Overview of UPEI Supports

Counselling is available for supportive or problem-solving assistance related to academic, career, emotional, personal, or social concerns. Counsellors will help explore these issues, identify problems and solutions, and assist students to work toward achieving the goals they have set for themselves. To do this, the following free, confidential services are provided:

Personal Counselling

Counsellors are available to provide supportive and problem-solving assistance for emotional difficulties, interpersonal problems, or stressful life situations. Some students find that an initial meeting or two is all they need to explore and clarify their feelings and options.

Academic Advising

Advisors are available to help students with course and major selection as well as discussing long- term academic plans. Advising services are focused on first and second year students while upper year students are encouraged to work with faculty advisors as they specialize in a particular area for their major. That being said, advisors are still available to upper year students who feel they need a perspective outside of their current major.

Career Counselling

Career planning and counselling are available at UPEI. They are not housed within the Department of Student Affairs, but instead operate out of the Department of Experiential Ed and Work Integrated Learning.

Spiritual Counselling

Chaplaincy Centre

The UPEI Campus Ministry team provides a spiritual presence that is supportive of students, faculty, staff and administration. Spiritual accompaniment and pastoral counselling, as well as opportunities for inquiry into faith and programs designed to enhance social, intellectual, and personal growth are offered. The Centre is student-driven and regular opportunities for worship of all faiths are available at the Chaplaincy Centre.

Mawi’omi Centre

The Mawi’omi Centre aims to be a safe space for Indigenous students to access Indigenous-specific events and services both on and off campus. Students can also get help navigating other UPEI services and opportunities like academic advising, bursaries, scholarships, or student wellness.

Consultation and Referrals

In addition to providing direct services to students, counsellors are available to consult with faculty and staff about concerns that pertain to the welfare of students. Faculty and staff are invited to call a counsellor for consultation. If one is not available, you can leave a message on the voice mail system or send an email. Counsellors strive to return all calls in a timely manner. Counsellors can also provide referrals to outside services and community groups to help students.

Outreach Programmıng

Counsellors may be available to provide activities or educational workshops for various groups (e.g., student organizations, residence communities, classes, faculty and staff, etc.) on a variety of topics (e.g., career, stress management, anxiety, emotional health, relationships, etc.). Please contact the counsellor if you are thinking about offering such a program to discuss times and dates that will work. At the time of contact, please provide the following information: a description of what is to be presented, possible dates and times, intended audience and estimated number.

Accessibility Services

Students with documented visible, invisible, and/or temporary disabilities can register with Accessibility Services. If a student is struggling with their learning and would like to explore available supports, please encourage them to contact Accessibility Services at 902-566-0668 to schedule an appointment with an accessibility case manager.