About our Phone Counseling during the Campus Shutdown

During the campus shutdown due to the COVID-19, the Student Counseling Room is open for Phone Counseling on the following dates. (Depending on the content or given situation, we may be able to switch to web counseling.)

We will still not be able to do face-to-face counseling at the Student Counseling Room.

• We will be able to provide our service with only a limited number of staffs. Please be aware. For our latest information, please check our website.

• Mita Student Counseling Room / Thursday
  10：00AM - 4：30PM（Lunch Break　11：30 - 12：30）　03-5427-1575

*There are more days available for phone counseling in Japanese. For more information, please check our Japanese website.

• *Even if you request web counseling, we will start with phone counseling first.

To All Students

A month has gone by since the state of emergency has been declared, but the prevalence of the COVID-19 has not yet settled and the shutdown of the campus has been extended. It has become an irregular new semester, but we all hope you are all doing okay.

These days we can only protect ourselves by staying at home, and are restricted to go meet or talk to people. We are all under a stress no one has ever experienced before. Seeing people all over the world getting hurt and realizing that the daily life you thought that was always going to stay that way has changed, you may feel anxious that you cannot keep up with everything that is happening. Feeling that way though, is a very natural response. This quarantine seems like it is going to go on for a bit longer, but please try to cope with your stress and stay healthy.

In the "Message from us counselors: Selfcare materials you can use right now" there are many hints to stay healthy. Please make good use of it.

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During the campus shutdown, the Student Counseling Room can respond to students for only a limited time. In order to help you take care of yourself, we have made this "Message from Us Counselors: Selfcare materials you can use right now". We hope this will give you a hint of how you should get through at times like this.

■Message from Us Counselors: Selfcare materials you can use right now

　The Stress and Anxiety You May Be Experiencing Right Now

• part.1 ◆The mechanism
• part.2 ◆Selfcare
• part.3 ◆Social Communication

• Academic studies
• Extracurricular activities
• Future direction or occupation
• Interpersonal relationships
• Personality issues
• Physical and mental health issues
• Other issues that arise as part of student life

Visit the Counseling Room. In principle, consultations must be reserved in advance. However, every effort is made to accommodate students whenever they visit the office.Students can bring along friends or relatives to a consultation (the content of the consultation must be in regard to the student).

A counseling session typically lasts in between 30 minutes and 1 hour and is available free of charges to all students. If required, the counselor can refer students to other institutions inside and outside university for follow-up assistance.

English consulting is available on the following days.

Mita Campus:Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Hiyoshi Campus:Friday
Yagami Campus:Monday

*Students are allowed to use the student counseling rooms on any campus.
*In case of an emergency or if the situation is urgent, please go to the student service at the nearest campus or try contacting the English speaking counselor by phone.

The Student Counseling Room frequently hosts workshops to assist students with self-discovery and self-expression. These activities also provide a venue for students to expand their social network. These workshops will be held in Japanese but all students are welcome to participate.