Counselling and Mental Health Center
An-Najah National University provides all of its students and employees with direct access to professional mental health and psychological support through the University’s Counselling and Mental Health Center. The Center is a university-wide service operated by the Department of Psychology and Counseling at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences and staffed by qualified psychologists, counsellors and mental health specialists from across the University.
The Center’s stated goals include providing individual and group counselling and offering psychological services and consultations to students and staff alike. Its services are open to undergraduate and postgraduate students in every faculty and to all academic and administrative staff. Support is preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic, and covers emotional, academic, family, social and work-related concerns.
Who Can Access the Center
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How the Center Is Organised
The Center operates through dedicated units so that each type of need is handled by the appropriate specialists:
- Center Administration: coordination of requests, appointments and follow-up.
- Testing and Assessment Unit: psychological testing and standardised assessment to support accurate diagnosis.
- Individual Counselling and Therapy Unit: one-to-one counselling and psychotherapy.
- Training and Group Therapy Unit: group counselling, therapeutic groups and skills-based training.
- Consultations and Psychological Services Section: consultation services for all groups within the University and the wider community.
Support for Students
Students can seek help for any concern affecting their wellbeing or their studies. Services available to students include:
- Individual counselling: confidential one-to-one sessions for personal, emotional and adjustment difficulties.
- Group counselling: sessions in which students address shared challenges and build coping skills together.
- Academic counselling: support for study pressure, examination anxiety, motivation and academic adjustment.
- Stress and anxiety management: practical guidance for managing academic, personal and life stress.
- Psychological assessment and diagnosis: identification of difficulties such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress, followed by an appropriate intervention plan.
- Family and relationship counselling: guidance on family, social and interpersonal relationships.
- Life-skills programmes: training in self-confidence, time management, effective communication, emotional intelligence and goal setting.
- Specialised referral: direction to appropriate external or specialist services when further treatment is required.
Support for Staff
Academic and administrative staff have the same direct access to the Center’s services as students. Support for employees addresses both personal and professional wellbeing and includes:
- Individual counselling for employees: confidential psychological counselling responsive to each staff member’s personal needs.
- Occupational and career counselling: support for work-related pressures, role adjustment and professional challenges.
- Life and work stress management: guidance and training on managing professional and personal pressures.
- Family and marital counselling: support for family and relationship concerns that affect employees’ wellbeing.
- Workplace wellbeing workshops: sessions on stress management, effective communication, emotional intelligence, self-management and work–life balance.
- Specialised referral: guidance towards specialist mental health services when additional care is needed.
How to Access Support
Students and staff can reach the Center through several routes and choose the one that suits them best:
- In person: by visiting the Center on the Old Campus.
- By telephone: by calling the Center to ask about services or book an appointment.
- By email: by writing to the Center to request a consultation or an appointment.
- Online: by submitting a psychological consultation request through the Center’s online platform at any time.
Each request is directed to a member of the Center’s specialist team, who arranges counselling or guides the person to the support that best meets their needs.
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Privacy and Confidentiality
Counselling is provided by qualified specialists in line with the professional ethics of psychological practice, and personal information shared with the Center is treated with respect for privacy. When a consultation is requested online, the requester’s name and email address are not displayed to visitors and are used only to send the response to the person who asked.
Prevention, Awareness and Self-Help Resources
Beyond individual support, the Center promotes mental health across the University community through workshops, seminars and training programmes on topics such as stress management, coping skills, self-confidence and emotional wellbeing. Its website also offers psychological guidance and published answers to common questions, which students and staff can consult at any time.
Referral and Specialised Care
When a student or staff member needs care beyond counselling, the Center’s specialists provide guidance and referral to appropriate specialised services. This ensures that every member of the University community knows where to turn when their needs require further assessment or treatment.
Community Outreach
The Center also offers psychological consultations to individuals and institutions in the local community and contributes to mental health awareness, linking the University’s academic expertise with community needs.
Our Specialised Team
The Center draws on multidisciplinary expertise in counselling psychology, clinical psychology, developmental and health psychology, psychotherapy, trauma intervention, rehabilitation, art therapy, community mental health and psychosocial support.
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Through its qualified team, comprehensive services and multiple access routes, the Counselling and Mental Health Center ensures that every student and staff member at An-Najah National University can obtain professional mental health and psychological support when they need it.
Supporting Evidence: Services, Activities and Research
The following University pages, activities and publications complement the services described above. They show that mental health support for students and staff is delivered through several University bodies and is reinforced by regular awareness, prevention and training activities. Links marked “(Arabic)” lead to the University’s Arabic-language news pages.
Related University Mental Health Services
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Activities and News – 2025
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Continuing Activities – 2026
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University Research Informing Mental Health Support
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Community Mental Health Outreach
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