Services Available
We offer free, confidential and non-judgemental support to registered students of Trinity College Dublin who are experiencing personal and/or academic concerns.
Our team of qualified counsellors, learning development advisors, and peer support specialists are committed to promoting and protecting wellbeing and success throughout Trinity’s diverse student body.
We strive to help all Trinity students irrespective of age, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, gender identity and expression, marital or family status, religion, ethnicity, or culture.
If you are struggling to cope with problems of a personal nature we offer a range of services to help you cope with personal difficulties and manage the challenges of studying in Trinity. We offer online, group, and brief one-to-one counselling services to support you.
You can see our range of services here and book a consultation with one of our team before the situation gets worse.
The Clinical Team is staffed by experienced mental health professionals who are registered with the Irish Council of Psychotherapy (ICP) or the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI).
The TCD SCS offer excellent learning opportunities for trainees and volunteers to work with students in an individual, group and online capacity. We require interested parties to have at least 100 hours of counselling/psychotherapy experience before joining our team and to offer at least one full day to the service. We are a busy, brief-therapy service. Our clients are diverse in terms of ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender, and present with a multiplicity of issues. SCS counsellors acquire excellent learning in assessment skills, counselling skills, and multidisciplinary liaison. We strongly encourage our trainees and volunteers to get involved in our many therapeutic and psychoeducational groups. We are also open to new ideas for student and staff workshops.
We are committed to providing a supportive environment for learning and professional growth. Regular one-to-one and group supervision is provided on site. We have a strong belief in inclusivity and welcome individuals from all theoretical orientations. We promote and celebrate diversity among our staff and clients alike.
Trainees and volunteers must be qualified or qualifying for HEA level 9 and above. They must be eligible for, or working towards, ICP (Irish Council of Psychotherapy or PSI (Psychological Society of Ireland) registration.
Please email any queries to Mark Robinson at robinsma@tcd.ie
TCD SCS is committed to outreach activities which aim to to promote mental health and wellbeing across the college community through campaigns, events and social media.
We also have a comprehensive training programme available to college staff, services and departments as well as student groups. Visit our training page to see what is available or make a request
Many students find it useful to talk about their experiences with their peers. The Student 2 Student (S2S) service is a strictly confidential and non-judgmental way to discuss problems and/or to receive general guidance and support during your time in College.
S2S peer supporters and mentors are specially trained to listen and to inform. To learn more about S2S, please visit http://student2student.tcd.ie/
If you want to maximise your academic performance contact Student Learning Development and avail of our drop-in service, one-to-one appointments, online resources and workshops. We offer guidance on academic writing and presenting, critical thinking skills, exam skills, exam stress and self-management strategies.
Please visit our website: http://student-learning.tcd.ie or email: student.learning@tcd.ie for more information.
