Graduate training opportunities
2024-2025 Training Cohort
Pre-Masters Training Opportunities in Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Clinical Counseling, and Clinical Social Work
Counseling & Psychological Services at San Diego State University serves as a training site for pre-masters graduate students who are working towards licensure as an LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC. Our licensed faculty members provide quality supervision and training in a supportive, collaborative environment. Learning opportunities focus on the provision of culturally competent, short-term therapy (individual, relational, and group); assessment and triage; crisis intervention; outreach to the university community; and teaching.
For more information about our training program, please read our flyer. Questions regarding the traineeship can be directed to Maddie Borkenhagen, LCSW at 619-594-5220.
Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology
Counseling & Psychological Services’ doctoral internship program is a member of the Association of Psychology Post-Doctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC), and we will be participating in the upcoming APPIC internship match cycle as program #2524. This internship site agrees to abide by APPIC match policies, including that no person at this training facility will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any intern applicant.
Our internship brochure and training manual are available for review to get more detailed information regarding our site. Our brochure includes our Internship Admissions, Support, and Initial Placement data. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Todd Carson at 619-594-5220 or [email protected].
Our site is not currently APA-accredited. We have submitted our self-study and have been approved for a site visit, which is scheduled for February 13-14, 2025. Please be advised that there is no assurance that we will be able to successfully achieve accreditation during the 24-25 cycle. For more information about our accreditation status with APA, please contact them directly at:
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
202-336-5979
Email: [email protected]
Web: apa.org/ed/accreditation
Post-Doctoral Training
Counseling & Psychological Services is recruiting for a post-doctoral counselor (full or part-time) and welcomes applications for 2025-26. This position has an emphasis in training to provide clinical services using a Motivational Interviewing (along with other theoretical orientations) approach with college students presenting with alcohol and other drug misuse as well as other common presenting mental health issues typically seen at a large university setting including anxiety, depression, relational issues, stress and academic concerns.
Please read the position description for additional information. If you are interested in learning more about this position or to apply, please submit a current curriculum vitae with references as well as a letter of interest to [email protected].
