THE PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLING OFFICE
The Psychological Counselling Office is a safe and inclusive space for students and staff of Comenius University, including LGBTQIA+ individuals. All counselling services are provided free of charge.
We support mental health and wellbeing, and the development of skills that can make it easier to cope with everyday challenges. We are here for you when you need support navigating your studies, work, or personal life, when you are going through a difficult period, or when you are looking for a space to talk and receive support.
Our services and areas of focus
- Individual psychological counselling
- Group sessions
- E-mail psychological counselling
- Career counselling
- Workshops and educational activities
Psychological Counselling
Counselling may be helpful when you:
- have been experiencing sadness, anxiety, or a sense of emptiness for a longer period of time
- find it difficult to establish relationships with others or feel isolated
- are going through a difficult life situation or feel overwhelmed
- have been experiencing long-term sleep problems or have noticed changes in your everyday habits, including eating habits, in your studies or in your life in general
- feel a lack of meaning or fulfilment
- have concerns about your mental health and would like to talk to someone about them
- other...
Counselling is not intended to address acute or crisis situations in which you need immediate help. For example:
- the situation you are experiencing feels unbearable
- you are experiencing distressing or life-threatening thoughts
In such cases, please contact: IPčko +421 800 500 333; National Mental Health Support Line +421 800 193 193, League for Mental Health +421 800 800 566
Counselling Session Booking
After completing the contact form (sign-in using your UNIBA email address), you can book an appointment through the booking system, where you can choose one of the available time slots with a specific counsellor.
Contact form
What to expect from a counselling session:
Counselling takes the form of a confidential conversation between the client and the counsellor. Sessions are held in person at the CU Counselling Office or online.
- one session lasts 50 minutes
- the first session focuses on your current situation and the reasons that brought you to counselling
Counselling guidelines:
- our counselling services are provided in accordance with the Code of Ethics
- you can use the service if you are an enrolled student at Comenius University (i.e. you have active student status at CU) or if you are employed by Comenius University
- counselling is provided for up to 10 sessions per academic year
- if you need to cancel or excuse yourself from a session, please notify your counsellor by email at least 24 hours before the scheduled session
If you have not found the information you were looking for or have any further questions, please email us at: psychologicka-poradna@uniba.sk
Between 2025 and 2028, the services of the CU Psychological Counselling Office are supported through the project “Supporting Counselling Services and Improving Students’ Mental Health.” The project is co-financed by the European Union under the Programme Slovakia and is implemented by the CU Psychological Counselling Office.