Advice and support for those affected
Contact points inside and outside the university
Worries at work? External counseling for problems and conflicts at work
Trouble with supervisors, colleagues or employees, lack of motivation or the feeling of burning out - difficult situations in working life can occur anytime.
The reasons for this can lie directly in the workplace, but also in difficult phases that are experienced privately. In either case: The University of Konstanz does not leave you alone and supports you in finding ways out of difficult situations and in feeling comfortable at work again.
In cooperation with the Psychological Counselling Centre of the Diakonisches Werk, the University offers competent and confidential counseling, where you can explore your options in a protected setting, find possible solutions, and make decisions that you might not have thought of on your own.
The offer also expressly applies to all stresses and strains arising from the corona situation.
More info about the offer
Internal help and contact points in case of problems, conflicts and discrimination at the workplace or during studies
The University of Konstanz is very concerned about the well-being of its employees and students. Therefore, it has set up specific contact points for different topics.
The guide to problems, conflicts and discrimination helps members of the university to find the right contact person for their own issue with just a few clicks:
Additional points of contact
Whether it's a separation, bereavement or a serious diagnosis - life has many turning points in store. Problems, conflicts and crises are part of life, but that doesn't mean you have to deal with them alone!
In addition to numerous private providers from the counseling and coaching sector, the following counseling and contact points will support you.
Please note that most of the services are only available in German.
Psychotherapy Outpatient Clinic
The Psychotherapy Outpatient Clinic of the University of Konstanz offers behavioral therapy-oriented treatment of psychological disorders in the form of individual and group settings (e.g., social skills training) to persons over the age of 18.
Billing is done as usual in the health care system (members of statutory health insurance, privately insured and self-payers).
The Psychotherapeutic Outpatient Clinic is part of the Department of Clinical Psychology (Prof. Dr. Daniela Mier) at the University of Konstanz.
Further information and contact:
- Psychotherapy Outpatient Clinic at the Chair of Clinical Psychology at the University of Konstanz.
Educational issues, marriage, family and life counseling
- Topics: Educational counseling (free of charge within the framework of social legislation), conflicts in the partnership or family, separation and divorce, professional problems or life crises.
- Locations in Constance, Radolfzell, Singen and Überlingen
- Sponsors: Diakonisches Werk of the church district of Constance and the Archdiocese of Freiburg
- Costs: 1-2 percent of net income per session
- Target groups: all people seeking advice, regardless of origin, religion or denomination.
- Further information and contacts:
- Psychological Counseling Center of the Diakonisches Werk (locations in Constance, Radolfzell and Singen; for information on cooperation with the University of Constance, see above).
- Lake Constance Psychological Counseling Center of the Freiburg Diocese (locations in Constance, Singen and Überlingen)
Counseling for children, adolescents and parents
- Topics: Educational problems, developmental and behavioral problems, performance disorders, family conflicts, problems in separation and divorce situations, and acute crises of parents, children and adolescents.
- Location: in Constance
- Provider: City of Constance
- Costs: free of charge within the framework of social legislation, donations welcome
- Further information and contact:
- Psychological Counseling Center of the City of Constance
Ways out of addiction
The following offices will support you competently and discreetly to get out of the downward spiral of addiction:
- Addiction Counseling Constance of the AGJ-Fachverband für Prävention und Rehabilitation in der Erzdiözese Freiburg e.V. (AGJ-Specialized Association for Prevention and Rehabilitation in the Archdiocese of Freiburg).
- Fachstelle Sucht des Baden-Württembergischen Landesverbands für Prävention und Rehabilitation gGmbH (Addiction Center of the Baden-Württemberg Association for Prevention and Rehabilitation)
Information for people at risk of addiction and addicts as well as for their relatives:
- Addiction support association Blaues Kreuz (Blue Cross): information, contact points, etc.
- Information on the connection between alcohol and cancer from the German Cancer Aid (Deutsche Krebshilfe)
Debt counseling
You don't know how to pay off your loans anymore? Or your income is not enough until the end of the month?
More and more people in Germany have debts or are threatened with over-indebtedness. Debt counseling helps to get an overview of the financial situation and to develop debt relief plans:
- Debt counseling of the Caritasverband Konstanz (location: Konstanz)
- Debt counseling of the Diakonisches Werk in the church district of Constance (locations: Constance, Radolfzell and Singen)
Self-help groups in the district of Constance
Would you have thought that there are self-help groups on more than 100 topics in the district of Constance? The kommit network self-help bundles all information about this on its pages.
Further information and contact:
- Self-help groups at www.kom-mit.de.
Transidentity, Transsexuality and Intersexuality
Many people who cannot identify with the gender assigned at birth are ostracized by society and experience strong self-doubt up to suicide attempts.
The Trans* SHG Hegau - Self-help group in Hegau supports trans* persons and non binaries as well as their relatives with monthly meetings where experiences and tips are exchanged so that those affected can strengthen themselves for their path.
Further information and contact: