No worries – this is a good place to start with your study-related issues. All appointments are a bit different and if you have wishes, we are happy to hear them. You don’t have to prepare for the appointment, just come as you are and we will talk together.

Usually we start by going through your situation and what brought you to the study psychologist. Then we check the things you have already tried to solve the situation and figure out new ways to look at it or maybe new ways to cope with the situation. If needed, we can meet up later to check how things are proceeding.

Study psychologist is a low-threshold service which means that you can come and chat with us even with smaller issues. The number of meetings depends on the situation: sometimes it is one appointment, sometimes two or three, sometimes more. Normally there are longer times between the meeting, typically 3-4 weeks so that the student has the time to try out new things between the sessions. If you need more support, you can have a different support contact such as FSHS/therapy/health care.

If you wish to be tested/diagnosed, you can contact FSHS/other health care providers, since all health care related evaluations are made there. If you would like to talk about your focusing (/attention problems) and find new ways to try to improve it, feel free to can contact study psychologist. No evaluations/referrals will be done by a study psychologist.

It is great that you have noticed the situations and are willing to look for support – you don’t have to carry on your own. If anxiety has been there for a while or it is really disturbing, a health care contact is necessary. You can get that from FSHS by contacting them and telling a bit about your situation so that you are taken in for an evaluation and get right kind of support.

If anxiety is new to you or only appears in study-related situations, you can also contact study psychologist.

This issue is surprisingly common and there are ways and tricks to try. Often starting with very small steps is effective: instead of planning to study the whole day you can just promise yourself to open the laptop and do something uni-related for 30 minutes. Then take a break and pat yourself on the back – you have done something that takes you further with your studies! This may feel small but doing a little helps you more than doing nothing. You can proceed by adding a little bit more time every day.

You can try pomodoro technique for starting. Here is a video of pomodoro-technique explained in two minutes, link to video

10 Scientifically proven tips for beating procrastination, link to video 

You can contact us and come talk about new ways to try to solve the situation and make starting easier.

If you have diagnosis, you can contact tenttivalvonta@lut.fi . They can give you needed arrangements for exams. If you need to have individual arrangements for courses, you can contact study psychologists.

It is really good that you have acknowledged the situation and are willing to make changes. First step would be contacting your thesis supervisor/tutor teacher and set up a meeting, so you can make a new plan together: where you are now, what would be the next step for you, how to get to the next part, should you make changes in your study plan...

If you feel like you would like to talk to someone after completing this step, you can always contact study psychologist to talk about your feelings or a new plan etc.