The Training Program

 The Counseling Center's pre-doctoral internship is accredited by the American Psychological Association and offers a broad range of training and service opportunities utilizing a Practitioner-Scholar model. Training consists of individual and group supervision, mentoring, seminars, and professional development programs.
Core training areas are:

  1. Professional practice – emphasis on diagnosis, assessment, treatment planning and providing supervision.
  2. Evidence based treatments - emphasis on application of psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral models of treatment while integrating interpersonal, feminist and experiential techniques within a multicultural framework.
  3. Multicultural counseling - emphasis on community engagement, and consultation as well as exploring the intersections of characteristics that impact treatment access, process and outcome.

Training related to ethical and legal issues is woven throughout each core area. While the focus is on time-limited treatment, each pre-doctoral intern has the opportunity to work with a limited number of longer-term therapy cases. Opportunities exist to work in the areas of sexual assault/trauma, triage/crises intervention, substance abuse, career development, disability adjustment, sexual orientation, couples, and group therapy.


Approximately 50% of a pre-doctoral intern's time is committed to direct service activities. Each pre-doctoral intern receives a minimum of two hours of individual supervision plus two hours of group supervision weekly with licensed psychologists. The following senior staff psychologists are available to serve as pre-doctoral intern supervisors. Please click on the link below to see their bios:

Mentoring relationships with psychologists, counselors, and/or social workers result in additional supervision and professional experiences and offer customization of the training experience. The following staff members are available to serve as mentors:

Topic-focused presentations during orientation to the internship and staff development training during the academic year offer exposure to additional clinical and professional issues.
Here is information about current and past pre-doctoral interns:


2008-2009 Pre-Doctoral Interns
Talitha Easterly is a pre-doctoral intern from the counseling psychology program at Washington State University.  She was born and partially raised in California, and considers Hawaii home.  Talitha’s clinical interests include multicultural counseling with a particular emphasis on African American wholeness and health, grief and loss concerns, and alcohol and substance abuse counseling.  Her research interests involve (1) counseling preferences among African American adults surrounding areas of spirituality and race, (2) multiracial identity development, and (3) recruitment, retention, and achievement matters among racially diverse college student populations.  Talitha has administrative experience in student affairs, and has taught undergraduate classes in the areas of Black Psychology, African American Womens’ History, and Educational Leadership. 


Melissa Grey is a pre-doctoral intern from the clinical psychology program at Eastern Michigan University and is originally from mid-Michigan. Her clinical interests include the influence of stress on health and wellness, trauma, and mood and anxiety disorders. Melissa has supervised junior pre-doctoral students and taught the psychology of women for undergraduates as well as provided guest lectures for a variety of socio-cultural topics including feminist psychology and prejudice and discrimination. Melissa also has interest and experience in community engagement with resident life and the larger campus.


Nadia T. Hasan is a pre-doctoral intern from The University of Akron. She received her M.A. in psychology from The University of Akron in 2005. Nadia is the immediate Past Chair for the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS; 2006-2009). Her areas of interest include multicultural counseling, international students, women and leadership, and gender issues in psychotherapy. Currently, Nadia is completing her dissertation on the impact of sexism on women’s leadership self-efficacy and motivation to pursue future leadership opportunities. For additional information about Nadia, please visit http://www.nadia-hasan.com/1.html


Bob Johnson is a pre-doctoral intern from the counseling psychology program at the University of North Dakota. His clinical interests include anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. He has supervised master’s practicum and internship classes and has taught career decision-making classes. His research experience includes same-sex marriage, counseling theoretical orientation, and clinical supervision.


Tracy Smith is a pre-doctoral intern from Indiana State University’s Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Program. She is originally from Southwestern Pennsylvania and completed her undergraduate and master level studies at West Virginia University. Her clinical interests include counseling women, trauma therapy, and multicultural counseling. Tracy has supervised master-level counseling students and has taught several undergraduate and graduate courses including Multicultural Counseling, An Introduction to Women’s Studies, Career and Life Planning, and Techniques of Interpersonal Interaction. Her academic interests include the psychology of women/women’s issues, feminist therapy, and social justice issues broadly conceived.


2007-2008 Pre-Doctoral Interns
Seong-In Choi was a pre-doctoral intern from the counseling psychology program at Ball State University who originates from South Korea. Her clinical interests include mood and anxiety disorders, addiction, and relationship issues, as well as academic and career issues. Seong-In has supervised masters' practicum and taught undergraduate classes including counseling theories, multicultural counseling, and human relationship development. As an international student, she is interest in international students' adjustment issues as well as Asian immigrants' acculturation issues. Seong-In has begun working in a faculty position.


Nahree Doh was a pre-doctoral intern from Miami University of Ohio Clinical Psychology program. She is from South Korea and her personal experiences of living in America as a foreigner has significantly influenced her clinical and research interests. She is interested in minority mental health, immigrant’s adjustment issues, dream work, grief therapy, and political activism. Nahree has moved to Tennessee.


Heather L. Himes was a pre-doctoral intern from Rosemead School of Psychology in Los Angeles, California. She is currently working on her PsyD. in Clinical Psychology. Areas of clinical interest include religion & spirituality, LGBTQ issues, personal growth, and relationship issues (e.g. same-sex and opposite sex romantic relationships, friendship, and family relationships). She has additional experience in psycho-diagnostic testing, treatment of anxiety spectrum disorders, and Veterans issues. Heather is now gaining more expertise in a post-doc at Stony Brook.


Liz Yaelingh-Scoffins Liz was a pre-doctoral intern from the clinical psychology program at Eastern Michigan University. She is a former international student and has lived in several countries in Europe. Liz is interested in issues of privilege and oppression across various identity statuses including race, gender, orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, and others. Liz has taught undergraduate classes including personality theory, women’s issues, and prejudice. Her research experience includes prejudice, gender roles, nutrition, OCD, and medical decision-making. Liz is now working at a counseling center in Pennsylvania.

2006-2007 Pre-Doctoral Interns
Young-Ju Cho was a pre-doctoral intern from the University of Missouri-Columbia Counseling Psychology program. She, an international student from South Korea, is interested in the international students' transition and well-being personally and professionally. Her clinical and research interests also include relationship issues (e.g. romantic relationships, friendships, and family relationships) and stress management. Young-Ju has now returned to her home country.

Jameson Lontz was a pre-doctoral intern from Michigan State University who originates from Washington (state) where he completed a Masters degree in counseling psychology at Gonzaga University. He has completed research in the areas of defensiveness and media bias. Areas of specialty include empirically supported assessments and treatments of individuals with a variety of presenting problems. Jameson is now working for Psychological Associates in Rehabilitation a local CARF accredited agency.


Daniel J. van Ingen completed his doctoral training in the Counseling Psychology program at the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, Minnesota. His clinical interest areas include trauma, addiction, depression, and couples. His doctoral research was on evidence based practice and his other research interests include therapy outcome studies, positive psychology, and family dynamics. Dan is now working in a counseling center in Florida.

Jeff Lawley was a pre-doctoral intern from the counseling psychology program at the University of Southern Mississippi. He has a master's degree in counseling from Western Michigan University, and a B.A. degree from Brandeis University near Boston. Clinical interests include developmental issues of college students and integrating culture into counseling. Professional interests include improving multicultural education and helping to bring the field of psychology into the computer era. Jeff is now faculty at a university in the south.