Making an Appointment

How to Make an Appointment
 

If you wish to enquire about a counselling appointment, please contact us at the relevant email address below using your DCU student email address.
 

• For The Glasnevin Campus: Please Email: counselling@dcu.ie

• For The St Patrick's Campus: Please Email: spd.counselling@dcu.ie

• 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 Monday to Friday between the hours of 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. 

• For After Hours Support including 24/7 helplines please click here for full details 
   

Contact Numbers: 

For The Glasnevin Campus: 01 700 5165

For St Patrick's Campus: 01 700 9215

The Counselling and Personal Development Service offers a range of clinical services and is available to all undergraduate and postgraduate DCU registered students. 

Students who wish to avail of the services provided, please email counselling@dcu.ie for the Glasnevin Campus and spd.counselling@dcu.ie for the St Patrick’s Campus.   

On contacting the service, students who wish to register with the Counselling and Personal Development Service are invited to complete an intake registration form and a psychometric measure online. This takes approx.15 minutes to complete. The link to both of these forms will be emailed to you by one of our service administrators from counselling@dcu.ie or from spd.counselling@dcu.ie 

All personal information provided to the service is held confidentially by the service and is in line with GDPR. 

Please click here for full details 

The Counselling and Personal Development Service is open all year, including the summer period.

What Can I Expect from the Counselling & Personal Development Service? 
 

• Please click here to find out what you can Expect from the Counselling & Personal Development Service.

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. 

Emergency 24/7 Phone & Text Helplines

For additional after hours supports, please click https://www.dcu.ie/counselling/after-hours-support

External Counselling

If you would like to source an accredited private external counsellor please click here.

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. 

External Counselling  and Support Services please click here

HSE Adult Mental Health Services, Addiction, Eating Disorders, ADHD and Autism Services and Supports in Ireland please click here