Individual counseling

At P.A.R.T.S, the student counselor offers first-line and short-term counseling for students who might face different problems such as anxiety, stress, self-harm, self-esteem, eating disorders, body/gender issues, disassociation, depression, difficulty adapting/homesickness, panic attacks, relationship issues, pain and injury, trauma, performance anxiety, and so on.

However large or small it may feel, students are welcome for any type of problem or question.

If a student needs more specialized care or therapy, the counselor supports them by redirecting them to suitable external help in Brussels. This entails finding the right psychologist/therapist, psychiatrist, or social worker for the student.

The counseling service is free and confidential (unless the student is at risk), and available for all students to access.

Students can make an appointment by contacting the student counselor, Britt, via email (britt.vandevelde@parts.be) or phone.

Group sessions

The student counselor also proposes and facilitates group sessions. They are free and non-obligatory. These sessions take 90 minutes and the students are divided into two groups.

There are two types of group sessions: 1) open discussions without a pre-defined topic, and 2) sessions with a specific theme (e.g. ‘time management’, ‘body’). These topics are not fixed; they vary according to each generation’s needs and requests. Both the students and the school management can propose certain themes.


Learn more about Britt Van de Velde

Britt Van de Velde has been working as a student counselor for PARTS since October 2022. She is a licensed clinical psychologist (Master in Clinical Psychology, Postgraduate Therapy for Adults, member of the Commission of Psychologists) with many years of experience working with students suffering from a wide range of mental health problems.

In parallel to her background as a student psychologist at Ghent University and in different psychiatric settings, Britt has a private practice where she offers individual sessions with adults since 2016.

To keep up with the latest developments, Britt Van de Velde follows diverse trainings and takes supervision and intervision through different associations (PPak Gent, KLIpsy, Kring Psychoanalyse).

More about Britt van de Velde