RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts promotes psychological wellbeing as an integral part of academic education. Personal and professional fulfilment is closely connected to mental health: extensive psychosocial research shows that psychological support can strengthen the ability to approach academic, creative and professional challenges with greater awareness.
RUFA provides an internal counselling service and access to online therapy at discounted rates, reaffirming its commitment to promoting wellbeing, active listening and personal growth as essential tools for approaching academic and professional life with greater balance and awareness.
The in-house counselling service offers two initial free sessions, each lasting 40 minutes, with a practical, goal-oriented approach focused on achieving objectives agreed upon with the psychologist-psychotherapist.
The aim is to provide practical tools to:
manage stress and academic workload
improve concentration and organisation
overcome creative blocks
address performance and examination anxiety
The service is designed for students experiencing:
adjustment to a new cultural environment or living away from home
academic pressure and examination anxiety
relationship and emotional difficulties
stress related to studying and entering the world of work
Alongside emotional support, counselling encourages self-awareness and forward planning, helping students define long-term academic and professional goals.
Sessions last 40 minutes, with up to two free consultations available.
The support pathway is:
practical
goal-oriented
developed collaboratively with the psychologist and psychotherapist
The first consultation is based on a semi-structured interview to explore the student’s request and identify the areas to address.
The second session is guided by the student’s feedback, which is a central part of the process.
The service is coordinated by René Angeramo, a psychologist and psychotherapist specialising in psychological wellbeing and psychosomatic health (Registration No. 15606 – Order of Psychologists of Lazio), with the support of a network of professionally registered psychologists.
Students may choose to continue with psychotherapy at discounted rates at:
Studio di Psicoterapia Morana
(Via Rubicone 27, approximately 400 metres from the RUFA campus in Via Benaco).
To access the discounted rates, simply present your RUFA student card.
Would you like to prepare for the interview or better reflect on your request?
You can use one of the following optional tools:
Self-Description Questionnaire → to clarify your current situation and your goals
Wheel of Life → to visualise the balance between different areas of your life
You can download them, fill them in, and keep them for your records, or attach them to your counselling request by sending them to the following email address: counseling@unirufa.it
RUFA expands its psychological wellbeing support through its collaboration with Serenis and Plena Group.
RUFA students can:
book a free initial online consultation;
receive a discounted rate for the first 10 sessions using a dedicated code.
To activate the discount, students can log in to unirufapoint.it, the portal reserved for RUFA students and lecturers, where the dedicated Serenis online therapy discount code is available. This provides a practical opportunity to access qualified, flexible psychological support that fits around academic commitments.
Yes. All RUFA students may access up to two free psychological counselling sessions.
The service is available to all students who are regularly enrolled at RUFA, regardless of their year of study.
No. Counselling is a short-term psychological support service focused on specific goals and difficulties.
Yes. You may continue at discounted rates through partner centres or via the Serenis platform.
Serenis is an online psychotherapy platform that enables remote sessions with qualified professionals at discounted rates for RUFA students.
