Self-Help & Digital Resources
Start independently with guided wellbeing tools and self-screening questionnaires.
The Self-Help & Digital Resources page is designed for students who would like to explore their wellbeing privately and at their own pace. It can include short self-screening questionnaires, guided worksheets, psychoeducational materials, reflection tools, and recommended reading. These resources help students understand their current wellbeing and decide whether they may benefit from additional support.
Important Student Note
These resources are not a diagnosis and do not replace counselling or professional care. They are intended for awareness, reflection, and early guidance. Students who receive high scores, feel unsafe, or notice that their symptoms are affecting daily life should book an appointment with the Wellbeing Center or seek urgent support.
Recommended Self-Screening Tools
- Anxiety Check (GAD-7): helps students reflect on worry, restlessness, difficulty relaxing, and anxiety symptoms.
- Mood Check (PHQ-9): helps students reflect on low mood, motivation, sleep, appetite, concentration, and emotional wellbeing.
- Stress Check (PSS-10): helps students understand how overwhelmed or unable to manage stress they have felt recently.
- Wellbeing Check (WHO-5): focuses on positive wellbeing, energy, mood, calmness, and daily functioning.
- Sleep Check (Insomnia Severity Index): helps students reflect on sleep difficulties and how sleep affects daily life and academic performance.
Guided Worksheets
- Thought record worksheet
- Anxiety coping plan
- Stress management plan
- Self-compassion reflection
- Sleep routine planner
- Values and goals worksheet
- Exam anxiety coping card
- Burnout prevention checklist
Psychoeducational Topics
- Understanding anxiety and overthinking
- Cognitive traps and unhelpful thoughts
- Emotional regulation
- Self-compassion and the inner critic
- Sleep, recovery, and mental health
- Academic pressure and perfectionism
- Healthy boundaries
- When to seek counselling
Recommended Reading
- Mind Over Mood: practical CBT-based skills for thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
- The Happiness Trap: acceptance, values, and psychological flexibility.
- Self-Compassion: self-kindness and reducing harsh self-criticism.
- The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook: practical anxiety management tools.
- Why We Sleep: accessible reading on sleep and wellbeing.
Structure
- 20-30 minute consultation.
- No formal counselling intake required.
- Not intended as ongoing therapy.
- Referral to counselling or other support when appropriate.
- Risk concerns are managed according to university wellbeing procedures.
Suggested Call to Action
| Take a Self-Check | Download Worksheets |
| Explore Wellbeing Topics | Book an Appointment |
| Not sure where to start? Try Let’s Talk | |