{"id":50,"date":"2022-03-09T16:55:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T16:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fsdrwp.htu.tuwien.ac.at\/wordpress\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-03-21T15:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:59:17","slug":"psychological-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fsdr.at\/index.php\/psychological-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d9f902c2a15\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d9f902c2a15\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/fsdr.at\/index.php\/psychological-care\/#Students\" title=\"Students\">Students<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/fsdr.at\/index.php\/psychological-care\/#Student_Support\" title=\"Student Support\">Student Support<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/fsdr.at\/index.php\/psychological-care\/#Student_counceling\" title=\"Student counceling\">Student counceling<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/fsdr.at\/index.php\/psychological-care\/#Ombudsman_for_studies_and_teaching\" title=\"Ombudsman for studies and teaching\">Ombudsman for studies and teaching<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/fsdr.at\/index.php\/psychological-care\/#Employees_at_TU_Wien\" title=\"Employees at TU Wien\">Employees at TU Wien<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/fsdr.at\/index.php\/psychological-care\/#Other_contact_points\" title=\"Other contact points\">Other contact points<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/fsdr.at\/index.php\/psychological-care\/#Disabilities_Representative_of_TU_Wien\" title=\"Disabilities Representative of TU Wien\">Disabilities Representative of TU Wien<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/fsdr.at\/index.php\/psychological-care\/#HTU_Department_for_Accessibility\" title=\"HTU Department for Accessibility\">HTU Department for Accessibility<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Students\"><\/span><strong>Students<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Student_Support\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuwien.at\/en\/studies\/student-support\/psychological-counselling-and-mental-health#c693989\">Student Support<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Student Support of TU Wien offers psychological counselling sessions for students. In these one-on-one sessions students can discuss study-related or personal challenges with a clinical psychologist and work together to find solutions.<br>Each student can book up to three 50-minute sessions per calendar year.<br>Registration: via the <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/BeratungsangeboteStudentSupport@tuwienacat.onmicrosoft.com\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\">booking platform<\/a>.<br>In addition, the Student Support offers workshops on study-related topics. You can find current workshops on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuwien.at\/en\/studies\/student-support\/psychological-counselling-and-mental-health#c693989\">Student Support website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Student_counceling\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studierendenberatung.at\/en\/\">Student counceling<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The psychological student counselling service offers mental health counselling completely free of charge. If you are experiencing any stress, negative changes in your mental health or difficulties to pursue your studies, feel free to contact them for free consultation and support. Over the lifetime, everyone experiences mental health challenges. One in four people in the world will be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives.<br>The counselling topics involve but are not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studierendenberatung.at\/en\/start-of-a-course\/start-of-a-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Getting started at university<\/a> (developing organizational skills, dealing with high workload, lack of individualized feedback, connecting to other students, &#8230;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studierendenberatung.at\/en\/academic-performance\/academic-performance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boosting academic performance<\/a> (learning techniques, increasing efficiency, dealing with fear of failure&#8230;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studierendenberatung.at\/en\/personal-challenges\/personal-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Handling personal challenges<\/a> (family conflicts, problems with your supervisor, feelings of anxiety, &#8230;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studierendenberatung.at\/en\/coming-to-a-new-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Challenges of studying abroad in Austria<\/a> (language barriers, establishing meaningful relationships and friendships, homesickness, frustrations with the Austrian way of life, &#8230;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studierendenberatung.at\/en\/personal-development\/personal-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Personal development<\/a> (improve self-confidence, relaxation techniques, soft skills, team work, &#8230;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also<a href=\"https:\/\/www.studierendenberatung.at\/standorte\/wien\/gruppen\/\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studierendenberatung.at\/standorte\/wien\/gruppen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">group offers<\/a> (graduation, learning training, thesis, choice of study, social competence, &#8230;) or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studierendenberatung.at\/standorte\/wien\/kontakt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">individual counselling.<\/a><br>To be able to admit weaknesses and problems and to be helped is an essential strength that many successful people have (e.g. many top athletes have a mental coach). If you know a friend with psychological problems, you can recommend the student counselling service to your friend and support the person by offering to go together.<br>Find more information at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studierendenberatung.at\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>https:\/\/www.studierendenberatung.at\/<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ombudsman_for_studies_and_teaching\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuwien.at\/en\/studies\/student-support\/ombuds-office-for-academic-affairs\">Ombudsman for studies and teaching<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuwien.at\/en\/studies\/student-support\/ombuds-office-for-academic-affairs\">Ombudsman for studies and teaching&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;is a service<strong>&nbsp;for TU students who have concerns about their everyday life at the university<\/strong>. You can get advice, support and help with communication. We contact the responsible persons and work together with them to find appropriate solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can contact them in conflict situations relating to your supervision, your teaching, or your own doctoral studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Employees_at_TU_Wien\"><\/span><strong>Employees at TU Wien<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>There are (free) occupational psychology consultation hours for employees at the TU Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topics (excerpt):<br>&#8211; Stress management\/relaxation training<br>&#8211; Overload, burnout<br>&#8211; Dissatisfaction with the work situation<br>&#8211; Conflicts with colleagues, superiors<br>&#8211; Crises (death, &#8230; )<br>&#8211; Emotional problems (anxiety, depression, &#8230;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more information at<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuwien.at\/en\/tu-wien\/organisation\/central-divisions\/hr-development\/workplace-health-promotion-and-sports\/medical-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.tuwien.at\/en\/tu-wien\/organisation\/central-divisions\/hr-development\/workplace-health-promotion-and-sports\/medical-services<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_contact_points\"><\/span><strong>Other contact points<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Referate der HTU: <a href=\"https:\/\/htu.at\/gleich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Referat f\u00fcr Gleichbehandlung und Feminismus <\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/htu.at\/Sozial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Sozialreferat<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/htu.at\/queer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Queer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/htu.at\/AuRef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Ausl\u00e4nder<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/htu.at\/Barrierefrei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barrierefrei<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stadt Wien:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wien.gv.at\/sozialinfo\/content\/de\/10\/SearchResults.do?keyword=Psychologische+Beratung\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <u>https:\/\/www.wien.gv.at\/sozialinfo\/content\/de\/10\/SearchResults.do?keyword=Psychologische+Beratung<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Berufsverband \u00d6sterreichischer PsychologInnen:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ots.at\/presseaussendung\/OTS_20141010_OTS0165\/kostenlose-psychologische-beratung-an-der-psychologischen-helpline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <u>https:\/\/www.ots.at\/presseaussendung\/OTS_20141010_OTS0165\/kostenlose-psychologische-beratung-an-der-psychologischen-helpline<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>psychologen.at:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologen.at\/online-anfragen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <u>https:\/\/www.psychologen.at\/online-anfragen<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notfallpsychologischer Dienst \u00d6sterreich:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.notfallpsychologie.at\/Notfallpsychologischer_Dienst_A.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>http:\/\/www.notfallpsychologie.at\/Notfallpsychologischer_Dienst_A.html<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kolping (katholischer Sozialverband):<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolping.at\/beratung-in-lebenskrisen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <u>https:\/\/www.kolping.at\/beratung-in-lebenskrisen\/<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nachbarschaftszentren: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/nachbarschaftszentren.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.nachbarschaftszentren.at\/<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>sexual violence against women:<a href=\"http:\/\/frauenberatung.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <u>http:\/\/frauenberatung.at\/<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RatAufDraht:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rataufdraht.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <u>https:\/\/www.rataufdraht.at\/<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telefonseelsorge:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telefonseelsorge.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <u>http:\/\/www.telefonseelsorge.at\/<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wiener Frauennotruf: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wien.gv.at\/english\/social\/women\/services\/emergency-helpline.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.wien.gv.at\/english\/social\/women\/services\/emergency-helpline.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M\u00e4nnernotruf Steiermark (f\u00fcr ganz \u00d6sterreich, einziger M\u00e4nnernotruf in \u00d6.):<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maennernotruf.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <u>http:\/\/www.maennernotruf.at\/<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frauenhelpline:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frauenhelpline.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <u>http:\/\/www.frauenhelpline.at\/<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frauenberatung (bei Missbrauch):<a 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