The University of Louisville offers master's and doctorate degrees in counseling psychology. The program emphasizes practice in metropolitan settings with an emphasis on service to under-served, urban communities. Students are trained to conduct counseling sessions based on scientific research and critical inquiry. Doctoral students receive a stipend to cover tuition and health insurance. Apply online through the university website.
Teachers College, Columbia University, offers doctorate and master's degrees in counseling psychology. The master's degree is a master's of education for those who wish to work as school practitioners. Doctorate students are trained to become researchers, policy analysts and consultants as well as administrators. All counseling psychology students may choose to concentrate in either mental health or school counseling. Students are taught to be self-reflective and sensitive to issues of social justice and cultural diversity. Applicants to the program must have an undergraduate degree in psychology or have taken some psychology courses and worked in a related field. Applications may be submitted through the college website.
California Institute of Integral Studies offers five degree concentrations under the school's master's in counseling psychology. Students can concentrate in community mental health, drama therapy, expressive arts therapy, integral counseling psychology and somatic psychology. The drama therapy and expressive arts therapy programs train future psychologists in the use of music, poetry, dance and painting to help patients turn negative experiences into art. The integral counseling psychology program teaches students to treat the whole patient, including the spiritual aspect. This program fuses Western psychology with religious spiritual traditions. Somatic psychology helps patients through a combination of dream analysis, talk, interpretation and the use of the body to connect with others. Students may apply online.
The University of Texas at Austin offers a doctoral program in the school's department of educational psychology. The program emphasizes practical and internship components.The school helps students obtain the required internships and most internships are paid. Students are also trained to analyze and conduct social science research. Courses include psychopathology, and seminars in counseling psychology and ethics, theories and professional issues in the field. The program averages completion rates in a range of five to nine years. Scholarships are available to offset the cost of the program. Some students may be awarded teaching assistantships that allow them to teach at the college in exchange for pay. Applicants must apply online.