The mission of Counselling Services is to assist students to define and accomplish personal, academic, and vocational goals. To fulfill its mission effectively, help is provided by the Director of Counselling Services, Dean of Student Services, faculty members, and supervised student interns, or through referral to outside services in the following ways:

• Individual Counselling in areas of personal concerns, educational challenges, interpersonal relationships, career development/vocational choice, crisis intervention, and family and social problems.

• Group Counselling, as needed, to support students interested in working through a common problem.

• Academic Counselling with assigned Faculty Advisors regarding specific academic problems, the Registrar’s office with respect to registration, transfers to other educational institutions, and other related issues, and Counselling Services for help with study skills, time management, peer tutoring, and some learning disabilities.

• Career Counselling in the form of information, assessments, workshops, and individual counsel to foster self-understanding and decision making, and to aid students in developing skills for job searching/employment. Heritage provides a Career Resource Centre in the Counselling Area to help students explore their vocational and educational options.