Psychological counseling

How it works

The counseling service is available to all students who need support in coping with stress in their everyday life or studies. You can talk about any topic that concerns you - either privately or during your studies.

Individual counseling sessions are confidential and can be anonymous if desired. The sessions are non-binding and free of charge. Counseling is made possible through several consecutive sessions and, if necessary, support in finding a suitable therapy place. The number of sessions is determined individually by the counselor. There is no therapy at the Studierendenwerk.

Upon agreement with you, the psychological counseling session will take place in person in our counseling rooms or by telephone.

Possible topics

• depressive mood
• identity crises
• self-esteem problems
• Unmanageable exhaustion or overload
• Feeling overwhelmed, e.g. due to excessive demands for perfection
• Conflicts with parents or in a relationship
• fears
• exam nerves
• Graduation problems
• Writer's block
• Loss of structure
• Loneliness due to lack of social encounters
• Psychosomatic complaints (e.g. sleep disorders, palpitations)
• Processing critical life events
• Problematic consumer behavior (alcohol, cannabis, series, games, etc.)
• Experiences of loss

Individual consultation appointment

For appointments, please contact Ms. Nitsche: sozialedienste@stw-rw.de (please include your telephone number). Consultations take place by appointment in person or by telephone.

Open consultation hours for Rostock and Wismar
Tuesday, 09:00 - 11:00 (max. 20 minutes) can be reached under the number: 0381- 4592 808

When to use the open consultation hours?

• I have an urgent matter and don't want to wait long for an appointment.
• I have a very urgent matter.
• I am unsure whether I need support in the form of psychological counseling or therapy.
• I would like to receive information about various therapy options and how I can apply for them.

What to do in a crisis?

A crisis occurs when the person concerned feels that their current life situation is extremely stressful, their mental state is rather unstable and they are no longer able to cope with their current everyday life, or can only do so with great effort. Further characteristics are the presence of danger to oneself or others and a pronounced need for help.

Psychiatric clinics

In the event of a crisis, patients can be seen at all three psychiatric clinics around the clock without an appointment! An appointment can be made on site or by telephone.

Rostock:

Psychiatric outpatient clinic of the Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

Gehlsheimer Str. 20, 18147 Rostock, Tel.: 0381 494 9689

Wismar:

Sana HANSE-Klinikum Wismar, Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Störtebekerstraße 6, 23966 Wismar, Tel.: 03841 331 280

Schwerin:

HELIOS Kliniken Schwerin GmbH, Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

Wismarsche Str. 393-397, 19049 Schwerin, Tel.: 0385 520 3276

In urgent cases, you can also find help by telephone here:

Telefonseelsorge

Tel.: 0800 111 0 111 (Protestant)
Around the clock, anonymous, free of charge Tel.: 0800 111 0 222 (Catholic)
Online chat of the telephone counseling service
Website of the telephone counseling service

Telephone Doweria

Around the clock, anonymous, language: Russian Tel.: 030 440 308 454
Online chat (Tuesday and Thursday 20-22 h):
Website Telefon Doweria

Muslim counseling hotline

Tel.: 030 443 509 821

Around the clock, anonymous, languages: German, on request Turkish, Arabic, Urdu and others
Website Muslim helpline

Number against grief and for addiction and drug problems

Phone: 01806 31 30 31
Around the clock, anonymous, 20 c/call landline, 60 c/call mobile
Website Number against grief for addiction and drug problems

SeeleFon

Tel.: 0228 7100 2424
The Bundesverband der Angehörigen psychisch erkrankter Menschen e. V. offers this anonymous service for mentally ill people and family members.
Monday to Thursday: 10-12 a.m. + 2-8 p.m., Friday: 10-12 a.m. + 2-6 p.m.
Website SeeleFon

Number against grief

Children and youth hotline (Monday to Saturday: 2-8 p.m.) Tel.: 0800 116 111
Parents' hotline (Mon to Fri: 9-11 a.m., Tue + Thu: 5-7 p.m.) Tel.: 0800 111 0 550
Nummer gegen Kummer e. V. is the umbrella organization for the largest free telephone advice service for children, young people and parents.
Website Nummer gegen Kummer

Access to ambulatory psychotherapists

Online search of the KVMV

The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KVMV) has set up an online search function for psychotherapists in private practice in your area with different treatment focuses. You can enter your zip code in the search field and receive an overview of psychotherapists in private practice. The search can be narrowed down in terms of accessibility and treatment method, among other things.

Online search function therapy places

Other specialized counseling centers in Rostock

Psychological counseling center for parenting, family and life issues, pregnancy counseling

• Opening hours: Monday to Thursday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Friday: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• City center: Bergstraße 10, 18057 Rostock, Tel. 0381 277 57
• Lütten Klein: Stockholmer Str. 1, 18107 Rostock, Tel.: 0381 713 008

Website Rostock City Mission

Integrated counseling center (addiction, family, debt and general life counseling) Caritas Mecklenburg e. V.

• City center: Augustenstraße 85, 18055 Rostock, Tel.: 0381 454 720
• Dierkow: Hannes-Meyer-Platz 27, 18146 Rostock, Tel.: 0381 600 9110

Website Caritas Rostock

Addiction counseling and addiction treatment center of the Volkssolidarität Rostock-Stadt e. V.

Goethestraße 16, 18055 Rostock, Tel.: 0381 492 3441
Website Volkssolidarität Rostock (addiction counseling)

Protestant addiction counseling center gGmbH

Dalwitzhofer Weg 1, 18055 Rostock, Tel.: 0381 455 128
Website Protestant Addiction Counseling Center

pro familia e. V. (sexual, pregnancy and family planning counseling)

Wismarsche Straße 6-7 (entrance Feldstraße), 18057 Rostock, Tel.: 0381 313 05
Website pro familia Rostock

Specialist advice center against sexualized violence

Ernst-Haeckel-Straße 1, 18059 Rostock, Tel.: 0381 440 3290
Website “Stark machen e.V.”

Self-help groups

Self-help means taking health and social problems and their solutions into your own hands and becoming active together with others. It offers a wide range of experiences, contacts, courage and strength. At selbsthilfe-mv.de you will find a database with a search function in which you can filter for your concerns and your place of residence: Self-help M-V