Workshops and group counselling sessions

Learn how to cope with the pressures of study, work and life.

Our workshops and groups are now being delivered either in-person or via Zoom.

We run a number of group counselling and workshops throughout the year, including Autumn, Spring and Summer sessions.

Note: Faculties and units may request for workshops to be run outside of the current scheduled dates and for workshops to be tailored to specific students and issues.

Procrastinate Less Group

  • Do you put off studying and working on assignments?
  • Do you often wait for that 'perfect' timing or 'perfect' sentence, before making yourself start again?
  • Do you struggle to deal with imperfection?
  • Do you struggle to complete tasks?

If so, you might be one of the many students who procrastinate. You might benefit from attending this four-week group session. Each week you will learn a range of different skills that can help you manage your procrastination habit, including group discussion, mindfulness exercise, practical tools and group support.

Sessions for Autumn 2025 will be on campus

Tuesdays: 11 March, 18 March, 25 March, 1 April and 8 April

4 pm to 5.30 pm

to be confirmed

Register to attend

If you have any questions please contact Chris Evans.

Returning Home Workshop

This workshop is currently only for Australia Award scholarship students returning home, and is conducted by the UTS Counselling service at the request of the scholarship team. The workshop aims at preparing students for their return to their home countries. Topics covered include:

  • strategies for career preparation after studying in Australia
  • potential adjustment issues when students return home and strategies to deal with them
  • reflection of personal achievements from students' experience studying in Australia.

If you have any questions, please email Matthew Vaughan.

Managing Exam and Assessment Anxiety Workshop

Minimise the negative impact that anxiety has on your study and exam performance? Check if this workshop is relevant to you.

Mental Health Awareness for UTS Staff

Information and skills in recognising early signs of mental health, academic support processes and making referrals. 

  • What we know of the challenges of living with the impacts of a mental health condition and the voices of those students with lived experiences are central to the workshop.   
  • We explain referral processes for UTS Counselling and how the Accessibility service works.
  • We work to run the program for specific groups of staff so that we can address the information and skills each particular group are interested in.
  • The workshop is run collaboratively between UTS Counselling, Accessibility and Batyr.

If you have any questions and/or are interested in us running a session for your team please email Viv Widjaja

Trauma-informed response for UTS staff

This workshop aims to help staff understand the impacts of trauma and develop a better understanding of how to respond to students in distress in a trauma-informed way. Topics covered include:

  • Understanding what is a trauma-informed response and how it applies to your role

  • How to respond to students in distress

  • Understand your obligations & options in assisting students who have experienced trauma, mental health challenges, or sexual harm

  • Be informed as to the process of referring students to UTS Counselling and/or Safety Caseworker

If you are interested in us running a session for your team please email Viv Widjaja

Putting Insomnia to Rest

Are you struggling to sleep at night? 

Well you might be well suited to our Putting Insomnia to Rest group.

In this group, you’ll learn the following information and skills: 

  • The biological and psychological processes underpinning sleep 
  • Sleep hygiene and how to manage your personal space 
  • Methods of switching off your busy mind at night
  • Myths and assumptions about sleep

If you’re interested, please contact Max Loomes for more details.

Embracing Your Critical Inner Voice 

Do you grapple with self-criticisms? 

Do you find yourself often focusing on your flaws, mistakes, and shortcomings? 

Do you struggle with unmet expectations? 

Like many people, you might have an overly active "Inner Critic'", an internal voice that constantly throws up disparaging internal dialogue which judges and criticizes, leading to very unhelpful outcomes. 

The inner critic is a common experience, and it's possible to develop a more compassionate, supportive relationship with yourself, which is what this workshop is about. 

Sessions for Autumn 2025 will be on campus. 

Wednesdays: 2 April, 9 April 

2 PM TO 3:30 PM 

CB01.21.058 

Please Register using the humanitix link

For more information, please contact Ian Koh. 

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.