You can get short-term, confidential and free conversational support from Laurea’s counselling psychologists for any concerns weighing on your mind. You can come to talk about anything – whether it’s prevention, a current challenge or a wish to process past experiences. Counselling psychologists support your overall wellbeing and mental health in everyday studies.
Counselling psychologists are close to students’ everyday life, and you will often get an appointment quickly through the electronic booking system. Meetings are usually 3–4 sessions, and they can be held according to your wishes either face-to-face or via Teams.
In addition, counselling psychologists lead wellbeing-supporting courses and produce materials that help you cope with your studies and everyday life. Counselling psychologists also advise and guide you in applying for additional support.
The counselling psychologist’s services are available to Laurea’s degree students:
- Degree students enrolled in Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes
- Pathway students
- Students admitted through separate selection and students in commissioned education groups
Meetings with counselling psychologists
Book an appointment with the counselling psychologist at your campus. Before booking, check below which counselling psychologist is responsible for your campus.
Change the language to English first. Through the booking system you can book, reschedule or cancel an appointment. If you need to reschedule or cancel your booking, do so as soon as possible so the slot becomes available to another student.
If you have matters for the counselling psychologist other than appointment booking, you can contact them by email or by phone.
If you cannot find a suitable time in the booking system or wish to meet at another campus, contact the counselling psychologist by email or phone.
See the counselling psychologists’ contact details below.
Tikkurila and online students
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Manne Pyykkö
Opintopsykologi
manne.pyykko@laurea.fi
+358 50 447 9598
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Manne Pyykkö
Counselling Psychologist
manne.pyykko@laurea.fi
+358 50 447 9598
- All online students
- Tikkurila Campus BA and MBA students
- Service languages: English, Finnish
Lohja and Leppävaara students (except BIT students)
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Taina Laine
Opintopsykologi
taina.laine@laurea.fi
+358 40 668 4571
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Taina Laine
Counselling Psychologist
taina.laine@laurea.fi
+358 40 668 4571
- Campuses: Leppävaara (all except BIT-BA Students) and Lohja BA and MBA students.
- Students from India
- Service languages: English, Finnish, German
Hyvinkää, Otaniemi, Porvoo and Leppävaara BIT students
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Santtu Merjanaho
Opintopsykologi
santtu.merjanaho@laurea.fi
+358 9 886 875 62
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Santtu Merjanaho
Counselling Psychologist
santtu.merjanaho@laurea.fi
+358 9 886 875 62
- Campuses: Otaniemi, Hyvinkää and Porvoo all BA and MBA Students and Leppävaara BIT-BA Students.
- Students from Nepal
- Service languages: English, Finnish, Spanish
Study psychologists’ privacy statement
Exceptions to services and mental health support in healthcare
The study psychologist’s duties do not include
Exchange students or open university students are not covered by the counselling psychologist service or by YTHS health services.
These students can seek mental health services from their municipality, their local health centre or other municipal mental health services, or from services provided through their insurance.
All Laurea students also receive initial guidance from Popup Guidance and conversational support from university chaplains.
The counselling psychologist’s work does not include
- ADHD or other psychological assessments related to learning. Please contact YTHS directly in these matters.
- Acute crisis work. For crises, the crisis reception services in your municipality or, for example, Mieli ry’s crisis numbers in Finnish, Swedish, English and Arabic can help. Crisis support is also available from university chaplains.
- Psychological assessments, psychotherapy, therapeutic work, diagnoses, prescriptions for medication or referrals for examinations. Please contact YTHS directly for these matters.
- Study-related support measures, reading tests or special arrangements can be requested from Laurea’s special needs teachers.
FSHS mental health services
FSHS Student health services assist with mental health matters by phone at 046 710 1073 or via the YTHSDigi app.
FSHS Mental health treatment model involving different levels