
Counselling Service - How to make an Appointment
How to Make an Appointment
If you wish to enquire about a counselling appointment please contact us at the email addresses below using your DCU student email address
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For The Glasnevin Campus: Please Email: counselling@dcu.ie
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For The St Patrick's Campus: Please Email: spd.counselling@dcu.ie
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For DCU Connected students: Please email: either counselling@dcu.ie or spd.counselling@dcu.ie
Counselling is:
- Available to all registered DCU (Undergraduate and Postgraduate) students.
- Free of charge
- Confidential
Service Operating Hours:
Please note that The DCU Counselling and Personal Development Service operates from Monday to Friday between 9.00am and 5.00pm.
The DCU Counselling Service Contact Number:
01 700 5165 (Glasnevin Campus) or 01 700 9125 (St Patrick's Campus)
For After Hours Support including 24/7 helplines please click here for full details
External Supports
If you would like to source an accredited private external counsellor please click: https://www.dcu.ie/counselling/external_agencies.shtml
At the end of the page you will find a list of three professional bodies.
Please click on one to find a therapist in your area.
For After Hour Support including 24/7 helplines please see below:
Samaritans
Please click http://www.samaritans.org/branches/samaritans-dublin-branch
Telephone: 116 123 (A national 24/7 hour helpline)
Drop in centre at: 112 Marlboro Street, Dublin 1. Open from 10am to 10pm
For 24 hour confidential email Listening Support e-mail: jo@samaritans.org
Your Mental Health
A national HSE 24/7 mental health information and support services information helpline.
Telephone: 1800 742 444
Aware
A national support helpline for issues relating to depression and anxiety.
Please click http://www.aware.ie/
Pieta House
Telephone: 1890 303 302
This helpline is open seven days a week from 10am to 10pm.
Pieta House, Preventing suicide and self-harm.
Please click http://www.pieta.ie/contact-us
Telephone: 01 8831000 - Dublin North
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
This helpline is open seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
Telephone: 1800 77 88 88
Website: https://www.drcc.ie/
For further After Hours Support including 24/7 helplines please click here for full details
Appointment Cancellation Protocol:
DCU Google Hangout Appointment Cancellation Protocol:
If you are unable to make your scheduled DCU google hangout online appointment, please email your counsellor, giving where possible, more than 48 hours notice.
This will enable this time to be offered to a fellow student. This consideration is much appreciated.