Life’s challenges are on the increase and coping with these challenges, sometimes demands enormous effort. There are times when one may be in need of help to deal with emotional distress. Even someone who has always been able to cope well, adapt to changing situations and survive, can be caught up by a sense of helplessness and loss. It can happen to any one of us at any time. A counsellor at St. Claret is someone who is there for the client as a facilitator for change, healing and growth. When a safe and trusting environment is provided, a client will discover within him/herself the capacity for growth and change. Counselling is a process of empowerment – helping individuals to be in charge of themselves and their relationships.

The Centre follows an integrative/eclectic model of counselling.

Individual Counselling		Family Counselling
	Offered to students and faculty who are dealing with emotional, social, study related or family related issues.	Available for parents if the counsellor feels that would help the students to cope with interpersonal and relational problems better.
Career Counselling		Group counselling
	Available for those students who are at the crossroads, having to make decisions on streams of study or careers that will be most suitable for them.	If there are number of students with similar problems we provide group counselling session to them to get help from each other.

Professionalism and Confidentiality

St. Claret College Centre of Counselling prides itself on providing professional services. The confidentiality of the client is respected at all times. The counsellors have received extensive training in the field of mental health and are certified counsellors. All the counsellors at St. Claret also undergo ongoing counselling and supervision to ensure services of the highest quality.

How to avail the services

To fix an appointment visit the college counsellor or report to your class mentor between 09:00 a.m. and 03:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday and between 09:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Basic information will be collected in the first meeting with the counsellor. Clients are usually seen only by appointment.