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 eighth-ranked Student Counseling program in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 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
- Seven from School of Education win 2024-25 Teaching Assistant Awards
- UW–Madison’s Goldberg discusses meditation app research on ‘Under the Cortex’ podcast
- Study co-authored by UW–Madison’s Short, Williams, Kral shows racism could affect infant brain development
- Two PhD students from School of Education inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Events
- March
- March 16
- March 16Some People Leave, Some People Stay: A Showing of Paintings by Chase BissonAll day, Mother Fools Coffeehouse, 1101 Williamson St
- March 16In no. 5: The Light Saw What I Couldn’t by MFA Candidate Paulina KingAll day, Abel Contemporary Gallery, 524 East Main St, Stoughton
- March 16