The psychological counselling service "Together" was created through the collaboration between the Guidance, Career Service and Inclusion Service and the Department of Education Sciences (DISFOR). The service is run by a team of psychologists and psychotherapists who are experts in issues concerning young adults in general and in learning processes.

The service is free of charge and is reserved for all current or former students of the University of Genoa; it works by appointment and guarantees anonymity and confidentiality of personal data.

The counselling process is carried out on a individual basis: five meetings at regular intervals and then, at approximately 3 months' intervals, a final follow-up meeting.

The general objective of this initiative is to offer the opportunity to find a listening ear and support in relation to situations of personal discomfort that interfere with one's study pathway: doubts or uncertainties regarding one's personal and emotional abilities, but also difficulties in relationships with other students, teachers, or the need to refine one's study method.

The course focuses on the following specific objectives:

• deepening self-knowledge
• activating awareness of personal resources, on an emotional and cognitive level
• supporting change processes
• effective coping with situations of personal difficulty, relational or learning-related difficulties

The courses are usually conducted in person, but the service also offers the possibility of conducting them remotely, in compliance with security and privacy measures, as it is equipped with efficient data protection systems. 

To request an individual counselling session, it is necessary to fill in the online form with all the required information.

After completing the online form, the student will be contacted by the service operators via email or a phone call (which is anonymous) to agree on the start of the course. In some periods there are many requests, so the waiting list may become longer... If you have any doubts about the actual sending of the 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 for the booked meeting twice in a row, he/she will have to make a new request, losing priority in the appointments.

As an alternative to the individual course, small group courses for anxiety and stress management are periodically started. To learn more and sign up for the group course go to Group course for anxiety and stress management