During your Wellbeing appointment we will ask you a few questions about how you are feeling and any issues you are experiencing.  We will discuss what would be most useful to you, including: self-care strategies, psychoeducational groups and workshops, a referral to counselling, peer-to-peer support, online resources and signposting to other LSE and external services. 

Molly New - Wellbeing Adviser

Ellie McGrath - Wellbeing Adviser

Ann-Marie Majekodunmi- Wellbeing Adviser

Tyrone D'Souza - Wellbeing Adviser

Contact: disability-wellbeing@lse.ac.uk

Counselling (also known as therapy) provides an opportunity to talk with a trained professional about anything in your life which is impacting your psychological wellbeing and daily life. Counselling provides a safe and confidential space where you can talk openly without being judged. Counsellors don’t provide advice or solutions, but work with you to reflect on whatever you are finding difficult and support you to identify healthier strategies to manage. 

Common issues students bring to counselling include: stress, anxiety, low mood, perfectionism, identity, relationships, sexuality, self-image, and self-esteem. Please note that in some cases, short-term counselling may not be appropriate, in which case we will help you think about alternatives. 

We aim to support as many students as possible via counselling, but please bear in mind that short-term counselling may not be helpful for those who need longer-term and/or more specialised therapy: 

• Complex and ongoing mental health difficulties may be best supported by the NHS and/or LSE’s team of Mental Health Advisers 

• Medical issues may need to be prioritised with referral to medical services 

If you are approaching the end of your course, it may not be possible for you access the counselling service. 

We will signpost alternatives where short-term counselling within LSE is not suitable. 

In an initial counselling appointment, you will have the opportunity to speak confidentially with a counsellor about any emotional or psychological concerns that you would like support with.

The counsellor will explore your concerns with you and together you will decide whether it would be helpful to arrange some follow-up counselling sessions. The counsellor may also be able to suggest other relevant sources of support within LSE or in the wider community. 

This will be agreed between you and your counsellor. For some students, one or two appointments will be sufficient, while others may need more (we offer up to six sessions).  

Appointments may be two or more weeks apart, but if you feel you need more frequent sessions you can discuss this with your counsellor. 

Our staff will not discuss anything about you outside of the Student Wellbeing Service without your explicit agreement, except in exceptional circumstances (for example, we would have a duty to inform your GP if we were concerned that there was a serious risk of harm to yourself or others).   

For detailed information on confidentiality and data protection procedures, please refer to the Student Wellbeing Service confidentiality policy. 

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We are a multi-disciplinary team using a variety of approaches. Our counsellors are highly trained, are required to hold accreditation with an appropriate professional body, and have extensive experience of providing mental health support.

Some of our team identify as LGBTQ+ and if you would like to work with an LGBTQ+ counsellor, we will do our best to make that happen.  We offer our services to the range of different communities that make up LSE by treating them with dignity, respect and the understanding they deserve. 

The service can be contacted via student.counselling@lse.ac.uk. Individual counsellors' contacts are below:

Student Counsellors

Sarah Jones (she/her) (FPC, BPC Reg)
s.c.jones3@lse.ac.uk

Sally Madley (she/her) (MBACP - Accred)
s.m.madley@lse.ac.uk

Julie McNair (BPC Reg)
j.mcnair@lse.ac.uk

Samia Reza-Premjee (MBACP - Accred)
s.reza-premjee@lse.ac.uk

Susie Ward (she/her) (MBACP - Accred)
s.ward@lse.ac.uk

Mubeen Rowe (she/her) (BPC Reg)
M.Rowe@lse.ac.uk

Tricia McNamee (MBACP - Accred)
T.F.McNamee@lse.ac.uk

Ali Graves (she/her) (UKCP, HCPC Accred)
A.Graves@lse.ac.uk

Ragini Jha (MBACP - Accred)
R.Jha3@lse.ac.uk

Reem Hagona (she/her) (UKCP Reg)
R.Hagona@lse.ac.uk

Head of Counselling Service 

Mark Uchiha-James (MBACP - Accred)
M.A.James@lse.ac.uk

Deputy Head of Counselling Service

Max Eames (he/him) (CPsychol, MBACP - Snr Accred)
m.a.eames@lse.ac.uk