Scope of Practice
What we offer:
- Short-term, goal directed mental health support to all registered students who are presently residing in Ontario.
- Support student academic and personal success.
- A confidential, non-judgmental, warm, compassionate, and safer environment with a personalized treatment approach.
- Individual and group counselling formats available.
- Wellness education and programming through the Peer Health Educators.
- Hybrid support options; in-person or virtual.
- Therapists that hold masters level education and are registered with a regulatory body.
- Support for Equity-Deserving Students
At Trent University Durham GTA Counselling Services, we respect that students have unique personalities, cultures, and experiences. We strive to bring a multicultural, anti-oppressive, social-justice orientation to the counselling process.
As therapists, we value and respectfully recognize Indigenous history, culture, traditional values, stories, the lands we work on, and healing practices that support wellbeing alongside the use of Western therapies.
Some experiences and situations may be beyond what we can offer. We will work with you to identify the most effective level of care and connect you to the appropriate community resource.
Examples when a referral may be required include:
- Students who require intensive and/or long-term outpatient or inpatient treatment (for example, impairing eating disorders, safety concerns, and other complex mental health)
- Students seeking mandated treatment
- Students seeking formal psychological assessments (for example, for learning disabilities or ADHD), diagnosis, and/or medication management
- Students who require crisis intervention; or who consistently need service
- Students who are already receiving ongoing therapy with another mental health provider
- Students who require counselling to meet an academic requirement, or are interested in counselling solely to gain clinical experience
Contact Us:
Phone: 905-435-5100 ext. 5158
Email: durhamcounselling@trentu.ca