Counselling on Campus A Practical Guide for Mental Health Practitioners Working in Higher and Further Education

Part I Managing Change  1. New Students – Managing Change  Part II Reasons Why People Seek Counselling  2. Addiction – Stepping Out From The Revolving Door   3. Anger and Self-Harm – Letting it Go  4. Assertiveness – I Can Do This  5. Bereavement – The Path of Your Tears  6. Cultural Diversity – Valuing Difference  7. Depression – Moving Out of a Tunnel  8. Disability or Long-Term Ill Health – You’ve Got Here  9. Domestic Abuse – When Charm Turns to Harm  10. Eating Disorders – Balancing the Bread  11. Exam Strategies and Revision Techniques  12. A Neurodiversity Diagnosis? How we can help?  13. Pregnancy, Abortion, Infertility and Miscarriages  14. Procrastination and Burn Out - Too Little or Too Much  15. Relationships - Together, Turning Water into Wine  16. Self Esteem - I'm Okay, You're Okay  17. Stress, Fear, Pressure, Panic - It Takes My Breath Away  18. Suicide and Suicidal Thoughts  19. Surviving Rape and Sexual Abuse - A Hidden Scar  20. Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder  Part III Groupwork: A Group for Refugees Finding Your Place and Honouring Your Journey Here  Part IV The Effects on Us, Working as a Counsellor  Part V Ethical Frameworks  Part VI Professional Support for Counsellors

Biography

Maggie Yaxley Smith worked as a humanistic counsellor, marital counsellor, clinical supervisor, Head of a University Counselling Service and group facilitator for more than 35 years. She has written articles and books about counselling and working as a labyrinth facilitator. Today, she writes poetry booklets to raise funds for a local homeless charity.

'Most societies expect young people to readily find their places. Can this really be so easy?

Drawing on her vast experiences as a counsellor and her long time practice at a university campus, Maggie Yaxley Smith, shines light on the many challenges young people face when they leave home.

Building a solid centre within themselves, among these challenges, needs support. Yaxley Smith goes further in stating that true inner power and true inner potential can be gained in working skilfully through trauma in a counselling setting.

This is a wonderful handbook for students, university staff, counsellors, and anyone working with young people. It addresses many concerns and offers help through a comprehensive “tool kit” for daily life.

Each case study highlights the importance of counselling on campus. Yaxley Smith emphasizes the gravity of counselling in fostering a positive relationship with oneself. Especially in the face of bereavement, depression, addiction, neurodiversity, eating disorder, burn-out, domestic violence and more.

Building strength and resilience, and learning to care for oneself play a significant part in becoming a responsible member of society.'

Agnes Schmitz-Perfect, Craniosacral therapist, Bach Flower consultant