Making an Appointment

For students

Appointments are available between 9:00am to 5:00pm weekdays. (Closed Public Holidays.)

The Counselling Centre offers two kinds of appointments to students:

• full sessions are 50 minutes long. During the quiet part of term it is usually possible to make an appointment for a normal session within a few days however during the busier periods there may be a longer waiting period.
• short appointments. Each day we do have a limited number of short (1/2 hour) appointments which can only be booked on the day of the appointment.  You can ring us on 6125 2442 or come in to the Centre to arrange one of these.  Contact us early in the day to maximize your chances of getting a short appointment, as they can fill up very early.

To make an appointment you can:

• visit the Centre which is located immediately above the Health Service on North Road (near the Purple Pickle Cafe).
• telephone on 6125 2442 (ext 52442).

The Centre's opening hours are from 9:00am to 4:45pm weekdays, closed from 1:00pm to 2:00pm for lunch.

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Our waiting lists

We are keen to provide you and other students with access to counselling without waiting several weeks, so

• We provide short term counselling, usually limited to a maximum of six sessions per student each semester
• We provide a number of short appointments for urgent needs that can only be booked on the same day
• We offer a variety of supportive group programs, lunchtime seminars and our informative website which you can access between sessions
• We also ask you to notify us ASAP if you cannot attend a scheduled appointment so this time can be offered to someone who is waiting

For staff

If you are a member of ANU Staff you can contact the Staff Adviser.