The Psychological-Psychotherapeutic Counseling Center (PPB) is open to all students of Saarland University, Saarland University of Applied Sciences, Saarland University of Fine Arts and Saarland University of Music for free and confidential consultation.

We advise on study and/or personal problems, e.g.

• Exam and test anxiety
• Learning and concentration disorders
• Writing inhibitions, speech anxiety
• Dissatisfaction with the personal and/or study situation
• Low or strongly fluctuating self-esteem
• depressive moods
• Lack of orientation or motivation
• Avoiding or postponing important projects
• Relationship difficulties
• Fears
• sexual and psychosomatic disorders
• Partnership and family conflicts etc.

In addition to individual discussions, we also offer groups on various topics.

There is also an open consultation hour once a week at each location.

Brave in the exam: Yes, I can do it!

A certain amount of anxiety and nervousness before or during exams can be interpreted as appropriate and normal given the importance of an exam. However, if this develops into anxiety that impairs performance or even leads to an inability to take exams, it is time to do something about it.

This group offers an opportunity to reduce exam anxiety to an appropriate level and to promote a constructive approach to the exam situation. To overcome exam anxiety, limiting ideas are analyzed and corrected, a relaxation method and strategies for adequate exam preparation are taught.

Put simply, we want to work on gaining a supportive attitude towards ourselves in order to successfully overcome challenges. The dates for the summer semester have not yet been set, but pre-registration is already possible at the PPB office.

Registration deadline: May 05, 2025

Start: Monday, May 12, 2025

Time: 16:30 – 18:00

Dates: 4 dates, consecutive

Head: Dipl.-Psych. Serkan Sertkaya

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Self-care: I take good care of myself!

In the hustle and bustle of everyday life or in challenging times like the pandemic, we often don’t have the time to stop and feel inside ourselves. What do I need right now to feel good and develop my full potential?

Instead, we are running on fumes and only function on the back burner.

Through self-care, we can balance stress and restore or maintain our physical and mental wellbeing to lead a healthy and happier life.

In the group, we want to learn to recognize and use resilience factors together, identify strengths and resources and identify the inner critic and the loving companion. On the one hand, a possibly overpowering inner critic is to be disempowered, and on the other, the loving companion is to be established and brought more to the fore. Overall, the aim is for us to have a good relationship with ourselves and to be able to treat ourselves kindly and take good care of ourselves. The dates for the summer semester have not yet been set, but pre-registration is already possible at the PPB office.

Registration deadline: 23.04.2025

Start: Wednesday, 30.04.2025

Time: 14:15 – 15:45

Dates: 4 dates, consecutive

Head: Dipl.-Psych. Nicole Gattermann

You can arrange an initial consultation by telephone, in person or by e-mail.

All appointments, including those that take place at htw saar or in Homburg, are arranged via the secretary’s office on the Saarbrücken campus.

Phone: 0681 / 302-2515 (Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 12:00 and Monday 13:00 – 15:00)

E-mail: ppb(at)stw-saarland.de

If you contact us by e-mail, please note that unencrypted e-mails are not a secure means of communication and, if possible, do not pass on any personal/confidential information to us in this way.

Postal address:

Psychological-Psychotherapeutic Counseling Center
Studierendenwerk Saarland
Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts
Campus B 6.2
66123 Saarbrücken

Campus Saarbrücken

Building B 6.2

Office opening hours:

Monday – Friday: 09:00 – 12:00 and Monday 13:00 – 15:000

Open consultation hours:

Wednesday 12:00 – 13:00

Homburg Campus

Building 74 (canteen), upper floor

Appointments by arrangement:

Tuesdays: 09:00 – 16:00

Open consultation hours:

Tuesday 12:00 – 13:00

htw saar, Campus Alt-Saarbrücken

House of Knowledge (Building 11), Room 11.02.06

Appointments by arrangement:

Thursdays: 09:00 – 15:00

Open consultation hours:

Thursday 12:00 – 13:00

In addition to the initial consultations, we offer open consultation hours once a week at each location. During this time, it is possible to have a short consultation (approx. 15 – 20 minutes) without making an appointment in advance.
The open consultation is intended for people seeking advice who are not yet clients of the PPB and offers an alternative if the waiting time for an initial consultation seems too long.

Open consultation hours are offered on these days:

• UdS, Saarbrücken campus: Wednesdays, 12 – 1 p.m.
• UdS, Homburg Campus: Tuesdays, 12 – 1 p.m. (not available during the semester break)
• htw saar, Campus Alt-Saarbrücken: Thursdays, 12 – 1 p.m. (not available during the semester break)

Personal registration is required at the UdS Campus in Saarbücken by 12:30 pm.

Please note that the number of people who can be advised during open consultation hours is limited.