Engineering counselling


To book an appointment with a counsellor contact Counselling Services.

To learn more about our team of engineering counsellors and their areas of therapeutic interest and expertise read their biographies.


Engineering Counselling offers individual counselling to registered students. This service is confidential and voluntary. 

Here are a few issues that a counsellor could help you with:

  • stress management
  • anxiety
  • depression
  • relationship issues
  • family struggles
  • self-esteem
  • grief
  • transition/adjustment 
  • sexual abuse 
  • eating disorders 
  • roommate problems

Our Engineering counsellors are located in E2 1772. To book an appointment with Counselling Services, please call 519-888-4096.

Office hours:

  • Monday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST 
  • Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. EST

Our team

Lihua Yang, MSW, RSW

Counsellor, Counselling Services l66yang@uwaterloo.ca

Roles and responsibilities:

  • Provides short-term brief, personal counselling to students
  • Helps connect students to appropriate wellness-based resources, on and off campus

Group: Counselling Services (Campus Wellness)

Spencer Small, MSW, RSW

Counsellor, Counselling Services ssmall@uwaterloo.ca

Roles and responsibilities:

  • Provides short-term brief, personal counselling to students
  • Helps connect students to appropriate wellness-based resources, on and off campus

Group: Counselling Services (Campus Wellness)

photo of Apryl St. Cyr

Apryl St. Cyr, MSW, RSW

Counsellor, Counselling Services Apryl.stcyr@uwaterloo.ca

Roles and responsibilities:

  • Provides short-term brief, personal counselling to students
  • Helps connect students to appropriate wellness-based resources, on and off campus

Group: Counselling Services (Campus Wellness)

Tamara Menon

Tamara Menon, MSW, RSW

Counsellor, Counselling Services t2menon@uwaterloo.ca

Roles and responsibilities:

  • Provides short-term brief, personal counselling to students
  • Helps connect students to appropriate wellness-based resources, on and off campus

Group: Counselling Services (Campus Wellness)