Psychological counselling

Psychological counselling aims to support students if problems arise during their studies or in their personal lives. All University of Tartu students, including doctoral students, students from the Pärnu and Narva Colleges and the Viljandi Culture Academy can get free psychological counselling.

Psychologists at the University of Tartu can provide assistance in the event of questions or problems relating to:

  • motivation to study and use of time;
  • exam or public speaking stress;
  • worry and anxiety;
  • adapting to new environments and excessive stress;
  • communication and relationships;
  • self-assertion;
  • self-esteem;
  • low mood or burnout; and
  • difficult events or experiences in life.

Psychologists at the University of Tartu do not provide healthcare services. During counselling, we do not diagnose mental disorders (e.g. ADHD), nor do we provide prescriptions or long-term psychotherapy. In such cases, please consult your family doctor (perearst). If you don't have a family doctor yet, please see eesti.ee.

If you feel you are in a crisis and need immediate help, please turn to the Psychiatry Clinic of Tartu University Hospital, which offers emergency reception 24 h. Address: Raja str 31, phone: +372 731 8764

Booking an appointment at UT Counselling Centre

Book an appointment in Tartu using the following link (times are available for the following 30 days, new appointments become available daily).

NB! Please use the university e-mail address ([email protected]) when booking. Generally, we provide up to five sessions per student.

Book an appointment

NB! The form is in Estonian, please use Google Translate for translating the form.

Important information! Psychologists' rooms 411, 444, 445, 452, 454 are situated in Counselling Centre, on the 3rd floor of UT Library. Room 168 is accessible via the back door (Akadeemia street), 1st floor, right side.

In colleges:

To book an appointment in Viljandi, please write to [email protected]

To book an appointment in Pärnu, please write to [email protected]

To book an appointment in Narva, please write to [email protected]


Support groups

UT Counselling Centre offers group counselling sessions for students experiencing study-related anxiety.
The first meeting will take place on Tuesday, 21 October in the Counselling Centre seminar room (room 454).
Subsequent sessions will be held on 4 November, 11 November, 18 November, 25 November, and 2 December, from 16:00 to 18:00.

To register, please email: [email protected]


See a student sharing his experience at UT Counselling Centre


Psychologists at UT Counselling Centre

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psühholoog Sharipha Rzayeva
Author: Marja-Liisa Plats

Sharipha Rzayeva

Psychologist (EST, ENG, RUS)
737 5627
[email protected]
UT Library, W. Struve 1–445
Mon-Wed, Fri

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psühholoog Lea Nagirnaja
Author: Marja-Liisa Plats

Lea Nagirnaja

Psychologist (EST, RUS)
737 6211
[email protected]
UT Library, W. Struve 1–444
Mon-Thu

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psühholoog Tõnu Jürjen
Author: Marja-Liisa Plats

Tõnu Jürjen
Psychologist (EST, ENG)
501 8821
[email protected]
UT Library, W. Struve 1–452
Mon, Wed, Fri

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psychologist Vladas
Author: Kristel Lään-Saarik
Vladas Lukenskas
Psychologist (ENG, EST, RUS)
UT Library, W. Struve 1–452
Mon, Tue, Thu
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psühholoog Maarja Sagen
Author: Marja-Liisa Plats

Maarja Sagen

Psychologist (EST, ENG)
7376219
[email protected]
UT Library, W. Struve 1–411
Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri

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psühholoog Anne Tullus
Author: Marja-Liisa Plats

Anne Tullus

Psychologist (EST)
[email protected]
UT Library, W. Struve 1–168: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri
Pärnu College: Tue, Thu

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psühholoog Kertu Ütt
Author: Jaana Mäesalu

Kertu Ütt

Psychologist (EST, ENG)
[email protected]
Viljandi Culture Academy
one day of week

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psühholoog Anu Leuska
Author: Kristel Lään-Saarik

Anu Leuska

Psychologist (EST, ENG)
[email protected]
Narva College
one day of week

Where else can you find help?

You can get initial support from people close to you, your family, friends, fellow students, and colleagues. But there are also several organisations who offer help from outside the university, many of whom also offer their services in English:

The quickest way to get help outside the university is to ask your family doctor for a condition assessment, initial treatment recommendations, and a referral to psychological counselling, if needed.

UT Counselling Centre main page