Our Department
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Counseling Psychology is an APA-accredited and internationally renowned department that offers graduate and undergraduate curricula, research, and training for counselors and counseling psychologists. Our department’s commitment to equity and inclusion can be seen in everything we do. Whether it’s through our affordable, state-of-the-art counseling psychology clinic, service-oriented research, or outreach projects, we strive to create an environment in which all students, faculty, staff, and patients thrive.
The Department of Counseling Psychology at UW–Madison is home to the sixth-ranked Student Counseling program in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 rankings.
Research Teams
The department delivers its broad expertise and ongoing research findings to individuals around the world through an evolving network of outreach activities and partnerships. Students are encouraged to participate in faculty-led research teams and groups within the department and across campus.
Top Faculty
Faculty members are central to the department’s success as dedicated educators, groundbreaking researchers, and vital mentors to the next generation. We are committed to recruiting top academics with diverse backgrounds and exceptional experience in scholarship, teaching, and service.
Commitment to Equity
Faculty and students in our department are deeply committed to equity and social justice through outreach, research, and instruction. We strive to integrate multiculturalism and diversity into each and every course, creating space for difficult dialogues and developing skills in empathy, perspective-taking, and advocacy.
Award-Winning Training Clinic
The UW–Madison Counseling Psychology Training Clinic (CPTC) is a training facility for counseling psychology graduate programs. The clinic offers high-quality, cost-efficient, and multiculturally competent psychological and mental health services to students and community members.
News
- Five from School of Education named to Madison365 list of influential Black leaders
- School of Education doctoral candidate inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
- UW–Madison’s Her wins TRIO Achiever Award
- UW–Madison’s Goldberg to study how human support could bolster effects of mental health apps
Events
- January
- January 30Time / Line: Master of Fine Arts Qualifier Exhibition by Elise Boucher OstraffJanuary 27 – February 2All day, Art Lofts Gallery, Art Lofts
- January 31Time / Line: Master of Fine Arts Qualifier Exhibition by Elise Boucher OstraffJanuary 27 – February 2All day, Art Lofts Gallery, Art Lofts
- February
- February 1Time / Line: Master of Fine Arts Qualifier Exhibition by Elise Boucher OstraffJanuary 27 – February 2All day, Art Lofts Gallery, Art Lofts
- February 2Time / Line: Master of Fine Arts Qualifier Exhibition by Elise Boucher OstraffJanuary 27 – February 2All day, Art Lofts Gallery, Art Lofts