ASU CISA Counseling and Counseling Psychology: PhD in Counseling program

PhD in Counseling Psychology

ASU’s program in Counseling and Counseling Psychology employs the scientist-practitioner model of training. Although the research and clinical interests of our faculty are wide-ranging, there is a common emphasis on using empirical data as the basis for professional practice.

Our program boasts a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as evidenced in our courses, professional development activities, and the research and service of our faculty.

At ASU, we are committed to advancing the next generation of psychologists to serve communities in the U.S. Southwest and beyond.

Our faculty conduct research on: acculturative stress

microagressions and racial attitudes

cultural socialization

psychotherapy process and outcome

health disparities

retention in graduate education

immigrant well-being

social and personal relationships

An Accredited Program Since 1972 our doctoral program has been continuously accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association (APA).

We are the proud home of the Patricia Arredondo Diversity and Equity Speaker Series.

The program faculty has endorsed the APA Guidelines on Multicultural Education, Training, Research, Practice, and Organizational Change for Psychologists, and Guidelines for Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients.

Our students enjoy exceptional clinical development opportunities, including placement in local hospital settings, university or college counseling centers, community centers, schools, and assessment sites. Our state-of-the-art, on-site Counselor Training Center (CTC) provides practicum and clinical supervision experiences for psychologists-in-training in conjunction with our Master of Counseling program.

The CTC supports three complementary functions: clinical service provision, high-quality training, and innovative process and outcome research.

Student excellence • 90% of students have been lead authors of a presentation at a professional conference or convention • More than half of current students have been lead authors on refereed publications • 94% of current students are members in a professional society or organization • 100% placement rate in APA-accredited pre-doctoral internships for 2014-2019

Professional recognition among our students • Air Force Health Professions Scholarship • American Psychological Association’s APAGS Ellin Bloch and Pierre Ritchie Diversity Dissertation Scholarship • Arizona Board of Regents Doctoral Research Grant • ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) JumpStart Grant • Ford Foundation Fellowship • Mexican National Council for Science and Technology Scholarship (five-year full funding) • Society of Counseling Psychology Leadership Academy

Where are our graduates?

Tenure-track

Psychologists

faculty at colleges

at university

and universities

counseling centers

Psychologists Psychologists at

in community

VA hospitals

mental health centers

Program and university support The Graduate College provides significant financial support and other programs for our students Nearly 100% of our students have received financial support from the ASU Graduate College from the following programs: • Completion Fellowship, Graduate College Fellowship, Interdisciplinary Enrichment Fellowship • University Graduate Fellowships • Preparing Future Faculty Program provides additional mentorship for students seeking academic positions

Graduate and Professional Student Association • Travel grants for research conferences, up to $950 per academic year • Interview travel funding for pre-doctoral internships, up to $550 • Travel funding to support transportation to and from field placement sites, up to $550 per academic year

The College of Integrative Sciences and Arts also provides exemplary support for our students • Arthur John Fitzgerald Fellowship • Teaching and Research Assistantships • Travel support to attend conferences and professional development workshops

Faculty honors and achievements For a complete roster of our distinguished faculty, visit cisa.asu.edu/people/faculty/ccp Our faculty are • Recipients of university and national mentoring awards • Editors, associate editors, and editorial board members of leading journals in the field (e.g., Journal of Counseling Psychology and The Counseling Psychologist) • Leaders in the International Association for Relationship Research and National Latinx Psychological Association • Fellows of the American Psychological Association • Distinguished Professional Career Awardees • Fulbright Scholars

ASU Charter ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.

Contact Us ccp@asu.edu | 480-965-8733 Lisa Spanierman, PhD Professor and Faculty Head

Lisa.Spanierman@asu.edu 480-727-2605

Frank R. Dillon, PhD

Associate Professor and Director of Training

Frank.Dillon@asu.edu 480-727-4506

The doctoral program in counseling psychology at Arizona State University is accredited by the American Psychological Association. Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the APA Commission on Accreditation: Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation American Psychological Association 750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 Phone: 202-336-5979 Email: apaaccred@apa.org

Mailing address:

Inter-Campus Mailing:

Counseling and Counseling Psychology Arizona State University PO Box 870811 Tempe, AZ 85287-0811

Mail Code 0811 Payne Hall (EDB) 446 Tempe campus

cisa.asu.edu/ccp