Personal Counselling Services

Let us support you

If any of the below describe you, you may benefit from seeking some support. Our YukonU Counsellors can help you find connections and make changes!

  • You’re stressed out
  • You can’t sleep
  • You feel stuck
  • You feel your life is falling apart
  • You’re confused about school or career plans
  • You feel down all the time
  • You’re struggling with a personal problem and don’t know what to do
  • You need someone to listen

YukonU Counselling Services can support you in various ways, including assisting you to manage the demands of student life, learn new ways of coping with life stressors and uncomfortable emotions, make positive life changes, and explore and learn about your self.

Counselling is free and available to all full- and part-time Yukon University students currently studying in credit-based course(s).

Eligible Regions for Virtual Counselling:

  • Students currently located in provinces and territories in Canada are eligible for virtual counselling.

Please note: counsellors cannot guarantee an immediate or rapid response to email or phone calls. If you are experiencing an urgent issue, please consider contacting the following:

  • Suicide Crisis Helpline 9-8-8
  • Attend your local emergency department or health centre
  • Call 911 if it’s an emergency

Community resources

Emergency

911

Suicide Crisis Helpline, 9-8-8 988

24-hour BC NurseLine

811

Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services
https://hss.yukon.ca/mwsu.php

867 456 3838

Family Children Services
https://hss.yukon.ca/family_children.php

867 667 3002

Canadian Mental Health Association Yukon
https://yukon.cmha.ca
867 668 6429

Skookum Jim Friendship Centre
https://skookumjim.com

867 633 7680

FASSY
http://fassy.org

867 393 4948

Hospice Yukon
https://hospiceyukon.net

867 667 7429

Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre
http://vfwomenscentre.com

878 667 2693

Kaushee’s Place (Women’s Transition Home & 24 hour support line)
https://www.womenstransitionhome.ca/kaushees-place

867 668 5733

First Nations and Inuit Mental Health and Wellness

1 855 242 3310

Centre for Suicide Prevention

1 833 456 4566

Wellness apps

Below is a list of apps to support your mental health: