Pre-Doctoral Internship in Psychology

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in the Internship Program at Lehigh University's Counseling and Psychological Services (UCPS). Our predoctoral internship program was recently approved as a full member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Council (APPIC). The following information is intended to help orient you to the Internship Program, the Counseling Center, Lehigh University, and the greater Bethlehem area. The following is a brief introduction to our internship program; however we strongly encourage you to review our detailed internship brochure for a complete description of the training program. Please feel free to contact us by phone 610-758-3880 or by email at aas207@lehigh.edu if you have any questions about our program or the application process.

The UCPS offers a full-time comprehensive twelve-month Predoctoral Internship in Professional Psychology for students working toward their doctoral degrees in counseling or clinical psychology. We emphasize the core elements of counseling center work in our program; however the skill set developed is highly transferable to other clinical settings in professional psychology. Two interns are admitted to the internship program per academic year, and a highly competitive stipend and compensation package of $24,400 plus benefits is offered. The internship for the 2013-2014 school year will begin on Thursday, August 1st, 2013, and runs for one full calendar year. All interns are introduced to the counseling center and greater university community during an initial orientation period. During orientation, interns also begin to define specific training goals for the internship year and familiarize themselves with the UCPS staff and LU Student Affairs community. While there are core components of the internship program, our aim is to provide individualized training experiences as much as possible to more effectively meet the unique needs and interests of each intern. We thank you again for your interest in our site and welcome you to explore our website and training brochure, or just give us a call as we would be happy to talk with you further about our program.