Psychological Support at UHH

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 42838 8271, Alsterterrasse 1, 4th Floor) or Johanna Courtel (johanna.courtel"AT"uni-hamburg.de, +49 (0)40 42838 8925, 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: 

• individual counselling sessions (in Arabic / English / French / German / Spanish);
• group sessions and workshops focused on specific issues (e.g., procrastination, stress management, ADHD, Compassionate Mind Training);
• help finding a therapist in Hamburg;
• short (10 - 15 mins) in-person counselling sessions (by appointment only);
• Short phone counselling sessions (10 - 15 mins) (at +49 (0)40 42838 8916, on Mondays 11 am - 12 pm, no appointment needed)

For an overview of UHH’s counselling services for students, see: https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/campuscenter/beratung/beratungsangebote/psychologische-beratung.html and https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/campuscenter/beratung/beratungsangebote/psychologische-beratung/hopes.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-besifor 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 Stephanie Schwartz (stephanie.schwartz"AT"uni-hamburg.de, +49 (0)40 42838-2302 / +49 (0)151 26825818, Welckerstraße 8) or Anna Schildt (anna.madeleine.schildt"AT"uni-hamburg.de, +49 (0)40 42838-2302, 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 42838 3646) or Annette Juchems-Brohl (annette.juchems-brohl"AT"uni-hamburg.de; +49 (0)40 42838 3303).

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 42838 9780, Welckerstraße 8, Room 5.14) or Eike Mordhorst (eike.karen.mordhost"AT"uni-hamburg.de, +49 (0)40 42838-9548 / +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