Psychosocial Counseling
Overview
HIU's psychosocial counseling service is there for students dealing with difficulties in their personal lives or studies. It offers low-threshold support — mainly help with orientation and decision-making on personal and social matters, as well as developing independence and stronger coping skills.
Goals of Psychosocial Counseling
- Relief in stressful situations
- Help with decision-making and orientation
- Developing coping and problem-solving skills
- Strengthening personal responsibility
- Help with study-related demands
- Drawing on personal resources
- Supporting successful degree completion and preventing dropouts or delays
- Making better use of what the university offers
- Reducing illness-related absences
- Equal opportunity
Counseling Services
Study-related issues
• Learning strategies and time management • Balancing studies and part-time work • Motivation difficulties and procrastination • Study planning and organization • Writer's block and exam anxiety • Difficulty making connections • Bullying, discrimination, and harassment
Issues that indirectly affect studies
• Psychosocial stress • Dealing with stress and mental health difficulties • Crisis support • Help with conflicts • Strategies for handling psychological strain • Support with partnership and family conflicts
Counselors
Jan-Christoph Thiele, M.Sc. Psychologist, Study Coordinator
Contact
Email: psychosoziale-beratung@hi-university.de Appointments can be scheduled via email. Open consultation hours are available. In acute crises, the service provides referrals to emergency services and crisis hotlines. General Contact: Phone: +49 030259309220 Brebacher Weg 15, Haus 2, 12683 Berlin