Considering the dynamics of changes happening in life and the amount of challenges that students face in everyday life, counselling can be an efficient support giving method as it can help deal with difficulties. Counselling has a significant role in preventive models of support for students. In order to provide support in adjustment and process of growth that students go through, and prevent development of harder problems, it is necessary to recognize hardships as soon as possible and react on time. Counseling can play a significant role as it is method of support directed to the process of growth and development of people faced with various difficulties. On making the decision whether to visit a counsellor and seek support through process of counselling, negative effect has the still existing stigma and insecurity about this kind of help. The goal of this paper is to expolore role of counselling as a support giving method and show possible positive consequences that it can bring to students during their process of getting a higher education. Moreover, emphasis is placed upon challenges that are brought upon by academic life.