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
2. Training in self-care and wellbeing
Organization of group workshops (on demand, groups of 8-10 participants).
Send suggestions for workshops to compass@unav.es.
4. Resources and guides
Keys to detect and address video game addiction
Marta Beranuy, PhD in Psychology, psychotherapist and researcher at the Public University of Navarra, talks about video game addiction.
Keys to detecting and dealing with pornography addiction
Gemma Mestre-Bach, researcher at the International University of La Rioja (UNIR), spoke at a workshop organized by the Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) of the University of Navarra. In her discussion paper she spoke about pornography addiction.
Behavioral addictions: video games, pornography, gambling, shopping...
María Contreras Chicote, professor at the School of Education and Psychology of the University of Navarra, spoke at a workshop organized by the Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) in which she talked about behavioral addictions.
How to deal with anxiety?
Psychologists Luis Ángel Díaz Robredo and Cristina Vidal explain how to manage anxiety and the keys to prevent it.
A history of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults.
This animated video tells the story of a young man with ADHD. It is an initiative of researchers from the group 'Mind-brain' of the Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) of the University of Navarra.
enquiry resources designed for you
Maria Vasilj
Nutritionist, Master's Degree in Psychology
Carolina Lupo
Psychopedagogist, researcher Institute for Culture and Society
Luis Ángel Díaz
Psychologist, Professor, University of Navarra
Cristina Vidal
Psychologist, Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Madrid Campus
Carmen Laspra
Psychologist, Clínica Universidad de Navarra
San Sebastian Campus
Arturo Lecumberri
Psychologist, Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Contact
You can also send queries to compass@unav.es.
Contact hours:
Students and mentors can make appointments on the following days and times: Tuesdays, 16.00-18.00 Thursdays 12.00-14.00 Office S231, Central Building
Telephone:
The telephone extension is Ext. 803420.
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.
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03 | 04 | 2023
Friendships, emotional dependence and toxic relationships, topic of a roundtable organized at the University.
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13 | 01 | 2023
"Addictions such as shopping, online gambling or video games are new, but there are techniques to overcome them."
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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".
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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".
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