At West College Scotland, we aim to make your time at college as enjoyable and fulfilling as possible. Wellbeing Matters promotes the positive physical and mental health, wellbeing and safety of our students. As an enrolled student, you have access to a range of support services including one-to-one counselling, wellbeing support, mindfulness classes, sport and physical activities, safeguarding services and more.
TIME 4 U COUNSELLING SERVICE
Time 4 U is our free, confidential, professional counselling service, offering one-to-one counselling with a team of qualified and experienced counsellors. All our counsellors are registered with BACP / BABCP.
Contact us
For more information, email counselling@wcs.ac.uk or click here to make a referral.
Where to Find Us
- Clydebank Main Building, Room 335 & 338
- Greenock Finnart Street, Room 215
- Greenock Waterfront Campus, Room 204
- Paisley Renfrew Building, Counselling Room & Room 107
STUDENT WELLBEING SERVICE
Our Student Wellbeing Service offers short-term practical and emotional support and guidance to students on any issues affecting their studies and/or mental health and wellbeing. Our Wellbeing Advisors offer one-to-one appointments, a drop-in service, as well as workshops and events. Each campus has a dedicated wellbeing area.
Contact us
For more information or to make an appointment, email wellbeing@wcs.ac.uk
Where to Find Us
- Clydebank Main Building, Room 108
- Greenock Finnart Street, ground floor, next to The Salon
- Greenock Waterfront Campus, Room 101
- Paisley Renfrew Building, corridor near Student Advisory Service
SAFEGUARDING
We have a commitment to safeguarding our students. This means we have a set of procedures and practices, grounded in law, policy and our values, that aim to keep our students safe from a wide range of potential harms, including abuse, neglect or risk to life.
Contact us
If you are worried about your own safety or that of another student, please let your lecturer know, or email safeguarding@wcs.ac.uk
ACTIVE CAMPUS
Our Active Campus Co-ordinator promotes positive physical and mental health and wellbeing by providing a variety of sport and physical activities on campus. Activities include yoga, football, netball, table tennis and a walking group.
Contact us
For more information, email savannah.antoine@wcs.ac.uk
CALM CONNECTIONS & CALM CURRICULUM
We offer mindful meditation sessions to our students. During these sessions, our facilitator will guide you in a variety of techniques including positive affirmations, visualisation, tapping, acupressure self-massage, body scan and muscle work.
We also offer group meditation programmes that aim to help students cope with stress. It is based on mindfulness and relaxation techniques.
Contact us
For more information or to book a session, email sandra.docherty@wcs.ac.uk
THE GREEN ROOM
The Green Room was set up to help support our college community during challenging times and the cost-of-living crisis. Located on each of our campuses, the rooms include dried and tinned foods, clothing (new and pre-loved), toiletries, stationery, toys and period products
Where to Find us
- Clydebank Main Building, Room 008
- Greenock Finnart Street Campus, behind reception
- Greenock Waterfront Campus, Room 101
- Paisley Campus, Renfrew Building, Room 105