Counseling Psychology

• Our APA-accredited program accepts students at both the post-bachelor's and post-master's level.
  • Inquiries concerning the accreditation status of our APA-accredited PhD CPS with Counseling Psychology can be obtained from the American Psychological Association's Commission on Accreditation (CoA). The CoA can be reached at: American Psychological Association Office of Program Consultation & Accreditation, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, Phone: (202) 336-5979, E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org.
• Students can gain clinical experiences in a variety of applied settings in metropolitan Louisville (e.g., counseling centers, community mental health centers, private agencies, VA and other hospitals).
• Over the past 10 years our internship placement rate is 100% and all interns matched with one of their top two preferred placement sites.
• We have research-active faculty, with interests in areas such as health psychology, diversity, prevention of depression in adolescents, forgiveness, spirituality, ethics, international psychology, and Black college student mental health, just to name a few. Many students publish articles and present at national conferences prior to graduation.
• Our stipend is $22,000 per year. Tuition waiver and health insurance included.
• In light of this commitment, ECPY has opened two clinics in the West Louisville area that serve historically underserved communities. Graduate and doctoral students have the opportunity to take classes on site and complete practicums and internships. 

Philosophy and Training Model 

The Counseling Psychology Program at the University of Louisville is designed to train professionals in the science and practice of psychology, while emphasizing counseling psychology approaches to research, practice, consultation, supervision, and training. The program subscribes to a competencies-based model in which practice is grounded in the science of psychology and critical inquiry, and science is often driven by practice. The department has recently opened two clinics in historically underserved parts of Louisville, one at a high school and one as a free-standing clinic. We are very excited about these clinics, as they give students first-hand counseling, research, consultation, and outreach experiences in communities that have significant needs. These clinics are the result of many individuals in the department with strong social justice beliefs, and has the backing of the university as well as local government leaders. We also place students in a variety of counseling agencies, including many types of mental health centers, VA and other hospitals, and counseling centers. 

The mission of the Counseling Psychology Program is to prepare students to: 

1. demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary for the entry into the culturally informed professional practice of counseling psychology
2. create and disseminate scholarly research.
3. work effectively with diverse clientele common in a metropolitan community. 

The program produces: 

• psychologists who are capable of contributing to the empirical and theoretical literature in counseling and psychology;
• practitioners who are equipped to foster human development and to prevent the emergence of psychological problems as well as to remediate psychopathology; and
• professionals who are committed to working with diverse populations in metropolitan settings, in accordance with the metropolitan mission of the University of Louisville. 

• psychologists who are capable of contributing to the empirical and theoretical literature in counseling and psychology;
• practitioners who are equipped to foster human development and to prevent the emergence of psychological problems as well as to remediate psychopathology; and
• professionals who are committed to working with diverse populations in metropolitan settings, in accordance with the metropolitan mission of the University of Louisville

Click on a course name (ex. "ECPY 722") in the degree requirements or concentration requirements for further information about courses. 

Information includes class description, prerequisites (if any), terms offered, among other information.

Dr. Mark Leach, Director of Training 
Department of Counseling and Human Development 
College of Education & Human Development 
University of Louisville 
Louisville, KY 40292 
502-852-0588 
Email: m.leach@louisville.edu 

Program Faculty

Mark Leach
Amanda Mitchell
Patrick Pössel
Cate Petroski