What We Offer

Our group counseling is geared toward students who suffer from procrastination and who find it difficult to progress in or complete their studies. The group sessions help students tackle the upcoming steps (e.g., attending classes, doing term papers or final theses, preparing for and taking examinations), stick at it, and—at the same time—overcome internal and external hurdles. The goal is for students to complete individual steps and, ultimately, whole projects. Self-observation and self-reflection are used to help students build up an understanding of their actions and to develop concrete strategies for change. Exchanging with other students is at least as important as the therapeutic counseling itself.

Group counseling is ongoing, and one round consists of 8 sessions. Students can be admitted to group counseling at certain times in consultation with the group leader. If necessary, you may have a preliminary discussion with the group leader. If you are interested in group counseling, contact us via ada.pv"AT"uni-hamburg.de.

Do you often feel stressed or worried about your dissertation? Is the situation at work stressing you out? Are there difficulties in supervising your work?  Do you struggle with self-critical and perfectionistic thoughts about your work? Do you sometimes feel alone with these problems or feel like everyone else is doing better? Do you doubt whether you will ever be able to complete your project? Do you lack the motivation to move forward? Or are there so many tasks that you don't know where to start? Can you hardly switch off, do you feel physical stress symptoms?

Would you like to exchange views and thoughts about these issues with other PhD students outside your research group? 

On Nov 14 2024 the new round of the group for PhD students will start! 

The group will take place on the following dates:

14.11., 28.11., 12.12.24, 9.1., 23.1., 6.2., 20.2.25 at 9-11 am

Location: Alsterterrasse 1, 4th floor, room 416

Language: English

Beyond discussing strategies to overcome problems, we would also like to offer a platform for personal exchange among doctoral students from different disciplines. To ensure accessibility for all, the group will be held in English. To maintain a personal atmosphere, we limit the number of participants to about 12 to 14. The sessions are a mix of professional input, practical exercises, discussion and exchange in small groups.

We are happy to accept registration requests for upcoming runs of this offer via our mail portal. Please register for individual counselling and mention the group in your request.

The group will be facilitated by Annette Juchems-Brohl and Bettina Niebuhr.

The psychological counselling centre of the University of Hamburg in cooperation with the association Irre menschlich Hamburg e.V. offer a 5-day workshop for young adults who have (been) affected by mental crises or have relatives who experience mental crises.

 

Especially after contact with a psychiatry, it can be difficult to find the right words for one's own experiences or those of friends and relatives.

 

Afterwards, many questions often arise: How do I feel about having a diagnosis, how do I deal with it myself? And how do I talk about it with other people? What do I say to whom and in what words? Which words suit myself? To whom do I prefer to say nothing? How do I deal with it on social media?

 

In the 5x2 hour workshop, the focus is on how to stand by oneself in difficult times, how and with whom one wants to talk about one's own experiences, for example in one's studies, with friends or online on social media.

 

The workshops are offered by a team of 2 facilitators who have themselves experienced mental health crises and are willing to talk about them. The team includes both roles, the experience from work and the experience of those affected in the psychiatric system.

While holding presentations you get really nervous? You only think of the embarrassment you will experience? To get in contact with others is difficult for you because you only think of doing things wrong and what the others might think about you? You are avoiding going to parties because social interactions are sometimes scaring you? You are postponing things like phone calls because even to think about it makes you nervous? You are only wearing dark clothes so that others cannot see when you are sweating under stress?

Do you suffer from such or similar problems and feel that your private or study life is affected?

The group is for students from UHH, HfbK, HfMT and HCU that have problems with social anxiety. We want to explore how social anxiety develops and stays. It is essential that participants share their own experience of defined aspects in a small group so that you do not feel being alone with these problems any more. We want to work in strategies that can help with dealing with anxiety and giving the opportunity to make better experiences in social situations.

The group takes place once every semester and consists of 7 weekly sessions plus a booster-session after a while. It will be held in person and in German, therefore sufficient German knowledge is required. Please register via our mail portal for more information and for a preliminary meeting to find out if this group can be helpful for you.

Are you easily distracted and erratic? Do you often lose or forget things? Do you have trouble concentrating? Do you often feel nervous and restless? Do you have problems organizing your daily life and studies? Do you often put off difficult tasks that require concentration or avoid them altogether? Do you find it difficult to listen quietly to others without interrupting them?

Do you suffer from these limitations, and do they cause you problems or disadvantages in your studies or personal life? Do you often criticize yourself for these behaviors, feel angry or disappointed with yourself? Did you have these problems already in your school days?

In other words: Have you ever wondered if you might have ADHD? Or do you already have an AD(H)S diagnosis and suffer from the problems described?

The group offer "ADHD?" is aimed at students who experience ADHD-specific  difficulties and restrictions in their studies and private life, such as strong distractibility, concentration problems, difficulties in self-organization, restlessness. Participation in the group does not (yet) require an ADD or ADHD diagnosis. The group is intended to help students cope with their studies and the difficulties in their private lives that arise from the above-mentioned limitations and behaviors. The exchange with other affected students is at least as important as the therapeutic support by the moderators.

Topics include: What is ADHD (for me), diagnostics and treatment options, self-organization, structuring one's own learning process, learning strategies, discovering and activating resources and strengths, overcoming social difficulties, dealing with strong feelings and impulsivity.

The group comprises 8 meetings, always on Mondays 15 - 16.30. It will be held in person and in German, therefore sufficient German knowledge is required. We offer one individual meeting before to clarify conditions and expectations. The current round has started and we cannot consider any further registrations. At the moment it is not yet decided whether there will be further courses. If you are interested in the group, please contact us via our mail portal. Please use the registration for individual counseling and mention the group as your reason for registering. We will add you to our list of interested persons and contact you as soon as we have further information.