Learning Enhancement & Academic Development (LEAD)

About LEAD Office Counseling

• Free service for all Western University students wherever you are, online or face to face
• Confidential, individual appointments with a learning skills counselor- Helps successful students, too!
• Further improve performance- Increase efficiency- Learn new study strategies. Get a plan!
• Big assist to students who are experiencing academic difficulties
• Sign up yourself or be referred by a professor or staff member

- If you are experiencing academic difficulties, get a counseling appointment now!

Counseling Steps

Step 1 - Review Staff Profiles

Determine which counselor can provide you with the assistance you need.

 Step 2 - Complete the Assessments (required)

Do The VARK Questionnaire and Jung Typology Test as part of scheduling your appointment. Bring your results - letters and numbers.

Step 3 - Schedule an Appointment (Use Blackboard/WesternU login information)

Counseling appointments -

• Each session is about 45 minutes
• Schedule at least one day in advance
• If a counselor's schedule is blocked in blue even if there is white space next to it, do NOT try to make an appointment then
• Any appointment added to an already blocked time will be declined

Step 4 - Arrive for your Appointment

If you have to cancel, please give us at least 24 hours notice.

Step 5 - Follow up

Counseling is almost always an ongoing process. Be prepared.