Psychological counselling service

he Psychological Counselling Service is a free psychological consultation and support service offered by the Guidance and Tutoring Centre (COT) at the University of Palermo.

Students can seek psychological counselling to discuss any emotional or psychological difficulties that may arise during their university studies with a licensed psychologist-psychotherapist.
The service’s main goal is to provide a safe space for listening, support, clarification, and reflection on personal, relational, and family issues. The aim is to help students find suitable strategies to cope with difficult times.

The counselling intervention is designed to prevent and/or treat psychological distress in students. Its purpose is to foster a healthy adaptation to the university environment, promote psychological well-being, and encourage individual autonomy and responsibility. It also helps students address personal, emotional-cognitive, and relational difficulties.

The counselling can be provided through individual or group psychological support.

Individual Sessions: the service offers short- or medium-term consultations. This can range from a few meetings up to a maximum of ten for short-term support, or from twelve to twenty-four meetings for medium-term support. Integrated interventions with the Psychiatric Service of the University Polyclinic can also be arranged.
Group Sessions: for group psychological support, the service offers bi-weekly, medium- to long-term meetings.

The service is available to all Italian and international students at the main campus, as well as those at the territorial centers of Agrigento, Caltanissetta, and Trapani, and to students on mobility programs.

You can attend the sessions in-person at the COT office or online via Microsoft Teams.

All psychological interventions are conducted with the utmost respect for your privacy and professional confidentiality, as required by the Code of Ethics for Psychologists. This applies to both the content of the consultation and the service itself.

For international students, consultations are also available in English.
The psychological counselling service managed by the COT is part of a larger university service called S.I.A.S.P.

For more information or to request an appointment, please email: counsellingpsicologico.cot@unipa.it, siasp@unipa.it

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