Welcome to the Wellness Desk!
Located on the main floor of the MacOdrum Library, the Wellness Desk is a unique drop-in space for students to learn about resources, connect with trained staff, and decompress during stressful times. The program’s goal is to help dismantle barriers to accessing supports where possible and contribute to the destigmatization of mental health care and discussions on wellness.
When you enter, you’ll be greeted by Wellness Desk staff, who are ready to support you with your mental health and wellness needs. You can chat about what areas you need support on, explore resources with the team, and walk away with services and/or resources to better support you.
Students may visit the Wellness Desk any time during its hours of operation – no appointments necessary!
Why visit the Wellness Desk?
- Connect with trained Wellness Desk staff.
- Explore and connect with resources to support your mental health and wellness.
- Decompress and utilize a variety of grounding and mindfulness tools.
- Experience a calm, safe, and inclusive environment.
- Gain strategies and skills to improve mental health literacy.
Fall 2025 Hours of Operations
Monday-Friday: 9:00am-7:00pm
Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED
Adjusted Hours:
September 10: 9:00am-2:00pm, 4:00pm-7:00pm
September 12: 12:00pm-7:00pm
Frequently Asked Questions
The Wellness Desk is located at 204A MacOdrum Library – the same floor as the main entrance.
Sometimes, life and school can get overwhelming and it’s hard to know where to go for support. The Wellness Desk Team can help you in finding the resources that might work for you – they take away you having to comb through websites and guides to provide you directly with information that will support your mental health and wellness.
The Wellness Desk is also a really great space to take a step away from your studies and de-stress.
The Wellness Desk can help you with anything related to mental health and wellness! They can support you in navigating to resources for a variety of concerns including, but not limited to:
- Academic stress
- Relationship support
- Skills building
- Options for counselling
Just remember, the Wellness Desk does not offer counselling services, but will rather talk with you and figure out together what support would be best for you.
No appointments are needed! Just drop on by whenever the space is open.
Please be mindful that another student might be in the space when you go in, so we ask you knock on the door and remain respectful of others in the space.
No. The Wellness Desk is designed to navigate you to mental health and wellness resources on and off-campus. If you’re looking for Counselling, we recommend checking out Counselling Services or you can chat with the Wellness Desk Team about counselling options.
No. The Wellness Desk area doesn’t allow for students to come and do their course work inside. However, if you need a few minutes to decompress or relax, feel free to pop by. We have plenty of items and materials to help you de-stress!
At this point, we are not looking for volunteers. However, that may change in the future so make sure you stay connected!
If you need to contact the Wellness Desk, please email wellness@carleton.ca. Please note, this email is not monitored 24/7.
Your feedback is important to us. If you have any comments about your services, please complete the Student Feedback Form.
