Psychosocial Counselling

Other Services

• Psychological advice for students of Leipzig University

  An additional psychological counselling service is offered on Mondays and Fridays at the Student Service Centre of Leipzig University. Appointments must be booked via email. Further information is available on the Leipzig University website.

• Counselling services provided by the student organizations

  In addition to Studentenwerk, the student organizations (StudentInnenRäte) of Leipzig University, HTWK Leipzig and HTM provide counselling services for students in problematic situations as well. Further they provide help and assistance in organizing and handling everyday student life.

  • Student organization of Leipzig University
  • Student organization  of HTWK
  • Student organization of HTM
• Psychological advice for teacher training programme students

  Students participating in the teacher training programme can make use of the psychological counseling office at the Zentrum für Lehrer:innenbildung und Schulforschung of Leipzig University. In addition to counseling interviews, Annett Ammer-Wies, licensed psychologist and systemic therapist and counselor (SG), offers workshops on various issues like examinations and postponing. Further information and contact can be found on the website of the Leipzig university. 

• Nightline – the help and information hotline

  At night, students at all universities have the opportunity to express their concerns anonymously over the phone. At the other end of the line is a trained person who actively listens and can also refer you to an appropriate counselling service, if necessary. The trained persons are students themselves.

  The Nightline in Leipzig can be reached during the lecture period every Monday to Friday from 9.00 p.m. to midnight by calling + 49 341 973 7777.
  Further information is available on the Facebook page „Nightline Leipzig„, on their website or per per e-mail.

• Self-help groups

  The self-help group geist:reicht is an offer especially for mentally ill students suffering from work disruption. This group is a university group of the HTWK Leipzig and a work group of the student organization of the Leipzig University. Further information can be found on the geist:reicht website.

• Counselling services to be found on the wesite of the City of Leipzig

  Crisis call center, help hotline, social-psychiatric service, or Samaritan telephone line – on the page of the City of Leipzig you can find all telephone numbers and contact details at a glance.

• Selbsthilfekontaktstelle der Stadt Leipzig

  The self-help contact and information office (SKIS – Selbsthilfekontakt- und Informationsstelle) of the City of Leipzig provides information on self-help and support groups in Leipzig. You can get advice; will be placed in a self-help group, if possible, or get support in establishing a self-help group yourself.

  • Leipziger Selbsthilfe
• Travel insurance for mentally ill persons

  As many international health insurances and travel cancellation insurances exclude mental disorders from insurance coverage, we recommend paying close attention to possible exclusion clauses and reading the General Terms and Conditions carefully.

  On this account, the “Irrsinnig Menschlich e.V.” association has prepared an overview on the subject of travel insurances for mentally ill persons, which the Studentenwerk provides as pdf document.