Mental Health Supports
Welcome, students! The StFX Health and Counselling Centre offers a wide range of supports for your mental health. We invite you to explore our wellness resources and to reach out if you are experiencing mental health concerns. Appointment booking information is found below.
Flourish@X
Flourish@X is all about taking care of your mental health in proactive ways, through participation in activities and programs that help to build healthy coping skills and resilience. Flourish@X programs and initiatives take a holistic approach to student wellness. We collaborate with community partners to support students’ mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health, and we create opportunities for students to build connections and community.
Appreciating and celebrating the diversity of our community, we want all students to discover their own ways to flourish during their time at StFX! For more information check out Flourish@X on Instagram.
Book an Appointment
There are two options for accessing mental health support at the Health and Counselling Centre. Select the option below that is most applicable to you.
I'm looking to talk to someone today for support on a specific issue.
I'm seeking support for a complex mental health concern.
Same Day Counselling Appointments (NEW)
Each day the Health and Counselling Centre is open (M-F), there is a limited number of “Same Day Counselling” appointments with Mental Health Counsellors. These are standalone sessions that offer professional support for a single concern. You can sign up for a same day counselling appointment whenever needed, and you’re welcome to come back any time.
These appointments open for online booking each morning at 7:30am and are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis; they cannot be booked prior to the day of the appointment. You can also stop by the H+C Centre any time after 8:30am to sign up for these spots. If all the same day spots are already booked, just check online or come back the following day when the next day’s appointments open up. Please book early in the day to have the greatest choice of same day appointment times.
Book a Same Day Counselling Appointment
Mental Health Intake Appointments
For more complex mental health concerns, you can book online or in person for an appointment with our Community Mental Health Nurse. When booking these appointments online, choose the Mental Health Intake option, either virtual or in-person. The nurse will meet with you privately to discuss your concerns and she will recommend a plan for follow-up, as needed. This may or may not include follow-up with a counsellor. All available Mental Health Intake appointments are visible online a week in advance, with same-day appointments opening daily at 7:30 am. If all the Intake appointments are already booked, simply log in the next day at 7:30am and another whole day’s worth of appointments will be visible (plus the same-day Intake appointments).
Flourish@X 2024-25 Wellness Series
Tackling Procrastination
Bloomfield Hub
Mindfulness
Scientific evidence shows that mindfulness meditation can help relax mind and body and better manage stress. Learn and practice meditation at our “drop-in” sessions. Come once, or every week, or whenever you can! These sessions are open to large StFX community.
In partnership with Wellspring.
Where: Wellspring (door near Starbucks)
When: every Tuesday, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Contact
305 Bloomfield Centre
5555 Union Place
Antigonish NS B2G 2W5
Canada
Emergency Contact
Emergency: 911
Mental Health Crisis Line
1-888-429-8167
Nurse Telecare: 811
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
1-877-880-7263 24 hrs toll free
St. Martha's Hospital
25 Bay Street, Antigonish
Crisis Text Line – text GOOD2TALKNS to 686868
GOOD TO TALK – to talk to someone call 1-833-292-3698