Counselling and Accessibility Services offers support for current students trying to manage the complexities of college life. Students are seen on a voluntary basis.
Our services can help students fulfil their personal and academic potential through individual and/or group supports.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, counselling and accessibility services are being offered online and by phone. Our services are free, confidential and available to all registered Seneca students. Students who feel they require support can reach out to Seneca’s Counselling & Accessibility office by phone at their campus extension or email at senecacnas@senecacollege.ca to schedule an appointment. Appointments can be provided by phone, email or video chat.
- King Campus: 416.491.5050 ext. 55157
- Markham Campus: 416.491.5050 ext. 77508
- Newnham Campus: 416.491.5050 ext. 22900
- Seneca@York Campus: 416.491.5050 ext. 33150
Support for accommodations
Book an appointment with a counsellor if you:
- wish to discuss accommodations
- require changes or updates to your accommodations
- have a temporary accommodation letter that has expired or is expiring in the current term, and you continue to require accommodations
If your accommodation letter was issued after September 2018 and has already been set up in Clockwork, log in to the student portal to have your letter distributed to your professor(s) for the current term.
If you are in crisis or have immediate concerns outside our hours of operation, the following resources are available:
- Good2Talk: call 1.866.925.5454 or text GOOD2TALKON to 686868
- Mental Health Helpline: call 1.866.531.2600
- Your nearest hospital emergency room
Our Counsellors
Seneca counsellors are always approachable and supportive. They hold professional degrees in counselling-related fields and balance their theoretical background with extensive practical experience. Our counsellors are continually updating their knowledge in order to meet the needs of students. Counselling and Accessibility Services staff are members of a variety of professional associations including: Ontario College Counsellors (O.C.C.), College Committee on Disability Issues (C.C.D. I.) and some professional colleges which are governed by the Regulated Health Care Professionals Act (RHPA).
Accessibility Counsellors
Some students may have functional limitations that impact their ability to fully engage with their academic work. Identifying the appropriate academic accommodations for a student with a disability in the postsecondary environment is critical to ensure students are supported during their time at Seneca. Our counsellors work with students to identify individual accommodation needs so that students can more fully participate in their academic studies.
Learning Strategists
Seneca’s Learning Strategists are here to provide assistance to you for:
- Getting organized for your semester
- Improving your time management
- Helping to identify your most effective note taking strategies and tools
- Learning how to use your textbooks more effectively
- Increasing comprehension
- Teaching more effective memory strategies
- Tackling assignments
- Augmenting your writing stills
- Developing group work dynamics and presentation skills
- More effective exam prep
- Learning how to be a more confident, less stressful test taker
- Applying prescribed and learned AT to your course work
Assistive Technologists
Our Assistive Technologists provide individual assessment and training on the use of assistive technology software and devices in the classroom.
Study Skills and Academic Development
- Organizational skills and time management
- Test anxiety and stress management
- Test preparation and assignment planning
- Listening skills and note-taking
- Reading textbooks
- Study and memory techniques
Resources and forms
Resources and forms related to accessibility and accommodations.
- Checklist for New Students with Disabilities
- Functional Limitation Assessment Form (Medical Certificate)
Contact Us
Students in need of support or services please call or come into one of the campus offices to book an appointment.
Newnham Campus
Room E2427
416.491.5050 ext. 22900
647.475.1465
King Campus
Room GH2118
416.491.5050 ext. 55157
905.833.7455
Markham Campus
Room 280
416.491.5050 ext. 77508
905.946.1581
Seneca@York Campus
Room S1175
416.491.5050 ext. 33150
416.650.0371