Study psychologist services for students

• Available support for well-being can be found on the page mental well-being.
• If you need individual arrangements, please contact the accessibility liaisons.
• Individual counselling appointments are limited. Any available times will be released in the booking system on Thursdays between 9:00 and 11:00.
• The Nyyti ry organization supports student’s mental health and ability to study. They arrange groups for students, anonymous chats and online courses about different themes.

Small group interventions and workshops are offered mainly in Finnish. Participants who understand Finnish may also take part in discussions and written exercises in English or Swedish during the sessions. For more information, please check the Finnish language version of this webpage (change language in the upper right corner of the page) or visit the webpage Groups and courses to support ability to study and career planning.

Video: Study stress and exhaustion

Feeling stuck and alone? Experiencing challenges with getting things done? Have you started to feel like nothing you do in your studies is good enough? Watch our video of study stress and exhaustion (subtitles become available when you press the video's CC-button). You can take a closer look at the presentation material (pdf).

For bachelor’s and master’s students, we primarily offer small-group sessions. Many students benefit from meeting other students. At the same time, this allows the study psychologists’ resources to be available to a larger number of students. Individual counselling with a study psychologist is therefore offered only to a limited extent. When possible, we add new appointment times to the booking system on Thursdays between 9:00 and 11:00. You may book an appointment with any study psychologist who has availability. However, bachelor’s and master’s students cannot book time slots reserved for doctoral researchers.

With a study psychologist, you can discuss topics that are also covered in the study psychologists’ Support for Studies materials - have a look! The aim of individual counselling is to help make your studies more meaningful, support smoother progress in your studies, and increase your self-understanding. During the counselling process, we work together to examine your actions, thoughts, experiences, and emotions. During and between appointments, new approaches may be tried out and skills practised. Study psychologists are bound by confidentiality and will not disclose information about a student to third parties unless otherwise explicitly agreed.

The number of counselling sessions is 1–5, and the exact number is always agreed upon together with the student. Each counselling session lasts 45–60 minutes. Study psychologists primarily offer in-person counselling. For justified reasons, in-person counselling may be replaced with remote counselling. You may request remote meetings by emailing the study psychologist with whom you have booked an appointment.

If you need to cancel a booked appointment, please do so as early as possible either via the booking system or by sending a text message directly to the study psychologist. You can find the study psychologists’ contact details in the staff directory. An appointment cancelled in advance can be used at a later time. An appointment that is not cancelled will be counted as a used counselling session.

Individual counselling is primarily aimed at doctoral researchers who are funded by a grant or other external sources. If you are employed by the university, you should primarily seek services from occupational health. In Flamma you can find more information about occupational health services. 

A study psychologist can offer an external perspective outside your doctoral programme, for example on the following challenges related to doctoral studies:

• stress
• motivation issues
• procrastination
• balancing studies with other aspects of life
• challenges related to supervision of the dissertation

Book an individual counselling session via the booking system. Make sure to select a time slot reserved for doctoral researchers from the dropdown menu. New appointment times are added to the booking system on Thursdays.

Study psychologists primarily offer in-person counselling. If necessary, you may request remote counselling when booking by sending an email to the study psychologist with whom you are making an appointment. You can find the study psychologists’ contact details in the staff directory.

Centrum: Snellmaninkatu 12 (room 331); Fabianinkatu 30 (4th floor, Kaisa House Guidance Facilities)

Kumpula: Chemicum, room A117 (map)

Viikki: Infokeskus Korona, Viikinkaari 11, 2nd floor, room 2043

Meilahti: Haartmaninkatu 3, room B111

The study psychologists' shared email address is opintopsykologi@helsinki.fi. Please observe that you cannot book an appointment through email.

What types of issues can I contact a study psychologist about? What happens at an appointment with a study psychologist? Find answers to frequently asked questions.

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