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Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesJakobi 2, r 116-121, 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaJakobi 2, 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaJakobi 2, IV korrus, 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaJakobi 2, III korrus, ruumid 302-337, 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaÜlikooli 16, 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaÜlikooli 18, 50090 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaLossi 3, 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaPosti 1, 71004 Viljandi linn, ViljandimaaJakobi 2, 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaJakobi 2, 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaFaculty of Social SciencesLossi 36, 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaJakobi 5, 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaLossi 36, ruum 301, 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaNarva mnt 18, 51009 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaNäituse 2, 50409 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaNäituse 20 - 118, 50409 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaLossi 36, 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaRaekoja plats 2, 20307 Narva linn, Ida-VirumaaRingi 35, 80012 Pärnu linn, Pärnu linn, PärnumaaLossi 36, 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaLossi 36, 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaFaculty of MedicineRavila 19, 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaBiomeedikum, Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaNooruse 1, 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaL. Puusepa 1a, 50406 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaL. Puusepa 8, 50406 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaRavila 19, 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaUjula 4, 51008 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaRavila, 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaRavila 19, 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaFaculty of Science and TechnologyVanemuise 46 - 208, 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaNarva mnt 18, 51009 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaRavila 14a, 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaNarva mnt 18, 51009 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaRiia 23, 23b - 134, 51010 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaNooruse 1, 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaJ. Liivi tn 2, 50409 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaRiia 23b/2, 51010 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaVanemuise 46, 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaVanemuise 46, 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaArea of RectorArea of Vice Rector for Academic AffairsUppsala 10, 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaÜlikooli 18b, 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaÜlikooli 18a (III korrus), 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaArea of Vice Rector for ResearchW. Struve 1, 50091 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaArea of Director of AdministrationÜlikooli 18, ruumid 102, 104, 209, 210, 50090 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaÜlikooli 18A (III korrus), 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaArea of Head of FinanceÜlikooli 17, 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaArea of Vice Rector for DevelopmentLossi 25, 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaVanemuise 46, 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaNarva mnt 18, 51009 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, TartumaaArea of Academic SecretaryUppsala 6, Lossi 36, 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa
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.
NB! The form is in Estonian, please use Google Translate for translating the form.
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
Once per academic year, UT Counselling Centre offers group counselling sessions for students experiencing study-related anxiety.
The focus is on anxiety related to studying (primarily exam and performance anxiety), but the skills acquired can also be applied to other areas of life. In group counselling, participants can explore their anxiety, as well as the thoughts and feelings associated with it, and learn to manage both their thoughts and their attention. Working on the topic in a group provides peer support, which can also help alleviate performance anxiety. Group meets 6 times.
In autumn semester 2026/27, the first meeting will take place on Wednesday, 14 October 2026 from 16:00 to 18:00 in the Counselling Centre seminar room (room 454). Subsequent sessions will be held on Wednesdays 21 October, 28 October, 4 November, 11 November, and 18 November, from 16:00 to 18:00. In addition, there will be one follow-up session in January.
The group size is 8-12 participants. If fewer than 8 participants register, the group will not be opened. Places are given on a first-come, first-served basis, and participants will also have an individual meeting before the start of the group counselling to discuss expectations and the format of the sessions.
To register, please email [email protected] by 5 October 2026 the latest.
See a student sharing his experience at UT Counselling Centre
Psychologists at UT Counselling Centre
Sharipha Rzayeva
Psychologist (EST, ENG, RUS)
737 5627
[email protected]
UT Library, W. Struve 1–445
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri
Maarja Sagen
Psychologist (EST, ENG)
7376219
[email protected]
UT Library, W. Struve 1–411
Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri
Anne Tullus
Psychologist (EST)
[email protected]
UT Library, W. Struve 1–168
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri
Pärnu College: Tue, Thu
Tõnu Jürjen
Psychologist (EST, ENG)
737 6211
[email protected]
UT Library, W. Struve 1–444
Mon, Wed, Fri
Psychologist (ENG, EST, RUS)
501 8821
Mon-Thu
Kertu Ütt
Psychologist (EST, ENG)
[email protected]
Viljandi Culture Academy
one day of week
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:
- 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. At the Psychiatry Clinic of the Tartu University Hospital, a doctor is on call round the clock; phone 731 8889
- Online counselling: Lahendus.net (est, eng), Peaasi.ee (est, eng, rus)
- Phone counselling: Eluliin.ee (est, eng, rus)
- Emotional support helpline from 19:00–7:00: +372 655 8088 (est), +372 655 5688 (rus), from 19:00–23:00 +372 681 1700 (ukrainian)
- Victim Support 116006 (est, eng, rus), 24/7
- Tartu Nõustamis- ja Kriisiabikeskus (Address Vaksali st 14, +372 7427 555 or +372 55 517 427, [email protected], http://tnk.tartu.ee)
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.
