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The "Insieme" psychological counselling service is free of charge and is aimed at all students, PhD students and postgraduate students at the University of Genoa. It works by appointment and guarantees the confidentiality of personal data and respect for privacy
The service is run by a team of psychologists and psychotherapists who are experts in problems concerning young adults in general and in learning processes. You can find here the Linee guida del Servizio Counseling "Insieme"

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Aims of the Counselling Service

The general objective of counselling is to improve the wellbeing of the students of our University and to prevent and alleviate their psychological discomfort and psychosocial maladjustment, offering them the opportunity to find a listening and support space in relation to situations of personal crisis that produce psychological malaise and interfere with their course of study (e.g, doubts or uncertainties regarding one's personal and emotional abilities, difficulties in relationships with other students or with teachers, the need to refine one's study method, etc.). 

The course focuses on the following specific objectives:

  • deepening self-knowledge,
  • activating awareness of personal resources, at an emotional and cognitive level,
  • supporting processes of change,
  • effectively coping with situations of personal, relational or academic-related difficulties.

The psychological counselling service "Together" is not an emergency or urgent service.

How the 'Together' Counselling Service works

The Individual counselling is carried out in the form of individual and group counselling.

The individual counselling is a short, focused type of psychological intervention that usually comprises five regular meetings, either weekly or bi-weekly, plus a final follow-up meeting - follow up after about three months.An integral part of the course is the completion of efficacy evaluation questionnaires by the students. 
The courses take place both in presence and at a distance, always in compliance with security and privacy measures.
The interviews can be conducted in Italian and English.

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This will be followed by: 

  • receipt of receipt of the request by e-mail and subsequent telephone contact by the service (the call will be from a private number or from the Teams platform) to agree on the first reception interview;
  • first reception interview, of about 30 minutes, online on the Teams platform aimed at further investigation of the request, signing of the informed consent and completion of the entry questionnaires;
  • five interviews with the assigned professional, lasting 45/60 minutes, closing of the pathway, completion of the pathway evaluation questionnaires;
  • follow-up interview three months after the conclusion and completion of the follow-up questionnaire.

In some periods, requests are numerous; therefore, it is possible to be placed on a waiting list. 
If you have any doubts about the actual sending of your request or for information about waiting times, you can write an email to counseling@unige.it

For organisational reasons, please note that if the student does not show up twice in a row for the booked meeting, he/she will lose priority in the appointments and will have to make a new request to be received.
As an alternative and/or as a reinforcement to the individual counselling course, small group counselling courses for anxiety and stress management are periodically started. 
To find out more and sign up for the group course go to the page Group counselling course

Professional staff

The staff of the service is made up of external psychologists and psychotherapists, lecturers and researchers from the Department of Education Sciences (DiSFor) with appropriate training in psychology and regular registration with the Order of Psychologists, and administrative staff from the university's career service and inclusion service.

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Last update 17/06/2025