Counseling Q&A

Psychological counseling is a purposeful meeting after you establish a cooperative relationship with a psychologist to help you gain more perspectives on the difficulties you are currently facing (including interpersonal relationships, academic adaptation, self-exploration, emotional relationships, family issues, etc.) , accompany you to find out the best coping strategy at present, and promoting self spiritual growth.

Each counseling session lasts 50 minutes. The total number of sessions may vary depending on individual concerns. In principle, one round of counseling consists of six sessions, and you may discuss with your counselor whether to conclude earlier. Each student may apply for one round of individual counseling per semester.

When you find that your current life has been seriously affected, also start showing the following condition/symptons which are more than you can handle. You can use psychological counseling services to assist you overcome those difficulties.
1. Physiological condition: sleep disturbance, loss of appetite or overeating, and other physical discomfort caused by mental distress.
2. Mental state: often feel irritable, depressed, powerless, anxious, etc.
3. Changes in life: frequent absences from school, interpersonal alienation, drastic changes in daily routine, or no longer interested in things that were originally interesting.

Our Counseling service is on an appointment basis, you can make an appointment online. The opening time of the counseling appointment system will be announced on the center website every semester, and online applications can be made during the system opening hours. Please noted that during the winter and summer vacations, the consultation and counseling services are for crisis cases first, and online appointment services are temporarily closed until vacation ends.

On-Campus Resources

• Student Safety Counseling room(24-hour): 04-22870885

Off-Campus Resources

• Taichung City Third Branch Police Station (24-hour): 04-22224477.
• Ministry of Health and Welfare Hotline (24-hour): 1925.
• Taiwan Lifeline International Hotline (24-hour)：1995。
• Teacher Chang hotline：1980。

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After you apply for individual counseling appointments, the center will have to carefully evaluate your situation to match you with a suitable psychologist. Due to the large number of applicants for individual counseling services and limited resources, it is difficult to estimate the waiting time and your patience will be appreciated.

Based on the information, avliable time and topic/issue you provided, the center will conduct a careful evaluation and match you a suitable psychologist.

You can discuss your needs and expectations with your psychologist during the first session to help set goals together. If you decide later that you want to change, your psychologist will talk it over with the counseling team and arrange a referral for you. Please note that you can request a change only once per semester. Even if you change to another psychologist, you can only continue with the remaining sessions from your current application. It is not possible to apply for a new set of sessions after switching.
To make the process smoother, we recommend that you bring up your request for a change within the first two sessions, so that arrangements can be made without causing inconvenience later.

You are the protagonist in the counseling process. If you think that your current predicament has been effectively improved during the counseling process or you feel that it does not meet your expectations for the counseling, it is recommended that you report it to a psychologist for further discussion, and conduct close meetings if necessary .
※Please note that if the case is not closed, you cannot re-apply for individual psychological counseling services in the system