The TUJ Counseling Office helps TUJ students increase their self-awareness, improve their problem-solving skills, accomplish their personal and academic goals, and manage mental health symptoms and related concerns. All services are provided by professional counselors and include individual counseling, drop-in hours, psychiatric medication referrals, and workshops. Counseling is offered in both English and Japanese.
Information obtained during counseling sessions is kept strictly confidential.
JA undergraduate students are eligible to receive TELUS services.
To access a TELUS counselor, you may download and call from the app or use the phone numbers below:
+1 833-799-5440 (for American phone carriers)
0800-222-1148 (for Japanese phone carriers)
TELUS provides:
For a detailed guide to TELUS Student Support services, please click here: https://youtu.be/N3Oav0qCyT4
By speaking with counselors at TELUS, you are giving consent to share information with TUJ Counseling Office
As you can imagine, there are cultural differences when dealing with mental health matters here in Japan. One big difference is the protocol around the legal use of psychotropic medications. In order to prevent potential problems for new students when they get to Japan, here are guidelines regarding psychotropic medications. Note that certain types of psychotropic medication cannot legally be transported into Japan, nor can they be prescribed for you in Japan.
Arrow-Medium Ministry of Health's (MHLW) website regarding bringing in medicines to Japan New Tab
Please contact [click-for-email] for making an appointment with an English-speaking psychiatrist. In your email, please specify if you are a Tokyo or Kyoto student.
OSSE Emergency Phone Numbers
Tokyo: 090-2158-0562
Kyoto: 090-9118-4869
To learn about TUJ Counseling Service, please go to TUJ COUNSELING SERVICES New Tab on TU Portal. (log in required)
