Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology
Marquette University’s Doctorate in Counseling Psychology program trains health service psychologists for careers working with diverse individuals and communities. Through our curriculum model, you will develop the necessary skills to practice as a culturally responsive, ethical counseling psychologist in community mental health clinics, hospitals, private practice, colleges and other environments. You will also refine your skills as a researcher to contribute to better understanding of therapy processes, treatment effectiveness, human development and diversity. Our program has been fully accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) since 2002.
Why counseling psychology at Marquette?
- Our program focuses on training psychologists who have a strong understanding of diversity, inclusion and social justice within health service psychology.
- Our accomplished faculty are widely recognized as leading experts in their fields and committed to providing outstanding research and career mentorship.
- We have a strong community network that offers students diverse practicum training experiences in top-level hospitals and other provider organizations.
- We assist students in exploring and applying to practicum placements that best fit students’ interests and experience.
- Our reputation for thoroughly preparing our students will have you standing out as a Marquette graduate and will equip you to truly serve the greater good, no matter where your career takes you.
- Our programs have high retention rates and low student-to-faculty ratios.
- Our location in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, offers you the amenities of a big city with the friendliness and ease of a smaller city.
100%
of students obtained
APA-accredited internships
(since 2016)
93%
of students
became licensed
psychologists in the past decade
100%
of students reported attaining one of
their top rated
internship sites
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Questions related to the program's accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation, as noted below:
American Psychological Association
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
750 First Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20002-4242
(202) 336-5979
apaaccred@apa.org
Program facts
Our commitment to diversity and social justice
Our program faculty, staff and students believe it is our responsibility to actively engage in creating a more equitable, diverse and inclusive world. We value and embrace diversity across all forms of identity. We acknowledge the complexity of diversity as it relates to privilege and the disparities of racial and social power impacting our society. It is our duty to dismantle discriminatory systems, and we are committed to doing so through our research, practice and service. As members of an academic community, we believe that diversity enriches our educational and professional growth, as well as our communities. We dedicate ourselves to increasing self-awareness, growth, collaboration, relationship-building and ongoing education. In our quest for racial and social justice, we advocate with, and for, those in our communities whose voices deserve to be heard. We are committed to taking personal and group responsibility for racial and social justice, and to hold one another accountable.
