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Finding Balance – Skills for an Effective Relationship with your HDR Supervisor

This four-session group informed by Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) will help you build practical skills to communicate effectively, set healthy boundaries, and maintain positive relationships — both personally and professionally. You’ll learn how to express your needs, manage conflict, and stay true to your values, even in stressful situations. 

Each week includes discussion, reflection, short videos, and mindfulness practices to support learning and self-awareness. 

By the end of the program, you’ll have learned how to: 

• Communicate clearly and assertively.
• Set and maintain healthy boundaries.
• Balance your needs with others’.
• Build relationships based on mutual respect and authenticity.
• Use mindfulness to stay grounded and emotionally aware.

Program details:
Dates: Thursday 23rd July, Thursday 30th July, Thursday 6th August, Thursday 13th August 2026 
Time: 10am-12pm 
Group size: Maximum 12 participants
Location: In-person, on campus location (to be advised)
Commitment: To get the full benefits of the program, attendance at all four sessions is strongly encouraged

Facilitators:
This group is facilitated by Qianwen and Lou, counsellors at the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵCounselling Centre. Qianwen is an AASW Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Lou is a Registered Psychologist. Qianwen and Lou have a strong commitment to supporting students of all backgrounds.

Interested?
 or email the team at counselling.centre@anu.edu.au to express your interest. A staff member will follow up with you closer to the start date of the group to ensure the group is the right fit.

Finding Balance - Handling Life’s Pressures and Regulating Intense Emotions

Life doesn’t slow down just because you’re studying. Between classes, work, relationships, and everything else going on, it’s easy to feel stressed, overwhelmed, or emotionally drained. Finding Balance is a supportive small‑group program designed to help you build practical skills to stay calm, manage stress, and feel more grounded—both on campus and in everyday life.

Based in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), this four‑week series will help you:

• Understand and regulate strong emotions
• Cope more effectively with stress and high‑pressure situations
• Build resilience, focus, and confidence to support your overall wellbeing

Whether you're juggling competing demands, dealing with big emotions, or simply wanting to feel more in control of your day‑to‑day life, Finding Balance offers a space to connect, learn, and grow alongside other students.

Program details:
Dates: Tuesday 4th August, Tuesday 11th August, Tuesday 18th August, Tuesday 25th August
Time: 10am-12pm
Group size: Maximum 12 participants
Location: In-person, on campus location (to be advised)
Commitment: To get the full benefits of the program, attendance at all four sessions is strongly encouraged

Facilitators:
This group is facilitated by two caring and experienced staff members, Olly and Naomi, of ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵHealth and Wellbeing Services.

If this sounds like the support you’ve been looking for, we’d love to hear from you. register this workshop and one of the team will be in contact to talk to you about whether this is the right group for you.

Interested?
or email the team at counselling.centre@anu.edu.au to express your interest. A staff member will follow up with you closer to the start date of the group to ensure the group is the right fit.

Nature-Based Wellbeing Program

Feeling stressed or anxious? 
Do you enjoy spending time in the nature? 
Are you an ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵstudent? 

Program details
Dates: Wednesdays from 05th August to 02nd September – two-week break (09th and 16th September) and back Wednesdays from 23rd September to 21st October

Time: 11:30am-12:30pm
Group size: Maximum 15 participants
Location: In-person, on campus location (to be advised)
Commitment: To get the full benefits of the program, attendance at least for 8 sessions is strongly encouraged

If this sounds like something you have been looking for, we would love to hear from you. Register for this group, and you will be contacted soon with information about the next steps.

ADHD Skills Group – Semester 2 2026

ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵCounselling is running a 4-week ADHD skills group starting Thursday 24^th September. In order to register for this group, you must attend an information session.

This is in order to encourage commitment and attendance and to maintain a mutually supportive space. It will also ensure that all participants can benefit from the skills being covered in each session.

The information sessions will be on:

• Thursday 13^th August 10.00am - 11.00am,
• Thursday 20^th August 10.00am - 11.00am
• Thursday 3^rd September 10:00am-11:00am

Please note you only need to attend one of these sessions.

The information sessions will be held on Level 3, Pauline Griffin Health and Wellbeing Centre, ANU.

The ADHD Skills Group will be facilitated by two counsellors from ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵCounselling. The group will be open to all currently enrolled students who have a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of ADHD (i.e. a formal diagnosis is not required for attendance). Each week the facilitators will present on various topics relevant to ADHD and will provide suggested strategies for you to try during the week between sessions. You will also be given the opportunity to share your experiences, tips and tricks with each other on each topic during the group. Topics covered include managing distractibility, planning and organisation, adaptive thinking, problem-solving, emotion regulation and managing procrastination.

This program will be presented in-person only.

to attend one of the information sessions.

If you have any queries about this group, you can contact counselling.centre@anu.edu.au.

Level Up for ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵSuccess

You've finished school, got your results and your offer to ANU. You've said goodbye to family and friends and moved away from home. A new life looms, which is both exciting and a bit scary (procrastination - study routines - or making friends - anyone?).

This four-week introduction to the challenges you could face - plus some new skills to help you level up - could save you lots of stress later. Plus, you'll know where the Counselling Centre is, if you ever need us.

This course has been designed by one of the counsellors from ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵCounselling, based in sound psychological practice, using principles from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Program details:
Dates: Postponed - to be confirmed
Group size: Maximum 15 participants
Commitment: To get the full benefits of the program, we strongly encourage students to attend all four sessions

Facilitators:
This group is facilitated by two staff members of ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵHealth and Wellbeing Services: Anna (she/her) and Deb (she/her).

Anna is a Registered Psychologist at the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵStudent Counselling Centre; Deb is a Cadet Counsellor who has years of experience as a Case Manager in the Student Safety and Wellbeing Team. Together, they hope to create a group space where students feel welcome and respected, no matter where they have come from to attend ANU.

Interested?
Complete or email the team at counselling.centre@anu.edu.au to express your interest.