Important: If you are at risk / suicidal please immediately contact either the crisis liaison mental health team at the University Hospital Limerick (+ 353 61 301111), or your local hospital, or your GP immediately.
This is a free and confidential service where we are a first point of contact for mental health needs.
The Counselling & Wellbeing service provides the following supports during normal working hours (9am-5pm):
Please note: Drop-In is a screening session. No appointment is necessary, just turn up between 10am - 11:40am. (directions on "How to find us" at the end of this page). You will meet a Psychology Assistant and asked to fill out a registration form and some questionnaires. The meeting will last about 15 minutes.
Drop-In can get busy so you may need to wait to be seen. After this, depending upon your need, you may be offered online supports, short-term counselling, or referred to a specialist service either inside or outside of UL.
Students accessing the service online who are outside of Europe cannot be offered online counselling for indemnity purposes. Please do approach the services within your host university for supports if this applies to you.
UL Student Counselling and Wellbeing Service may provide sessions via a hybrid service; remote (phone/TEAMS) and face to face. Online sessions will remain necessary for some students given the limitations of physical space at the service. Please read our remote appointment guidelines for further information.
We currently have two online platforms you can use whether or not you come to the service: UL students (or staff members) can avail of the following two mental health platforms regardless of attending our service. Both platforms are:
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An online self-help Cognitive Behaviour Therapy platform. |
An online peer support mental health and well-being platform. |
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Additional online supports include:
How to support a friend's mental health produced by Jigsaw
Wellbeing workshops by the HSE
Resources for young people by A Lust for Life
Eating disorder support by Bodywhys
You can register for Bodywhys new Student Support Group for transitioning to university life at Student Support Group (aged 19+)
For those bereaved by suicide - support is available via this link to HUGG or this link to Suicide Support and Information
Coping with grief after bereavement by the HSE
Text 50808 is a 24/7 Crisis Text Line where you can engage via text with a trained volunteer - text 'UL' to 50808. This link will tell you more about 50808 .
Other local supports include:
· Shannondoc: 0818 123 500
· A&E dept. at the University Hospital Limerick (UHL): + 353 061 301 111
· Samaritans: (Free-call) 116 123
· AWARE: 1800 804 848
· Pieta House: 1800 247 247
· Rape Crisis: 1800 311 511
. UL library Health and Wellness Resources for students
Information on child safeguarding can be found in UL Counselling & Wellbeing Child Safeguarding Statement. This service-specific statement should be considered in the context of the overarching University Child Safeguarding Statement. UL Counselling and Wellbeing is part of the wider division of UL Student Affairs (ULSA). You can see further information about ULSA on:
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ULSADivision
Twitter https://twitter.com/ULSADivision
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/studentaffairsul/?hl=en.
First Seven Weeks of UL have made a short video on how to find the counselling service, which can be found here
Contact Number: 061 202327
Email: counselling@ul.ie
Location: CM-073
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Please ensure:
- You are registered with an Irish GP (general physician)
- You have an Irish mobile number
- If you are on medication, please ensure that you have sufficient refills as prescribed by your doctor
- UL Éist is not a medical service. It is a psychologically led counselling service. We do not assess or diagnose. We work with you to understand and cope with your difficulties.
Speak Out is an online anonymous reporting platform for incidents of bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, discrimination, hate crime, coercive behaviour/control, stalking, assault, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape. The tool will help you to find relevant supports and highlight formal reporting procedures, should you wish to use them.
It is important to remember that as the platform is completely anonymous, we have no way to identify or make contact with you or any member of the college community. You can access the Speak Out platform Here.
Please report one incident, or series of related incidents at a time; this is to ensure that we can understand the nature of your experience.
Should you wish to report an incident formally within the University please visit: Student Complaints Policy and Procedures
You can hear more about the Speak Out took project in UL here: Launch Video
We would like to thank you for Speaking Out against bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, discrimination, hate crime, coercive behaviour, stalking, assault, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape.
We believe you, and we stand with you.
Please note, UL Éist Counselling and Wellbeing service do not:
- Provide certificates for attendance
- Extend assignment deadlines
- Give interviews for coursework
To access the UL Éist Student Counselling and Wellbeing service, you can come straight to the service at room CM 073. You do not need to email the service in advance.
Drop In: 10am to 12noon daily during semester. Final drop-in will be accepted by 11.40 in order to complete the process by 12noon.
Please see main page for drop-in times outside of semester.
Please note, intake forms must be filled out no later than 20 minutes prior to the end of drop-in. You will be sent an intake form and then asked to fill in some demographic details and a some screening questionnaires. You will then be called by an Assistant Psychologist for a 10-15 minute screening session.
Find Us: CM073, Main Building
Contact No: + 353 61-202327
Email: counselling@ul.ie
Ger Hanley - Monday 5-6.30pm during term time Email: gerard.hanley@ul.ie
