Study Psychologists

Study psychologists provide special guidance and counselling when other student advisory services have not been of enough help.

When to contact a study psychologist?

You can book an appointment with a study psychologists if:

You are enrolled as a student at the University of Oulu or UniOGS or if you are an exchange student (the services are not available to Open University students).
If other student adviser services have not been of enough help.

You can contact a study psychologist if you need help with:

Being stuck with your studies or thesis
Study skills
Procrastination
Perfectionism
Motivation issues
Coping with study related stress
Returning to studies after a long break
Learning disabilities

Study psychologists: Pauliina Junnikkala, Saara Kuusisto, Kiia Kilponen, Hanna-Liisa Kärsämä, Jukka Heikkilä and study psychologist intern Aino Kärpänniemi.

Appointment booking

To book an appointment with a study psychologist, send a secure email:

Send the message from your university email (firstname.surname@student.oulu.fi).
Type the following email address: opintopsykologi@oulu.fi.s

NB. Type the whole string, do not pick the address from your address book or message history.
Only include the following information in your email:

Your name
Email address
Phone number
As a title information of how you wish the appointment to take place: at campus or remotely (via Teams), or whether both options are ok.

Please make sure not to include any health related information (such as diagnoses) in your email. The recipient gets a link through which she/he/they can read the message. Study psychologists shall go through new appointment requests once a week, after which you will be contacted via secure email. If you don’t delete the email message, it will remain at the securemail.oulu.fi server for 30 days. You can reply to secure mail, and your outgoing email message will also be encrypted.

Study psychologist guidance is popular, so please cancel the booked time no later than 24 hours before the meeting. Uncancelled times are counted as used appointment times. There are 1 to 5 appointments per student / degree program.

If you need a recommendation on individual study arrangements, please read more information from Accessibility in Studies page.

Frequently asked questions

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What happens at the appointments?

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What is the difference between the services offered by study psychologists and by FSHS psychologists?

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I am a postgraduate student/exchange student; can I book individual counselling?

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Should I book an individual appointment or participate in a group or a workshop?

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How soon will I get an appointment?

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Who can I contact in a crisis situation?

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I’m not sure if my field of study is the right one for me or I ponder issues related to working life. Who should I contact?

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I need help with planning my studies. Who can I turn to?

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I suspect that I may have dyslexia/autism spectrum disorder/ADHD. Can I contact study psychologists?

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I’m a Oulu university student and I need a recommendation for individual study arrangements. How should I proceed?

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My studies have progressed slower than planned. Who can I contact?

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I’m exhausted and have no energy to study. Should I see a study psychologist?

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I wish study psychologists could arrange an event or give a lecture or a speech on a specific topic. What should I do?

Other events and activities

You can find more information about Academic Affairs´ groups and workshops on our website.

Participate in Stay Active events! The events are organized by the study psychologist, sports coordinator and career guidance.

4.10.2023 get together
1.11.2023 coping with darkness
13.12.2023 stress management
31.1.2024 goals
28.2.2024 time management
March, challenge yourself
24.4.2024 creative madness

Study Skills Moodle course

Learn how to learn and feel better! The goal of this online course is to create tools in your toolkit to help your studies progress and increase your study well-being. You will get feedback on your progress from the study psychologists. Course themes: study techniques, time management, motivation, procrastination and stress management. You can complete the course independently on Moodle.

Course name: Study skills
Course key: studyskills23-24

Everyday Acceptance Moode course

Strengthen your psychological flexibility and stress management skills with the Everyday acceptance Moodle course. The course is based on the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). You will get feedback on your progress from the study psychologists. Course themes: thoughts and emotions, values, mindfulness, self-compassion and acceptance. You can complete the course independently on Moodle.

Course name: Everyday Acceptance
Course key: accept2023

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The Wellbeing Through Counselling - project

The university supports wellbeing and we are involved!

The Wellbeing Through Counselling (Ohjauksella hyvinvointia, OHJY) project promotes the well-being and community of university students and provides staff with tools to support students.

11 universities, student unions and organizations all over Finland are on board, and more than 36,200 students are studying at the universities involved in the project! The project, managed by Diakonia University of Applied Sciences, receives funding from the Ministry of Education and Culture. The University of Oulu is also involved in the project: our project focuses on increasing the study psychology resource and developing the support services provided by study psychologists.

Follow the project in social media with the tags #korkeakoulutukee and #universitysupports and online at korkeakoulutukee.fi and put student well-being first!