UHH offers students coaching and workshops on a variety of topics, including dealing with procrastination, making decisions, dealing with test and performance anxiety, public speaking and presenting, writing, time management, and stress management and mindfulness techniques. For an overview of the available workshops, and to register, visit: https://www.uni-hamburg.de/campuscenter/beratung/beratungsangebote/workshop-coaching. For more information you can contact Bettina Niebuhr (b.niebuhr"AT"uni-hamburg.de, +49 (0)40 2395 28271, Alsterterrasse 1, 4th Floor).

UHH students who would like to receive psychological counselling can make an appointment here: https://www.psychologische-beratung.uni-hamburg.de/en/startseite-english/. UHH's psychological counselling services include: 

• initial orientation meeting (focused on assessing the situation and determining possible next steps);
• open consultation hour (on Mondays, 11 am - 12 pm, Alsterterrasse 1, 4th Floor - please register before 11 am for a short (10-15 min.); individual counselling session);
• group counselling on specific topics (comprising 6-8 90-120 min. sessions; topics include procrastination, stress management, facing stigma, social anxiety, perfectionism, ADHD);
• individual counselling sessions (in Arabic / English / French / German / Spanish);
• individual and group counselling for students with mental illness (HOPES)
• as well as a variety of workshops and coachings on mental health topics

For an overview of UHH’s counselling services for students, see https://www.uni-hamburg.de/healthycampus and https://www.uni-hamburg.de/campuscenter/beratung/beratungsangebote/psychologische-beratung/unsere-angebote.html 

The Studierendenwerk’s counsellors, located at Grindelallee 9, 3rd Floor, can also provide help identifying and accessing relevant counselling services in Hamburg. They can be reached at +49 (0)40 41902155. See https://www.stwhh.de/en/counselling/counselling-centre-for-social-international-affairs-besi for their opening hours.

Psychology students provide counselling to students through the general students’ committee (“AStA”) every Friday, 2 - 6 pm via Zoom (https://uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/93565713650; passcode: 85400567, no appointment needed). AStA counsellors do not provide psychotherapy, but can help find orientation and self-clarification. They can be contacted at psych-beratung"AT"asta.uni-hamburg.de. AStA also organises Safe Space and Open Gathering events every 1st Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm; for more information, see: https://www.asta-uhh.de/2-beratung/05-psychologische-unterstuetzung.html (scroll down for English).

UHH staff who would like to receive psychological counselling can contact Anna Waldmann (anna.waldmann"AT"uni-hamburg.de, +49 (0)40 2395 22302 / +49 (0)151 26825818, Welckerstraße 8) or Sophie Richter (sophie.richter"AT"uni-hamburg.de, +49 (0)40 2395 25300, Welckerstraße 8), as well as sozialberatung"AT"uni-hamburg.de or beratungszentrumgesundheit.uhh"AT"uni-hamburg.de

Staff seeking help responding to students in need of psychological support can contact Ronald Hoffmann (ronald.hoffmann"AT"uni-hamburg.de, +49 (0)40 2395 23646) or Annette Juchems-Brohl (annette.juchems-brohl"AT"uni-hamburg.de; +49 (0)40 2395 23303).

UHH supports staff returning to work after long-term or severe illness with a dedicated programme: https://www.kus.uni-hamburg.de/en/themen/gesundheit-familie-soziales-gleichstellung/soziale-beratungsangebote/bem.html

UHH also provides mediation services for workplace conflicts. For more information, or to access this services, contact Sonja Nielbock (sonja.nielbock"AT"uni-hamburg.de, +49 (0)40 2395 29780, Welckerstraße 8, Room 5.14) or Eike Mordhorst (eike.karen.mordhost"AT"uni-hamburg.de, +49 (0)40 2395 29548 / +49 (0)151 29803266, Welckerstraße 8, Room 5.17), or visit: https://www.kus.uni-hamburg.de/en/themen/gesundheit-familie-soziales-gleichstellung/soziale-beratungsangebote/konfliktpraevention-beratung.html

For an overview of UHH's psychosocial support services see https://www.uni-hamburg.de/healthycampus