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At your first appointment
Counselling and Emotional Wellbeing offer an opportunity to talk with a qualified and experienced professional, in a confidential and supportive setting.
Your first appointment will last up to 45 minutes and will be a space for you to elaborate on what you will have told us when you filled out your online forms. You may for instance want to tell us things which you didn't feel comfortable writing down.
The team are committed to working alongside you in managing, or overcoming the problems you might be experiencing. Or even the things that have happened in the past.
At the end of this first session we will talk through with you our recommendations and ask you what you feel is best. It is likely that this session will have one or more of the following outcomes;
1. Some web-based help for you to try. Alongside this you will be given a follow up appointment where we can review how you are doing, and arrange any further assistance. We might even refer you for a set of free yoga sessions to help you manage anxiety and stress, or suggest you come along to a workshop.
2. A recommendation that counselling might be of benefit to you. We will talk this through with you and then you will be given a few days to think about whether you want this. If you decide that counselling is what you want, then you must let us know and we'll make you an appointment for ongoing counselling sessions.
3. Together we might decide that you might need specialist help or advice from either other support services within Keele or externally, for instance we could suggest a referral to our Mental Health and Adviser who can help you access services in the local NHS.
