LGBTIQ+ counselling

Supporting LGBTIQ+ students

There are a wide range of challenges and additional stressors that people from the LGBTIQ+ Communities can experience. The counsellors at the Griffith Counselling and Wellbeing service provide a service which is free of judgement and encourages a safe, confidential and supportive environment. All people have a right to feel comfortable talking about their specific concerns in a space where they can feel heard and have trust in their counsellor.

This can be especially true for many people within the LGBTIQ+ community who may not initially feel safe talking with others when needing to explore their sexuality or gender identity. The Griffith Counselling and Wellbeing are a counselling team who offer a queer friendly service for people from all sexualities, genders and identities.

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About LGBTIQ+ counselling

Any topic can be discussed as relevant or not directly related to your identity or sexuality, some of the more common areas often explored with people include:

coming out/inviting in
exploring sexual identity
questioning gender
self-acceptance
relationship and family issues
mental health concerns such as anxiety and depression
personal violence including within partner and family relationships (alternatively, students can access personal violence counselling).

Making an appointment

Talking about the issues as they relate to you and working towards your own goals and journey can be a great place to start. To make that first contact please click the button below so that the LGBTIQ+ specific counsellor can make contact and arrange an appointment. Scheduled appointments can be:

phone
video
face to face (depending on campus).

Make an appointment

LGBTIQ+ support at Griffith

Griffith is committed to providing an inclusive environment for our LGBTIQ+ community. Check out some of the support and inclusion initiatives via the links below.

LGBTIQ+ support

LGBTIQ+ inclusion

Further supports

If you are looking for some specific services, the following may be a starting point to get you started.

This is not a complete list of available services, but has options within Griffith University and external in relation to social groups, sexual health, mental health, legal support and religious and spirituality support.