Psychological Student Counseling
School of Business
Psychological Student Counseling
Our offer for the School of Business
Are academic stress or personal matters weighing on you?
We offer confidential and free counseling support for students.
Our services:
- Individual counseling - for personal or study-related problems
- Group programs - e.g., on time management, stress management, and relaxation techniques
Please note:
We do not provide psychotherapy. If you are experiencing symptoms of a mental illness, we will gladly assist you in finding psychotherapeutic support.
Psychotherapy resources:
- General information: Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists
- Appointment service: Patient Service (Phone: 116117)
- Local psychotherapists: Associations of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Rhineland-Palatinate and Hessen (websites available only in German)
- Your health insurance company can also assist with therapy-related questions.
Mental Health Tips
| SOS Tips for Exams | |
| PDF, 81 KB | |
| SOS Tips for the Examination Period | |
| PDF, 83 KB | |
| Tips for a Stress-free Semester - Time Management | |
| PDF, 163 KB | |
| Mental Health Tips for the Christmas Season | |
| PDF, 108 KB | |
Current events
Learn how to stay calm in exam situations and perform at your full potential even under pressure (e.g. in a final retake). This session offers strategies and practical tips to help you succeed even in challenging exams. You will also receive important information from the Examinations Office, for example on procedures in case of illness.
The session is scheduled online for Thursday, May 7, 2026, from 16:00 to 17:30.
To participate, please register in advance by sending a short email to psychologischeberatung.wirtschaft (at) hs-mainz.de.
Gain an introduction to the fundamentals of relaxation and try out various relaxation techniques under guidance, such as progressive muscle relaxation and breathing exercises.
The session is scheduled online for Tuesday, May 19, 2026, from 17:00 to 18:30.
To participate, please register in advance by email.
Internal counseling options
- Counseling for student parents and pregnant students
- KoSeKo - Cooperation and Self-Learning Competence
- Incoming exchange students
- Counselling for students with disabilities/impairments
- Researching & writing
- Career Center
- Psychological counseling for students of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- Psychological counseling for students of the School of Design
- Café Lingua
External counseling options
- Catholic university community
- Clinic for psychiatry and psychotherapy, University Hospital Mainz
- Crisis chat
- Protestant student community
- Student Union
- Telephone counseling service
- Telephone counseling service (international)
- Telephone counseling service in English (Samaritans)
Telefon +44 116 123 - Telephone counseling service in German and Turkish
(Other languages by arrangement)
Muslim Telephone Counselling: +49 30 443 50 98 21 - Telephone counseling service in Russian
Telefon Doweria: +49 30 440 30 84 54 - Telephone counseling service in Ukrainian and Russian
Helpline Ukraine: 0800 500 2250 - Women’s helpline
- Healthy Studying, Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research
