The Counselling Center for Research and Psychological Services– SKEPSI – is under the Neapolis University Division of Student Affairs and supervised by the Department of Psychology. The primary purpose of SKEPSI is to provide free, confidential professional counselling services, including individual, group, marriage, child and/or family psychotherapy, to all University students and the wider community of Pafos and Cyprus. It also aims at investigating the needs of the community and assessing its effectiveness in order to improve the quality of its services.
The Counseling Center offers short-term counselling and other evidence-based mental health support options such as self-help resources and group events. Its team is comprised of experienced licensed psychologists and professionally qualified counsellors in line with the Center’s policy on clinical need and counselling provision.
The Center follows the Code of Ethics of Psychologists and has its own Code of Practice on Confidentiality and Data Protection detailing the nature and limits of confidentiality. A copy of the Center’s Code of Practice is given to every client prior to initial assessment.
The counseling center operates out of the main campus and is located in the Psychology Department. The center is open daily Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm and by appointment throughout the year.
The secondary objective of the Counselling Center is to enhance and encourage the emotional well-being and mental health of not only the Neapolis University students and those who support them, but also the wider Pafos community. The Center seeks to reach this objective by:
For more information: http://skepsi.nup.ac.cy/