Mental Wellness and Counselling

Mohawk Mississauga Campus provides a wide range of health and wellness services to support the mental, emotional, physical, and social well-being of international students. A variety of wellness initiatives are facilitated on a weekly basis on the campus to ensure students are equipped with the skills to improve their holistic well-being

For all wellness inquiries, please contact the Student Wellness Coordinator, Priyanka Sahajpal at [email protected]

Office Location and Hours ​

  •   Office Location: Student Activity Centre​
  •   Office Hours: 9:00am-6:00pm​

Email: [email protected]​

Contact Number: 905-949-4955 ext. 3525​

Events

Wellness Wednesdays: Engaging activities to enhance student well-being are implemented each Wednesday. ​These activities support students with attaining essential skills such as stress management, problem solving, emotional regulation, and socializing with peers.

Examples of Wellness Wednesday activities:

Gratitude Jar Making: Students are encouraged to identify what they are grateful for. Gratitude supports individuals with improving their mental well-being. This event supports students with creating decorative jars, writing what they are grateful for on a small piece of paper and placing it in the jar. Students can keep the jar and use it whenever they need to improve their mood.

Move and Groove: A physical obstacle course is set up for students where they can compete in activities such as soccer, jump rope, ball assortment, and limbo. The winners of the obstacle course receive prizes. Students have found this activity beneficial for their well-being as participating in physical movement helps to increase their energy levels and overall stamina.

Paint the Stress Away: This event involves students expressing their creativity by drawing, painting, and colouring. Students are given therapeutic colouring sheets along with canvases. Several students found this activity relaxing as they enjoyed expressing their emotions in artistic ways.

Workshops: Wellness workshops are meant to provide students with information on specific wellness topics. These workshops have interactive components for students to practice the skills they have been taught. ​

Building Resilience Workshop: This workshop provides an overview of the effects of stress on the mind and body. Students are provided with information on evidence-based coping strategies along with techniques they can use to regularly practice stress management. Students are engaged in peer-led discussion activities where they learn about healthy coping strategies that their peers have used and how they have overcome stressful situations.

Managing Homesickness Workshop: This workshop explores the common experience of homesickness that many international students face upon arriving to Canada. A presentation is facilitated to review symptoms of homesickness and coping resources that students can utilize. Discussion activities are led to review strategies that students can use to manage these feelings. Students are encouraged to make connections with peers, join volunteer groups on campus, and engage in meaningful hobbies.

Meditation and ME Workshop: The purpose of this workshop is to discuss the benefits of meditation, types of meditation, and meditation techniques that individuals can incorporate in their day-to-day routine. A meditation session is run to support students with feeling relaxed and understanding the importance of staying in the present moment.

Wellness Club:

Students are encouraged to take a lead in carrying out health and wellness initiatives on campus by joining the Wellness Club. Students can apply to become Health Promotion Ambassadors, Co-chair, and Marketing Coordinators. Those who are interested can email [email protected]. Volunteer hours will be given to those who are part of the club.

Counselling Services

Mohawk Mississauga has partnered with Complete Care and Wellness for students to access one-on-one counselling sessions to discuss mental health concerns.

  • The counselling sessions are free of charge and are completely confidential.
  • 20 or 50-minute sessions can be booked depending on your needs.
  • The sessions are unlimited, students can participate in as many sessions as they need.

Room Number: 104 ​

Office Hours: ​

             Monday-Thursday: 10:00am-7:00pm​

                Friday: 9:00am-6:00pm​

Email: [email protected]​

Social Media: @CompleteCareWellnessCounsel​

   How to book a counselling appointment:

  1. Visit the booking website.
  2. Book by “session” or by “practitioner”
  3. Choose a date/time to meet IN-PERSON or VIRTUALLY

Resource Navigation & Referrals: Students can be referred to health clinics, hospitals, and mental health agencies based on their needs.​ Please email Priyanka at [email protected] to be referred to specific wellness services on campus or in the community.

For Mental Health Emergencies:

If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please go to the nearest hospital emergency department or call 911.

Good2Talk is a mental health crisis line for post-secondary students experienced distress or a mental health crisis. This crisis line is available 24/7 through phone call or text.  Call 1-866-925-5454 Text GOOD2TALKON to 686868

MSA Conversation/Dialogue App:

  • The Mohawk Student Association (MSA) provides a service called Conversation which is a partnership with the Dialogue app to support students with accessing one-on-one counselling services in a virtual format.
  • Through this app, students can consult with physicians on mental health concerns and prescriptions.
  • This is a free service.

To learn more about this service, visit studentcare website.

Fitness and Recreation

As a student of the Mohawk Mississauga campus, you will receive a membership to the Mississauga YMCA to help take your fitness to the next level!

The Mississauga YMCA conveniently located within an 8-minute walking distance from the campus, offers a large health and fitness centre with a state-of-the-art gymnasium for recreational use, indoor swimming pool for lane and recreational swimming, full-sized basketball court, martial arts, spin studio, indoor running track, volleyball, badminton, floor hockey, pickle ball. You can also join a league for some friendly competition and as a great way to make friends!