High-quality, free and confidential counselling and wellbeing services.
Counsellors at Griffith provide helpful tools, strategies and perspectives on personal issues related to relationships, study or work life. Counselling can help you feel better, find solutions to problems and make lasting changes in your life. Over the past three years, our service has provided support and counselling for mental health and personal difficulties to more than 4,000 students from diverse backgrounds and cultures, LGBTIQ+ people and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
We also provide wellbeing information and programs, personal violence response and prevention, and suicide response and prevention.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide counselling support to students who are currently outside of Australia. Please seek professional support in your current country of residence.
For students who may require immediate mental wellbeing support, you can call the Griffith Mental Wellbeing Support Line on 1300 785 442 or text 0488 884 146. If you are in a life-threatening situation, please call 000 (ambulance).
Sustainable Development Goals
Griffith University is aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) and is committed to tackling global challenges around good health.
Telehealth and in-person appointments
Counselling appointments are delivered using telehealth (phone/video). Telehealth appointments can be booked via the online booking system. Counselling is offering limited face-to-face (in-person) appointments. Face-to-face appointments can be discussed by calling (07) 3735 7299 (Nathan) or (07) 5552 8734 (Gold Coast).
By booking a counselling appointment as a new client, you are also agreeing to be phoned prior to your consultation to check-in on your wellbeing and to gather more information on how Griffith can best support you at this time.
About counselling
Who seeks our support?
Students from all backgrounds and degrees seek counselling and support for personal and study-related difficulties.
You can seek our help about any personal issue, including anxiety and depression, relationships, sexual assault, domestic violence, sexual harassment (recent or previous), study issues, grief, sexuality and gender, personal development and challenging life events.
We assist with any aspirations or intentions you have in improving your strengths, skills, habits and how you live your life.
What are the benefits?
Counselling can improve your wellbeing and resilience, transform thoughts, feelings and behaviours, develop new strengths and skills and recover from challenging life events.
Many students with emotional distress attend counselling once or twice before feeling better and within about three interactions 75% of students experience positive and lasting change in their wellbeing.
Counselling benefits might include fewer symptoms or issues, improved mood, better day to day functioning, healthier relationships, being more active, feeling more confident and understanding yourself and others better.
Who can access counselling services
Students in Australia
To access our counselling and wellbeing services, you must have a Griffith student ID and s-number, and be either:
currently enrolled
in receipt of an offer for next trimester
on approved leave of absence
on approved deferment.
OUA students
If you are an OUA student and struggling with something personal or worried about anything, you need to access free appointments with professionally qualified counsellors through OUA .
While enrolled as a Griffith student, you can also access Griffith's counselling and wellbeing service.
Graduates
If you're a recent graduate, you can access our counselling, wellbeing and pastoral care services if you've either:
graduated less than three months ago
been a previous client of our services and graduated less than six months ago.
You can also access our Health and Medical Services if you have ongoing care requirements and not yet transitioned to external services (by agreement with treating practitioner).
If you require counselling support after hours, you can contact the Griffith Mental Wellbeing Support Line for 24/7 assistance. Phone 1300 785 442 or text 0488 884 146.
Phone
(07) 5552 8734
Opening hours
8:30am to 4:30pm Monday–Friday
Location
Level 1, Student Centre (G33)
University Drive, Southport QLD 4215
Phone
(07) 3735 7299
Opening hours
8:30am to 4:30pm Monday–Friday
Location
Level 1, Sewell (N12)
Kessels Road, Nathan QLD 4111
 Phone
(07) 5552 8734
 Opening hours
8:30am to 4:30pm Monday–Friday (except Tuesday)
 Location
Level 1, Wayne Goss Centre (L03)
University Drive, Meadowbrook QLD 4131
Phone
(07) 3735 7299
Opening hours
8:30am to 4:30pm
QCAD: Monday–Wednesday
QCGU: Monday and Friday
Location
QCAD: Room 2.04 and 2.08, Webb Centre (S02)
226 Grey Street, South Bank QLD 4101
QCGU: Room 1.40 (S01)
140 Grey Street, South Bank QLD 4101
Online Health and Wellness Centre
Griffith's Online Health and Wellness Centre is a portal designed to increase student awareness and understanding of mental health concerns. Here you can learn tips for promoting better health and wellbeing such as living a healthy lifestyle, engaging in meaningful social activity, feeling safe, stable and secure, and looking after your mental wellness.Â
More information is available to Griffith users. Log in to view it.
Answer
There are a range of health services available for students and non-students. The Health and Medical Service is committed to promoting and facilitating the prevention and treatment of disease, and empowering students and staff in managing their own health and wellbeing. You can find information on available services on the Health and Medical Service webpage.
You can also visit Griffith Health Clinics for your dental, physiotherapy and psychological needs. There are high-quality professional services available on campus for both adults and children.
Contact us
Get in contact with us or book an appointment to see how we can help.
