Psychological counseling
The University of Pavia offers short term counseling based on best practices in university settings and aims to support students’ mental wellbeing and adjustment. The counseling service provides psychological support in both Italian and English, addressing issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, and other distressing conditions.
The service offers individual and group sessions, both in-person and online, completely free of charge, conducted by licensed psychologists, ensuring full privacy protection.
For situations of psychological distress with a diagnosis or psychiatric crisis, or for issues related to substance or behavioral dependence, public services of the Pavia Health Authority are available:
- Psychosocial Center (CPS): Viale Gorizia, 95, 27100 Pavia PV. Phone: 0382-195 8700
- Addiction Services (SERD): P.le Golgi 3/B, 27100 Pavia. Phone: 0382-1958300. For emergencies or high-risk behaviors, the Emergency Room at the IRCCS San Matteo Hospital is available, or you can call the emergency number 112.
For cases involving at risk behaviours or urgent care, the service provides guidelines on how to recognize and manage these situations to prevent and mitigate potential negative outcomes.
Individual session
Students can access the service by following these steps:
- Submit a request through the website (including an intake questionnaire).
- The triage will contact you to schedule the first appointment.
- Up to 6 sessions with the assigned psychologist.
- Completion of the counseling process (including a monitoring questionnaire).
- If necessary, referral to external public or private healthcare services, or to a psychiatrist.
- A follow-up session two months after the end of the counseling (including a follow-up questionnaire).
Psychiatric Consultation
Referrals to a MD psychiatrist are possible upon specific request and agreement of the psychologist of the service who is conducting the counseling intervention with the student.
Staff
Lavinia Barone: Scientific Director. Full Professor, Psychologist, and Psychotherapist, registered with the Order of Psychologists of Lombardy (No. 2000). CV available at www.laviniabarone.com.
Davide Liccione: Clinical Director. Psychologist-Psychotherapist. Director of the Lombard School of Psychotherapy (Pavia Campus D.M. 23/02/2007; Padua Campus D.M. 19/01/2012; Arezzo Campus D.M. 21/09/2019). Director of MiCAL (Milan Institute for Health Care and Advanced Learning). Registered with the Order of Psychologists of Lombardy (No. 22091).
Triage manager
Psychologists
Psychotherapists
Psychiatrist