University of Greater Manchester
Deane Road, Bolton, BL3 5AB.
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The Life Lounge provides mental health and wellbeing support for students at the University of Greater Manchester. We offer free and confidential support to students experiencing a range of mental health and wellbeing concerns.
Explore the tabs below to find out more about the support available.
To schedule your first appointment with us, please complete our registration form. Our team will aim to contact you within two working days of receiving your referral.
Our Wellbeing Advisor is the first point of contact at the Life Lounge and oversees referrals to the service. They will arrange your initial triage appointment and help you identify the most appropriate support available through the Life Lounge based on your circumstances and preferences.
Your triage appointment will be conducted by one of our two Wellbeing Coordinators or our Senior Wellbeing Coordinator, who are based within the Life Lounge and the Medical School. Sessions can be completed in person, remotely via Zoom or by telephone.
Following your triage, you will be advised about the support and interventions that may be available to you.
Our Wellbeing Team can offer up to three Wellbeing Reviews following your triage to provide ongoing wellbeing support and review the concerns identified during your triage appointment.
They also facilitate a range of Wellbeing Workshops covering topics such as Stress Management, How to Sleep Better and Wellbeing & Mindfulness.
Our two Mental Health Advisors support students with a range of mental health and wellbeing needs, including students who may be experiencing a mental health crisis or a significant deterioration in their mental health or mood.
They complete mental health and risk assessments and can offer up to six sessions of short-term, solution-focused intervention where this is considered appropriate.
They can also make referrals on your behalf to the Greater Manchester Universities Student Mental Health Service and other specialist services within the University and externally, where appropriate.
Our Mental Health Advisors can also refer you to their Social Prescribing pathway. This is a non-medical approach that can help you access local activities and support services that may support your health and wellbeing.
We offer a range of therapeutic interventions facilitated by our two full-time counsellors and trainee counsellors.
Counselling is a form of talking therapy where you can access a confidential space to talk through personal challenges you may be experiencing.
Our therapists offer a range of counselling modalities, including Person-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR).
Our team of therapists are guided by and adhere to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Ethical Framework.
We have a number of therapy dogs that visit the University throughout the academic year and during special events.
Students can spend time with the therapy dogs as an opportunity to take a break, spend time with animals or talk to a member of the Life Lounge team about whether this activity may be suitable for them.
We work alongside Pets as Therapy and Therapy Dogs Nationwide to ensure that our therapy dogs are appropriately assessed in accordance with the relevant organisation’s requirements.
The Life Lounge has a relaxation area and a sensory room available to students who would like to use a quiet space to support their wellbeing.
Both spaces are available during Life Lounge opening times and do not require you to have referred into the service. You can ask the Wellbeing Advisor about using either space when you visit the Life Lounge.
Our relaxation area contains seating, a fish tank, mindful activities and a range of resource leaflets.
Our sensory room is a more private space with calming lighting and music and soft furnishings such as bean bags.
We have worked alongside the NHS to provide our students with access to a range of self-help guides covering topics such as stress, anxiety and depression.
They provide information about common mental health difficulties and suggest practical ways to help you understand and manage some of the thoughts and feelings you may experience.
The guides have been developed by NHS Clinical Psychologists.
If you need mental health support outside Life Lounge opening hours, the services below are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
If you feel that your mood or mental state is deteriorating and that you are no longer able to maintain your own safety and/or the safety of others, please contact 999 or attend your nearest Accident & Emergency Department (A&E) for urgent help.
If you need help with your mental health but feel it is not an emergency, please call 111 and select option 2 for mental health support.
Spectrum Life offers 24/7, confidential support for students. Support is available for a range of issues, including stress, anxiety, low mood, loss and grief and relationship problems.
You can access the service through a confidential freephone telephone line, online chat or by requesting a call back.
Call: 0800 031 8227
Website: https://uniofbolton.spectrum.life/login?org=UoBWell
WhatsApp: Text ‘Hi’ to 07418 360 780
Our Wellbeing Advisor is the first point of contact at the Life Lounge and oversees referrals to the service. They will arrange your initial triage appointment and help you identify the most appropriate support available through the Life Lounge based on your circumstances and preferences.
Your triage appointment will be conducted by one of our two Wellbeing Coordinators or our Senior Wellbeing Coordinator, who are based within the Life Lounge and the Medical School. Sessions can be completed in person, remotely via Zoom or by telephone.
Following your triage, you will be advised about the support and interventions that may be available to you.
Our Wellbeing Team can offer up to three Wellbeing Reviews following your triage to provide ongoing wellbeing support and review the concerns identified during your triage appointment.
They also facilitate a range of Wellbeing Workshops covering topics such as Stress Management, How to Sleep Better and Wellbeing & Mindfulness.
Our two Mental Health Advisors support students with a range of mental health and wellbeing needs, including students who may be experiencing a mental health crisis or a significant deterioration in their mental health or mood.
They complete mental health and risk assessments and can offer up to six sessions of short-term, solution-focused intervention where this is considered appropriate.
They can also make referrals on your behalf to the Greater Manchester Universities Student Mental Health Service and other specialist services within the University and externally, where appropriate.
Our Mental Health Advisors can also refer you to their Social Prescribing pathway. This is a non-medical approach that can help you access local activities and support services that may support your health and wellbeing.
We offer a range of therapeutic interventions facilitated by our two full-time counsellors and trainee counsellors.
Counselling is a form of talking therapy where you can access a confidential space to talk through personal challenges you may be experiencing.
Our therapists offer a range of counselling modalities, including Person-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR).
Our team of therapists are guided by and adhere to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Ethical Framework.
We have a number of therapy dogs that visit the University throughout the academic year and during special events.
Students can spend time with the therapy dogs as an opportunity to take a break, spend time with animals or talk to a member of the Life Lounge team about whether this activity may be suitable for them.
We work alongside Pets as Therapy and Therapy Dogs Nationwide to ensure that our therapy dogs are appropriately assessed in accordance with the relevant organisation’s requirements.
The Life Lounge has a relaxation area and a sensory room available to students who would like to use a quiet space to support their wellbeing.
Both spaces are available during Life Lounge opening times and do not require you to have referred into the service. You can ask the Wellbeing Advisor about using either space when you visit the Life Lounge.
Our relaxation area contains seating, a fish tank, mindful activities and a range of resource leaflets.
Our sensory room is a more private space with calming lighting and music and soft furnishings such as bean bags.
We have worked alongside the NHS to provide our students with access to a range of self-help guides covering topics such as stress, anxiety and depression.
They provide information about common mental health difficulties and suggest practical ways to help you understand and manage some of the thoughts and feelings you may experience.
The guides have been developed by NHS Clinical Psychologists.
If you need mental health support outside Life Lounge opening hours, the services below are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
If you feel that your mood or mental state is deteriorating and that you are no longer able to maintain your own safety and/or the safety of others, please contact 999 or attend your nearest Accident & Emergency Department (A&E) for urgent help.
If you need help with your mental health but feel it is not an emergency, please call 111 and select option 2 for mental health support.
Spectrum Life offers 24/7, confidential support for students. Support is available for a range of issues, including stress, anxiety, low mood, loss and grief and relationship problems.
You can access the service through a confidential freephone telephone line, online chat or by requesting a call back.
Call: 0800 031 8227
Website: https://uniofbolton.spectrum.life/login?org=UoBWell
WhatsApp: Text ‘Hi’ to 07418 360 780
Big White Wall is now Togetherall! New name, same service.
Togetherall offers 24/7 online peer and professional support, including access to trained counsellors.
The service provides an online space where you can discuss your experiences, explore your feelings and access information and support relating to mental health and wellbeing.
You can access Togetherall using your university email address. Please check the service’s current registration information for details.
www.togetherall.com
If you would like to speak with us about any of the services we provide, please get in touch.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8:45am–5pm
In person: T2, Eagle Tower, Chancellors Mall, Deane Road, Bolton
Email: lifelounge@greatermanchester.ac.uk
Telephone: 01204 903 566
The Life Lounge has an Attendance and Engagement Policy that provides guidance regarding the cancellation and non-attendance of appointments within the service.
Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Charter
This document sets out the standards you can expect from the Life Lounge and explains what we ask from students using the service.
This form explains how you can give consent for relevant information to be shared with professionals and services. You will be asked to complete this before your first appointment where consent is required.
Please refer to the Policy Zone for access to additional policies and procedures that may be relevant to the Life Lounge.
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