Q. What is stress counselling for students?

It’s a guided process where a counsellor helps students understand why their brain is short-circuiting under pressure and teaches practical ways to manage academic stress, exam fear, and performance anxiety.

Q. How does stress counselling help students during exams?

It calms the panic, gives them grounding techniques, fixes unhealthy study habits, and helps them think clearly instead of freezing the moment they open the question paper.

Q. Why do students experience academic stress?

Because they’re juggling expectations from teachers, parents, peers, and themselves — all while trying to remember chapters they barely had time to learn.

Q. When should a student go for stress counselling?

When stress turns into physical symptoms, study avoidance, panic attacks, sudden loss of confidence, or when exams feel impossible no matter how much they study.

Q. What happens during a student counselling session?

Real talk, not lectures. They unpack what’s stressing them, learn coping tools, fix their routine, and break anxiety loops that keep derailing their focus.

Q. Is stress counselling effective for exam anxiety?

Yes. Students learn how to stop overthinking, calm their body, and regain focus so they don’t blank out during the exam.

Q. What are the signs of exam stress in students?

Re-reading the same line 20 times, irritability, stomach aches, crying spells, panic before tests, avoiding books, or suddenly “organizing everything” instead of studying.