College of the North Atlantic (MyCNA)

Personal Support

Counselling Services

Responses from the contest:

Q: Why do you think it's important to have counselling readily available?

43 entries collected

It is important to have counselling readily available because it gives individuals who struggle with their mental health a safe space to express themselves and feel heard in a time where they need it.

- Colleen

Counselling can save somebody's life; a conversation and sharing of feelings can lift a weight off someone's shoulders.

- Anna

I believe it is extremely important to have counselling readily available because mental health support can be truly life-changing—and in some cases, life-saving. As someone currently enrolled in a Mental Health and Addictions program, I understand both personally and academicall

- Krista Strickland

having counselling readily available is important because it can help people get the help they need in a hurry. it’s a really good way to connect with resources and support that can guide them.

- Danielle

It is important to have counselling readily available because when someone needs help sometimes it is urgent and cannot wait until the next day or week.

- Heidi Croft-Mansfield

Students experience urgent emotional and mental health issues that can negatively impact their overall wellbeing. Quick access helps to address these challenges before they escalate.

- Isabelle Rumbolt

Counselling offers a safe environment where individuals are supported and encouraged to explore their thoughts and feelings - a crucial component for mental health support.

- Renee

its important because a lot of pressure on people need to address their stress and it helps to see a counceller to address it to help them cope better, and feel better about themselves

- jennifer(jane) holwell

Not everyone is built the same. Counselling services is needed to keep things at a level playing field so everyone can get through life's ups and downs 😁

- Shaikh

To find peace and for people to go easy on themselves in terms of over-thinking.

- Kelvin Oti Agyemang

Having counselling readily available could give someone the comfort of knowing there is always someone there...that they are not alone.

- Melisa Bennett

Everyone has a lot on their plate these days. As much as we try our best to navigate through whatever we have going on, sometimes we need an unbiased ear to just listen and maybe make suggestions.

- Karla Dymond

There is times when people have breakdowns and need help in a more or less last minute need. Not everyone can wait for a month to talk about their problems while they wait for appointments.

- nancy tapp

Everyone's mental health is important, supports are needed for everyone, and counselling works.

- Lorraine O'Leary

It’s very important because with all the stigma around mental health its good to know there’s someone that is willing to sit down and talk

- Mackenzie Rose

To know that someone is there to listen and to empathize, means that I do not have to deal with things on my own. I am comforted to know that I am not alone and that I have support at all times.

- Jennifer Collins

Counselors teach coping mechanisms and provide ongoing support and guidance throughout career training preventing the anxiety and stress that can come with successes and failures of education.

- Rhonda

Because you never know what somebody may be going through, or could go through in an instant.

- Jane

As I am internatinal student I know what the loneliness and pressure is. According to me, counselling is very crucial in all campuses for students all students.

- Anjla khuttan

It can help with mental health and overall wellbeing!

- Jessica Holloway

Counselling helps you recognize that you are not alone...there are helpers.

- Ciaran Johnson

the window when someone is ready to talk to someone can open and close depending on the individual, talking to someone is not always easy, when someone finds the courage to do so, availability is key.

- Thomas Dunphy

It's nice to know you have someone to talk to no matter what the situation may be an it gives a sense of comfort that your not alone,sometimes listening is often the only thing needed to help someone

- Kayla king

Because students, faculty and staff all deserve to be able to talk to someone. Its hard to know what's happening in someone's personal life and counselling isn't always easy to get and can be costly.

- Maddie Lake

Counselling is needed because the world we live in comes with challenges and life lessons that are hard to navigate. It is important to have a counsellor that you can talk to and not feel judged.

- Mya Lieb

Everyone has mental health, and anyone could need support at any time. Counsellors provide vital support to students going through personal and academic challenges.

- Jodi

Being a college student comes with its trials and tribulations from various factors, therefore counselling made readily available to students makes an easy pathway for students to seek help.

- Mwamba Chipulu

Having counseling readily available at college is super important because it helps students manage stress and anxiety during a challenging time.

- Lilly Tricco

It’s always important to know that you’re never alone no matter what life brings to you

- Kailey

it is important for mental health . helping us navigate through

- Trena Hynes

You never know when it is needed and its great to have it there when you do. It also gives comfort to people when they know there is someone out there to listen.

- Jackie Jesso

Counseling is important because everyone has their ups and downs, and trying to go through life without a support system of some sort is incredibly taxing; especially when school is a factor.

- Ryland

Counselling is important because it helps us when we feel sad, scared, or confused. It’s like talking to someone who listens and helps us feel better. Having it ready means we can get help quickly when we need it.

- Rachel Spurrell

It can provide an outlet to say everything you feel you can't say. Having an outsider's perspective can change how you think. Going through something is much harder when you're keeping it all inside.

- Aileen

I know firsthand how important it is to have counselling readily available. The very fact that it is a service that we can count on when we need it is incredibly important. No one on Earth can know when we are going to get a shock to the system and how wonderful it is to have thi

- Stephen Nolan

I think it's important to have counselling readily available because students often face personal and academic stress that can affect their success and well-being.

- Kelsey dehann

A lot of people cannot find help anywhere else.

- Aubrey

Counselling today, is a necessity of our everyday existence. Most people, one way or another, will find themselves in a position where guidance is needed to help with any circumstances that may arise.

- Carol Jesso

To have support during challenging life transitions & changes

- Elijah Doucette

For times when you need to get things off your chest and find ways to cope and make it through it all. Counselling is important to have available because of their huge impact on people’s lives.

- Makaila

Access to counselling is vital for swift mental health support, preventing escalation of issues and promoting well-being.

- Aamir

I feel that life has so many competing priorities in today's world, that when someone goes to school, it just adds to the pressure and a lot of people need some counselling to help navigate through.

- Heather Rowbottom

Because you never know when the need might arise! Anything from education and career planning to mental health and wellness concerns, we all need a little help sometimes. :)

- Lisa Marshall

Contest Rules

‘Counselling & Psychotherapy Month’ Contest

1. Eligibility
This contest is open only to students, faculty and staff of College of the North Atlantic (“CNA”) Newfoundland and Labrador. To participate in the Contest, you must be a natural person (i.e., not a corporate entity); have reached the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry into the Contest; and have complied with the Contest rules as provided herein (the “Rules”). All staff from the Marketing, Communications, and Counselling Services departments of CNA are excluded, as is anyone living in the same household.

2. Entry
Contest entries will only be accepted online by filling out the form available at https://www.cna.nl.ca/MyCna/Personal-Support/Counselling-Services or https://www.cna.nl.ca/mycna/counselling-services. This Contest runs from 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2025 until 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Submissions will be accepted for the duration of the contest period only. No purchase necessary to enter or win. All those entering the contest must complete the Counselling & Psychotherapy Month Contest Form for successful submission into the prize draw. Entrants are responsible for the cost of their connection to the Contest website via the Internet. CNA does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to the Contest website.
By entering the Contest, each Entrant agrees to be bound by the Rules. An Entrant may not submit more than one Entry. If it is discovered that an entrant has submitted more than one Entry, such Entrant will be disqualified from participating in the Contest. Any attempt by an entrant to submit more than one Entry by using multiple email addresses or any other means will void all Entries for such entrant. Entries that are late, lost, incomprehensible, misdirected, contain an erroneous phone and/or email address or that do not otherwise conform to the Rules may be disqualified by CNA. The Released Parties (defined below) are not responsible for, and accept no lability whatsoever in relation to, any lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, invalid or illegible Entries (all of which are void). Proof of entry submission does not constitute proof of receipt by CNA.

3. Grand Prize
There is (1) prize (the “Prize”) consisting of one $100 Visa card. The Prize is available to be won by one single Prize winner (a “Prize Winner”). The approximate cash value of the Prizes is $100. The Prize will be distributed within 60 calendar days after the Prize Winner has been successfully notified of their Prize and fulfilled the requirements set out herein. The Prize must be accepted as awarded and is not transferable, substitutable, refundable, assignable or convertible to cash (except as may be specifically permitted by CNA in its sole and absolute discretion). CNA reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to substitute any Prize or a component thereof with a prize of equal or greater retail value, including, without limitation, a cash award. None of the Released Parties makes any representation or offers any warranty, express or implied, as to the quality or fitness of the Prize awarded in connection with the Contest. Any other costs or expenses, including taxes on he Prize, incurred by a Prize Winner in claiming or using their Prize, not expressly stated herein as being included in the Prize, will be the responsibility of the Prize Winner.
The winner must adhere to the terms and conditions for Visa Gift Cards as outlined at www.visa.ca/en_CA/pay-with-visa/cards/gift-cards.html

4. Prize Terms and Conditions
The Prize will be awarded by a random draw conducted at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2025 by CNA in St. John’s, NL from all eligible Entries received during the Contest Period. The winner will be announced on the MyCNA page no later than 4 p.m., Friday, May 2, 2025.
The selected Entrant will be notified by CNA or its agents by telephone or email no later than 24 hours after draw time and must respond within seven calendar days of notification. If the selected Entrant cannot be contacted using the information provided on the Entry form, within a reasonable time (as determined by CNA), they will be deemed to have refused to agree to accept the Prize as established by these Rules. If the selected Entrant fails to comply with any of the requirements herein, or otherwise fails to comply with the Rules, they will be disqualified and will not receive a Prize and another Entrant may be selected in CNA’s sole discretion.
CNA is not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of a selected entrant to receive notification or of CNA to receive a selected entrant’s response. Chances of winning depend on the number of eligible Entries received. The selected Entrant must agree to accept the Grand Prize as established by these Rules, or further random draws will be held until a Winner is determined.

5. Publicity
By accepting a prize, the Winner grants CNA permission to announce their name as the Winner and to use their name for advertising and publicity purposes without additional compensation. All entrants agree that CNA may contact them to discuss other potential marketing ideas arising from the content of their entry.

6. Limitation of Liability
By entering this Contest, Entrants agree that CNA (including its stakeholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents; collectively, the “Released Parties”) will not be liable for any loss or damage of any kind arising from, or in connection with, this Contest or any prize(s) won. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Released Parties will not be liable for:
(a) any incomplete or inaccurate information, whether caused or provided by Contest entrants, Contest website users or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of Entries;
(b) any theft, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries or the Contest website;
(c) any problems with, or technical malfunctions of, telephone networks or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, viruses or bugs;
(d) any failure of the website during the Contest;
(e) any failure of any entry to be received for any reason including, but not limited to, technical problems, internet traffic, or any combination thereof;
(f) any damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in the Contest or downloading or accessing materials related to the Contest;
(g) printing, distribution, programming or production errors, and any other errors or malfunctions of any kind;
(h) technical, pictorial, typographical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein;
(i) anyone being incorrectly and/or mistakenly identified as a Prize Winner; and/or,
(j) any combination of the above.

7. General
This Contest is subject to all federal, provincial, and municipal laws and regulations applicable in Canada. This Contest is void where prohibited or otherwise restricted by law. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Rules or the rights and obligations of the participants, CNA or any of the other Released Parties in connection with the Contest shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other jurisdiction’s laws.

Residents of Quebec: Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux (“RACJ”) for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the RACJ only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement. For all other entrants, any litigation must be initiated in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Mass Entries, automated Entries, Entries submitted by third parties, and any Entries or Prize claims that are late, fraudulent or delayed will be void. All decisions of CNA with respect to all aspects of the Contest are final and binding on all entrants without any right of appeal. CNA’s failure to enforce any term of these Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

CNA reserves the right to cancel, suspend, withdraw, or amend the Contest or Rules in any way, without prior notice or obligations, in the event of an error, technical problem, computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure, or any other cause beyond the control of CNA that interferes with the conduct of the Contest. Any change to the Rules will be posted at https://www.cna.nl.ca/MyCna/Personal-Support/Counselling-Services and https://www.cna.nl.ca/student-support/counselling-services.

CNA reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to require proof of identity and/or eligibility (in a form acceptable to CNA) for the purposes of verifying the Entrant’s eligibility, the legitimacy of any entry, and/or a Prize claim, or for any other reason CNA deems necessary, in its sole and absolute discretion, for the purposes of administering the Contest in accordance with the Contest Rules or awarding any of the Prize.

8. Privacy
CNA is an educational public body of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. CNA is, therefore, subject to the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (ATIPPA). CNA is collecting your personal information for the purpose of accepting your entry into this contest. This personal information is collected under the authority of the College Act, 1996. All personal information will be stored in accordance with CNA’s normal network and information security measures. Personal information will only be disclosed as required by law. For further information about the collection and use of this information, please contact CNA’s Marketing and Communications department at (709) 643-6408. For more information about the ATIPPA, please visit www.cna.nl.ca/about/atippa.asp.

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