Counselling Services
Welcome – We are glad you are here!
At Trent University Durham GTA Counselling Services, we respect that students have unique personalities, cultures, and experiences. We strive to bring a multicultural, anti-oppressive, social-justice orientation to the counselling process.
As therapists, we value and respectfully recognize Indigenous history, culture, traditional values, stories, the lands we work on, and healing practices that support wellbeing alongside the use of Western therapies.
Some experiences and situations may be beyond what we can offer. We will work with you to identify the most effective level of care and connect you to the appropriate community resource.
What we Offer
- Short-term, goal directed mental health support to all registered students who are presently residing in Ontario
- A confidential, non-judgmental, warm, compassionate, and safer environment with a personalized treatment approach
- Hybrid support options; in-person or virtual.
- Individual and group counselling formats available
- Wellness education and programming through the Peer Health Educators
What to Expect
- A safe space to share, explore, and work toward meaningful change
- To be accepted and valued for who you are as a person
- Collaborative conversations focused on your goals
- Opportunities to build skills for coping
- Change-oriented counselling
- 50-minute individual counselling sessions
- Culturally affirming therapy that honors multi-faceted identities and cultural strengths, while also recognizing the impact of injustice, oppression and trauma
Examples when a referral may be required
- Students who require intensive and/or long-term outpatient or inpatient treatment (for example, impairing eating disorders, safety concerns, and other complex mental health)
- Students seeking mandated treatment
- Students seeking formal psychological assessments (for example, for learning disabilities or ADHD), diagnosis, and/or medication management
- Students who require crisis intervention; or who consistently need service
- Students who are already receiving ongoing therapy with another mental health provider
- Students who require counselling to meet an academic requirement, or are interested in counselling solely to gain clinical experience
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Contact Us
Phone: 905-435-5100 ext. 5158
Email: durhamcounselling@trentu.ca
Meet our Team
Katherine Chambers, MSW, RSW
(she/her)
Therapist (Racialized Students)
Mallory MacIsaac, MCP, RP
(she/her)
Therapist
Corinn Phillips, MA, RP
(she/her)
Assistant Director, Student Wellness
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Additional Resources
Indigenous Student Therapist
Available to navigate a variety of mental health concerns with Indigenous Students. Confidential, individual counselling sessions, as well as group workshops and sharing circles are available to all Indigenous students at no cost.
Durham Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC)
Access to free, confidential, trauma-informed counselling for survivors of sexual violence. Students accessing this resource are eligible for 8-12 individual sessions at no cost. Email Isabella Giuga (She/Her), BA Hons, RSSW to arrange a session either on the Thornton Rd campus or virtually; email isabella@drcc.ca.
Ontario Structured Psychotherapy (OSP) Program – Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
Access to publicly funded, evidence-based, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). CBT is a structured, time-limited therapy that is problem-focused, goal oriented and teaches practical strategies and skills for coping with depression, anxiety, and anxiety-related conditions. Interested to know more; book a session with counselling services to discuss a referral.