Compass is a university guidance counselling and wellbeing service that offers support to students and their academic mentors. Personalized advice, tips and workshops: everything you need to make the most of university life.
The University of Navarra offers a holistic approach to student education by creating a space where study and work can be combined with a healthy lifestyle.
The Guidance Counselling and Wellbeing Unit enacts this mission by offering advice, guidance and support that address situations in which students may experience difficulty. The Unit also provides resources for student self-care and personal growth, as well as training for professors who mentor students.
The Guidance Counselling and Wellbeing Unit is part of the Health and Wellbeing set out in the University's 2025 Strategy.
Services for students and mentors
The unit comprises a multidisciplinary team of professionals working at the University, whose goal is to guide and support adaptation to university life, and enhance the academic performance, emotional stability and personal growth of all students.
1. Personalized guidance
How we can help you
- Emotion management
- Stress and anxiety management
- Affective relationships
- Healthy lifestyle habits
- Addictive behaviors
- Diversity and disability awareness and care
- Time management
- Adaptation to university life
What we do not provide
- Comprehensive personalized therapy
- Psychological therapy
- Medical or psychiatric treatment
contact
Contact via email or phone
Contact hours:
The schedule for in-person attention (with previous quotation ) is: Mondays and Thursdays from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, Tuesdays from 6:45 pm to 8:45 pm and Wednesdays from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, in office S231 of Central Building. In addition, in schedule work, from 8:30 to 14:00h and from 15:30 to 17:30h, you can go to the Guidance and Welfare Unit (office S990 of Central Building) or contact via phone/whatsapp 699 39 34 02 or in the mail compass@unav.es.
Offices S990 and S231 are located on floor -1 of Central Building. These are the addresses.
2. Training in self-care and wellbeing
Organization of group workshops (depending on demand, limited groups).
The workshops are training experiences for limited groups, with a practical and participative character, with learning, awareness or acquisition objectives skill. In principle, they will have a format of single 2-hour sessions, although some workshops will have feedback or follow-up sessions. Workshops may be repeated throughout the course so that more students can benefit from them.
Send suggestions for workshops to compass@unav.es.
Workshop on Emotional Dependency and Toxic Relationships
Moderators:
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Carolina Lupo, Institute for Culture and Society
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Raquel Martín, psychologist, Clínica Universidad de Navarra
The need and desire that we all experience to establish healthy emotional bonds can sometimes confuse many and turn into real relationships of emotional dependence. This can happen between friends or in couple relationships. These dependencies cause a lot of damage to the people involved, sometimes even turning into toxic relationships, almost without realizing it. The causes are usually diverse and complex, and in many cases, it is the people around them who first notice this dependency. Through this workshop we will try to identify the possible causes, detect the signs of a dependent relationship and provide resources to get out of it.
Workshop on Personality Strengthening and Resiliency
Moderator:
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Luís Ángel Díaz Robredo, psychologist, School of Education and Psychology
This program will develop the instructions personality strengthening and resilience around five factors of proven validity in mental health prevention: physical, emotional, social, family and spiritual variables. The pillars of the program will be addressed through 3 sessions and an individual questionnaire will be conducted to help reflect and make an affordable psychological training approach for each student to develop the skills on their own. Those interested must commit to attend to all sessions. The confirmation of the place is essential to realize the program.
Workshop on management stress and wellness promotion
Moderator:
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Arturo Lecumberri, psychologist, Clínica Universidad de Navarra
In the workshop we will learn to know a framework of emotional regulation, to know how to detect and manage individual stressors and regulators. It is about knowing oneself and getting into the internal dynamics that lead us to move away from emotional well-being and lose balance. There are no "magic pills" that eliminate discomfort: we learn to live with ourselves and to manage difficulties in an adaptive and healthy way.
Sexual and gynecological health workshop for university students
Moderators:
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Cristina Vidal, psychologist, Clínica Universidad de Navarra
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María Aubá, gynecologist, Clínica Universidad de Navarra
"My body is mine, my body is me. I want to take care of my sexuality and my relationships. I respect myself, I respect you, you respect me". In the workshop we will reflect on ways to live a healthy sexuality based on respect, scientific evidence, integrated in the person and developed in the harmony of relationships. It is about acquiring tools and speech to gain in security, confidence and leadership. "To make myself. I am a woman, I take care of myself".
Workshop on Strategies for Effective Time Management management
Moderators:
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Francesco De Lorenzi, psychologist spanish psychology residency program , Clínica Universidad de Navarra
In the workshop we will work on useful tools for organization and management effective use of time, to increase performance and well-being. We propose to learn how to identify priorities and goals, establish plans to achieve objectives, and acquire effective routines. The aim is to improve academic performance, in a healthy and compatible way with the development of other aspects of life.
Technology Awareness Workshop
Moderators:
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Enrique Aubá, Clínica Universidad de Navarra
The goal of this workshop is to provide information, tools and ideas to develop a healthier relationship with our smartphone. It is an opportunity to reflect on the space it occupies in our lives and become aware of its impact on our daily activities. It is aimed at those people who want to acquire healthy habits and behaviors that allow them to take advantage of the opportunities of technology without losing control over devices and applications.
Workshop on Healthy Lifestyle Habits
Moderators:
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Julen Arellano, psychologist spanish psychology residency program , Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Despite the proven evidence of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, it is easy to get carried away by chaotic schedules, sedentary lifestyles, junk food and disordered eating. In this workshop we will jointly address physical exercise, nutrition and sleep, indicators and regulators of psychosomatic balance and pillars of a healthy life. We will discuss in an applied way different strategies for the acquisition of healthy habits, focusing on the positive impact on emotional well-being, with the perspective of focusing on a full life.
Workshop on Substance Use and Abuse (Cannabis, Alcohol, Tobacco)
Moderators:
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Sofia Neddermann, nurse, doctoral student School of Nursing
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María Fernanda Parada, spanish medical residency program Psychiatry, Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Do you dare to put to test your knowledge about cannabis, alcohol and tobacco? In this workshop we will learn about the effects of the most widely consumed toxic substances among university students, to help us become aware of their risks and what we lose if we get into their use and abuse. Help yourself, financial aid to your classmates. Through an interactive game, participants will be able to discover which subject of consumption they have, the risks and its consequences.
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4. Resources and guides
enquiry resources designed for you:
Tips to learn how to manage stress
Keys to detect and address video game addiction
Keys to detecting and dealing with pornography addiction
Behavioral addictions: video games, pornography, gambling, shopping...
How to deal with anxiety?
A history of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults.
Tips to learn how to manage time
Suicide. How to prevent it and help a person. Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Emotional Wellness - Infinity Talks
Documentaries made by 4th year Journalism students for the prevention of addictions, "project Preadiction II" (course 2023-24).
Dir.: Arantxa Alejandra García Maldonado
"Alba" is a documentary that chronicles the life of a 30-year-old woman, Alba (pseudonym), who at a very young age began using drugs. Through an intimate journey, we explore the crucial milestones that have led her to the present day. The documentary reflects the complexities of her life, marked by toxic relationships and consumption, which push her to a critical point. However, the narrative transforms into a powerful tale of overcoming and inner reconciliation. After much pain, this woman has her dawn.
Dir.: Amaia Molinero López
The experience of an anonymous alcoholic, who has not drunk for 12 years, is intermingled with the answers of five young people, between 19 and 21 years old, who respond to various questions about how they see their own alcohol consumption and that of society. The course of the documentary makes us reflect on the consumption of an addictive substance that is becoming more and more accepted among the population.
Dir.: Paula Arizcuren Monreal
Marijose started drinking at the age of 14. Seven years ago she put an end to almost four decades of addiction to alcohol. She began to consume it because it was common in her home, and it accompanied her for almost forty decades. She went out partying with him, started working and made him quit. She also started a family. She was aware that she had to treat her alcoholism. She tried many ways. Psychology, psychiatry, retreat houses.... In one of these attempts she came across the method of Alcoholics Anonymous. As she says, her method. Marijose's story staff , together with the testimony of psychologist Úrsula Paiva, helps us to understand what it is like to live alcoholism in first person, as well as the role played by the social environment and the media.
Dir.: Aitana Hernández Marín
Mom, I want a vaper is a documentary that reflects the increasing consumption of vapers in society. The electronic cigarette is an attractive product; you can choose color, size, design and even flavor... The keys to its success? Experts point to advertising campaigns and its diffusion on social networks. But what effects do these "poisoned gifts" have on health? With the support of scientific and legal results, this documentary seeks to raise awareness of the harmful effects produced by the consumption of this product in the face of the lack of knowledge that prevails among the population.
Dir: Irene Ortíz Palomo
What is one day a drink with friends can become that which destroys an entire life. The Last Drink follows Elena's story through addiction and recovery. It is a story that defies the stigmas of alcoholism and reveals Elena's struggle, highlighting the unwavering will necessary for recovery. This documentary also unravels the reality of the disease, showing how it can happen to anyone. The story of The last drinkcomposed of intimate testimonies collected in Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, portrays alcoholism without masks, underlining that the only cure lies in the iron will of those who face the dark reality of addiction.
Maria Jurado
Pedagogue, scholarship PIE
Carolina Lupo
Psychopedagogist, researcher Institute for Culture and Society
Luis Ángel Díaz
Psychologist, Professor, University of Navarra
Leyre San Martín
Psychologist, doctoral candidate at department of Psychology.
Ursula Paiva Vargas
Psychologist, doctoral candidate in mental health
Campus Madrid
Carmen Laspra
Psychologist, Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Campus San Sebastian
Arturo Lecumberri
Psychologist, Clínica Universidad de Navarra
26 | 03 | 2024
Nearly 300 students participate in University orientation, health and wellness workshops
14 | 12 | 2023
"Students' mental health becomes vulnerable at the college stage."
ImagenLaura Rojas Rios
01 | 12 | 2023
More than a hundred students participate in sessions on emotional wellness
11 | 05 | 2023
The MUN organizes the Week of Attention, from May 23 to 25, conference to develop this capacity through workshops, conferences and meetings.
ImagenManuel Castells
03 | 04 | 2023
Friendships, emotional dependence and toxic relationships, topic of a roundtable organized at the University.
ImagenCeded
13 | 01 | 2023
"Addictions such as shopping, online gambling or video games are new, but there are techniques to overcome them."
ImagenManuel Castells
21 | 10 | 2022
Luis Ángel Díaz Robredo, psychologist: "One of the unrealistic fears during an anxiety attack is the feeling of being able to die at that moment".
ImagenManuel Castells
08 | 07 | 2022
"Cooking, as well as ingredients, is made of emotions and feelings, and that's why I bring that passion to whatever field I'm in".
ImagenManuel Castells