University Psychological Counselling Service (SCPA)

Pro ben

The University for Students’ Health (Unist-Health) project, funded through the Pro-Ben programme of the Italian Ministry of University and Research, is implemented by a partnership of five universities: Padua (lead institution), Bologna, Chieti-Pescara, Catania, and Florence.

The initiative aims to promote the psychological well-being of students through activities focused on the prevention of psychological distress, support for academic and personal difficulties, development of emotional and relational skills that foster adaptation, and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle.

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SCPA

The University Psychological Counselling Service (SCPA), offered free of charge to students, staff, and eligible external users, is part of the activities of the Clinical Psychology Centre of the Gabriele d’Annunzio University (CPC-UdA). SCPA has a dual purpose:

  1. to provide support in cases of academic or personal difficulties;
  2. to promote adaptation processes and psychological well-being.

The Service offers a supportive and welcoming space for various forms of distress, including low academic performance, ineffective study methods, uncertainty regarding one’s academic path, behavioural or interpersonal difficulties, and challenges related to emotional regulation.

The Service does not issue medico-legal certifications.

CAST (Center for Advanced Studies and Technology) 
Via Luigi Polacchi, 11 – Chieti (CH) 
1st Floor 
Psychological Counselling: Room 389 
Psychotherapy: Room 392

An individual pathway aimed at understanding and processing psychological distress. The psychologist helps the applicant identify internal resources and acquire the most appropriate tools to cope with difficulties.

  • Target Group

Female and male students, as well as female and male staff members of the two university campuses of Chieti and Pescara.

  • Duration and Procedures

The Service operates Monday to Friday, eight hours per day, and offers between 3 and 6 sessions, depending on individual needs.

  • How to Access the Service

UdA students and staff may request access to the Service by sending the appropriate student form or staff form, completed in full, signed, and accompanied by a copy of a valid identity document (PDF format), to the following e-mail address:

[email protected]

The Service Secretariat will schedule the initial intake session on the earliest available date and will contact the applicant to communicate the day and location of the appointment.

  • Target Group

Female and male students, as well as female and male staff members of the two university campuses of Chieti and Pescara, who have already completed the Individual Psychological Counselling Pathway and require psychotherapeutic intervention.

Direct access to the Psychotherapy Pathway is not permitted. Eligibility for Psychotherapy is assessed during the Individual Psychological Counselling Pathway.

  • Duration and Procedures

The Service operates Monday to Friday, eight hours per day, and offers up to 16 psychotherapy sessions, depending on individual needs.

  • How to Access

UdA students and staff may access psychotherapy through the Individual Psychological Counselling Pathway. Further information is provided in the dedicated section.

The “Young Adults” Operational Unit provides free brief individual psychotherapy pathways.

  • Target Group
    External users of the “G. d’Annunzio” University who meet the following criteria: age between 18 and 30 years; family ISEE equal to or less than €35,000; residence or domicile in the Abruzzo region. Access to the Service is subject to an initial assessment to determine the appropriateness of psychotherapeutic intervention.
     
  • Duration and Procedures
    The “Young Adults” Operational Unit operates Monday to Friday, eight hours per day, and offers up to 16 psychotherapy sessions, depending on individual needs.
     
  • How to Access the Service
    Requests to the “Young Adults” Operational Unit must be submitted by sending the appropriate form—completed in full, signed, and accompanied by a copy of a valid identity document (PDF format)—to the following e-mail address: [email protected]

The SCPA Secretariat will schedule the initial intake session on the earliest available date and will contact the applicant to communicate the day and location of the appointment.

The members of the staff include professional psychologists and psychotherapists, faculty members, researchers, and collaborators (research fellows, doctoral candidates, scholarship holders, master’s interns, and trainees in psychotherapy) from the Clinical Psychology Laboratory of the Department of Psychology (DiPsi). All staff possess appropriate training in clinical psychology, certified training in psychotherapy in progress, or a completed psychotherapy specialisation, and are duly registered with the Order of Psychologists.

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