Balancing family, studies and professorship appointments can be stressful and challenging. Below you will find counselling centres for families that can help you to master everyday life in the area of conflict between studies/profession appointment and family. On our page about family and studies/profession appointment you will also find further information, e.g. on family support at the University of Koblenz.
Women's Officer and Equal Opportunities Office
Dipl.-Päd. Andrea Hauswirth
Phone: 0261 187-1762
E-Mail: gleichstellungsbuero@uni-koblenz.de
Counselling from the student union
Beate Bastian
Universitätsstraße 1
56070 Koblenz
Building D, Room D 101
E-Mail: bastian@studierendenwerk.de
Andrea Porz
Konrad-Zuse-Straße 1
56075 Koblenz
Raum H U17
Telephone: 0261 9528-547
E-Mail: porz@studierendenwerk-koblenz.de
Janine Windt
Phone: 0261 287-1135
E-mail: windt@studierendenwerk-koblenz.de
Social counselling centres of the General students' committee
N-Building/AStA Department Social
Phone: 0261 287-1665
E-Mail: astasoziales@uni-koblenz.de
Educational and family counselling centres in Rhineland-Palatinate (all counselling centres)
(rlp.de)
Caritas Counselling and Youth Welfare Centre
The Caritas Counselling and Youth Welfare Centre offers parenting, marriage, family and life counselling in Mainz and Bingen.
(Lotharstraße 11-13, 55116 Mainz, phone: 06131 533010, e-mail: beratungszentrum@caritas-mz.de,caritas-mainz.de)
Parenting and family counselling centre
Since 1978, the German Child Protection Association (Deutscher Kinderschutzbund e.V., Orts- und Kreisverband Mainz) has been actively involved in the field of child, youth and family welfare as a recognised non-profit organisation in the city of Mainz and also in the district of Mainz-Bingen.
(Ludwigstraße 7, 55116 Mainz, phone: 06131 614191, e-mail: info@kinderschutzbund-mainz.de,kinderschutzbund-mainz.de)
Protestant Psychological Counselling Centre of the Protestant Deaneries of Mainz, Ingelheim and Oppenheim
The Protestant Psychological Counselling Centre advises children, young people, parents, couples and individuals in all areas of family and partnership life, parenting and in special life and crisis situations.
(Kaiserstraße 37, 55116 Mainz, telephone: 06131 965540, e-mail: epbmainz@t-online.de,educational counselling-mz.de)
Protestant counselling centre for parenting, partnership and life issues
The counselling centre at the Diakonisches Werk is a point of contact for all people seeking professional support in difficult life situations, where the aim is to find relief and work out solutions together.
(Mainzer Str. 73, 56068 Koblenz, phone: 0261 304240, e-mail: eb@kirchenkreis-koblenz.de,diakonie-koblenz.de)
Integrated advice centre
The Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen (SkF) Koblenz e.V. is a Catholic women's and specialist social work association that provides professional help for women, children and families as well as counselling and support for people in difficult life situations. (Kurfürstenstraße 87, 56068 Koblenz, phone: 0261 304240, e-mail: info@skf-koblenz.de,skf-koblenz.org)
Life counselling
The life counselling service provides advice on issues relating to parenting, kindergarten or school, living together as a family, separation and divorce, and coping with life.
(Hohenzollernstraße 123, 56068 Koblenz, phone: 0261 37531, e-mail: lb. koblenz@bistum-trier.de,koblenz.lifecounselling.info)
Marriage and family counselling
Couples counselling can help with acute crisis situations such as conflicts in a relationship. Children and young people as well as parents and other guardians can turn to one of the more than 1000 state and church educational and family counselling centres for educational issues or problems in the family. (Marriage and family counselling)
Family education and family counselling
Family education services - usually in the form of courses, information evenings, parents' cafés or open counselling sessions - impart scientific parenting knowledge and provide tips, advice and information on everyday family life in all phases of life. Family and parenting counselling is intended to support family members with individual and family-related problems, in solving parenting issues and in the event of separation and divorce. (BMFSFJ - Family education and family counselling)
Number against grief/parent telephone
Since 2001, the "Nummer gegen Kummer" parents' hotline has been a nationwide counselling, advice and information service that supports parents and other carers in the often difficult issues of bringing up their children. (Telephone counselling for parents) Telephone: 0800 111 0 550
profamilia
The pro familia federal association is made up of 16 regional associations, which correspond geographically to the 16 federal states. The state, local and district associations are organised as member associations and are responsible for around 180 advice centres and four pro familia centres. The sixteen state associations form the federal association. (profamilia.de: Structure of the federal association)
Pregnant and lots of questions
The counselling page helps with questions or fears (also anonymously). Experienced counsellors point out specific help and support services. Together with pregnant women, they look for a good solution. They do not influence and respect every decision. (schwanger-und-viele-fragen.com)
Pregnancy counselling German Red Cross
The services offered by the pregnancy advice centres within the German Red Cross are aimed at people who wish to obtain information about pregnancy, family planning and sex education. The staff at the counselling centres are bound to confidentiality so that those seeking advice can talk about any difficult personal issues. (drk.de/hilfe-in-deutschland/kinder-jugend-und-familie/schwangerschaftsberatung/)
SOS parenting and family counselling
Support in life crises and parenting issues. Children, young people, parents, families and educational professionals can obtain free support on important parenting and family issues. (sos-kinderdorf.de)
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