is considering suicide and understanding grief following losing someone and bereavement.
If you’re concerned about someone else in relation to self-injury or suicide, there are steps you can take to help them.
About counselling
Who seeks our support?
Students from all backgrounds and degrees seek counselling and support for personal and study-related difficulties.
You can seek our help about any personal issue, including anxiety and depression, relationships, sexual assault, domestic violence, sexual harassment (recent or previous), study issues, grief, sexuality and gender, personal development and challenging life events.
We assist with any aspirations or intentions you have in improving your strengths, skills, habits and how you live your life.
What are the benefits?
Counselling can improve your wellbeing and resilience, transform thoughts, feelings and behaviours, develop new strengths and skills and recover from challenging life events.
Many students with emotional distress attend counselling once or twice before feeling better and within about three interactions 75% of students experience positive and lasting change in their wellbeing.
Counselling benefits might include fewer symptoms or issues, improved mood, better day to day functioning, healthier relationships, being more active, feeling more confident and understanding yourself and others better.
Who can access counselling services
Students in Australia
To access our counselling and wellbeing services, you must have a Griffith student ID and s-number, and be either:
- currently enrolled
- in receipt of an offer for next trimester
- on approved leave of absence
- on approved deferment.
OUA students
If you are an OUA student and struggling with something personal or worried about anything, you need to access free appointments with professionally qualified counsellors through OUA .
To request an appointment email:
While enrolled as a Griffith student, you can also access Griffith's counselling and wellbeing service.
Graduates
If you're a recent graduate, you can access our counselling, wellbeing and pastoral care services if you've either:
- graduated less than three months ago
- been a previous client of our services and graduated less than six months ago.
You can also access our Health and Medical Services if you have ongoing care requirements and not yet transitioned to external services (by agreement with treating practitioner).
Counselling services
In-person appointments
Counselling appointments are delivered using telehealth (phone/video). Telehealth appointments can be booked via the online booking system, however we are offering limited face to face (in-person) appointments.
Face to face appointments can be discussed by contacting us at your preferred location.
Video counselling
Video counselling appointments (VCA) have the same principles as in-person appointments. You and your counsellor meet at an agreed time to discuss your difficulties and together you find ways that you can feel better, think more clearly, study better and help you feel better. Instead of an appointment on campus in person, your counsellor will video call you for your appointment. It is an easy and secure way to seek help as you can have sessions in your own home or other private spaces that suit you and your privacy.
Wellbeing services
We provide ongoing training and workshops for students and staff on multiple topics, including Mental Health First Aid. We develop and facilitate workshops and training for academic and professional staff to suit students' needs and interests.
Information for staff
If you're a staff member supporting students at Griffith, or you are seeking support for yourself and your family members, Griffith have a range of support options.
Self-help resources
Self-help resources to improve your wellbeing and life. Explore a variety of resources, including videos on mental heath topics, webinars and helpful websites and apps. This collection is designed to help you develop useful strategies and skills to focus, feel better and improve your wellbeing.
Workshops and training
Whether you'd like to attend training or organise a workshop for your students, we can tailor a solution to suit your needs.
We also offer accredited Mental Health First Aid training throughout the year for staff and students.
Contact Counselling and Wellbeing
- Phone
- (07) 3735 7299
- Counselling and Wellbeing: counsellor@griffith.edu.au
- Griffith Mental Wellbeing Support Line
- If you require counselling support after hours you can contact the Griffith Mental Wellbeing Support Line for 24/7 assistance. Phone: 1300 785 442 or text: 0488 884 146
- Phone
- (07) 5552 8734
- Opening Hours
- 8.30 am to 4.30 pm
- Location
- Level 1, Student Centre (G33)
- University Drive, Southport QLD 4215
- Phone
- (07) 3735 7299
- Opening Hours
- 9 am to 5 pm
- Location
- Level 1, Sewell (N12)
- Kessels Road, Nathan QLD 4111
- Phone
- (07) 5552 8734
- Opening hours
- 8.30 am to 4.30 pm
- Location
- Level 1, Wayne Goss Centre (L03)
- University Drive, Meadowbrook QLD 4131
- Phone
- (07) 3735 7299
- Location
- QCAD: Room 2.04 and 2.08, Webb Centre (S02)
- 226 Grey Street, South Bank QLD 4101
- QCGU: Room 1.40 (S01)
- 140 Grey Street, South Bank QLD 4101
Online Health and Wellness Centre
Griffith's Online Health and Wellness Centre is a portal designed to increase student awareness and understanding of mental health concerns. Here you can learn tips for promoting better health and wellbeing such as living a healthy lifestyle, engaging in meaningful social activity, feeling safe, stable and secure, and looking after your mental wellness.
Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy
Griffith University is committed to the mental health and wellbeing of all students. The Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy represents one element of Griffith University’s overall Healthy University Framework that emphasises staff and student physical and mental wellbeing, a healthy lifestyle, healthy places, and a healthy community. It emphasises the importance of a strong culture in terms of equity, diversity, inclusion, respect, and safety.
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