Program Overview

Counseling Psychology Ph.D.

Overview

The Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program at the University of North Texas (UNT) is designed to train health service professional psychologists within a scientist-practitioner model that attends to individual and cultural diversity and the importance of micro and macro social contexts.

Program Details

• Degree Type: Doctoral Degree
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 5-6 years
• Credit Hours: 42 (with master's) or 72 (with bachelor's)

Program Goals

The main goal of the Counseling Psychology Program is to train health service professional psychologists who can help people cope with crises, problems of daily living, and mental challenges.

Requirements

• Tuition & Aid: Information available upon request
• How to Apply: Application process available upon request

Why Earn a Counseling Psychology Ph.D.?

The Counseling Psychology Program at UNT endorses the scientist-practitioner model of training and affirms the value of integrating practice and science throughout a psychologist's training and career-long participation in the profession. The program is committed to the idea that human problems are the result of complex interactions of biological influences, environmental factors, and developmental changes in the person.

Marketable Skills

• Psychological research
• Comprehensive psychological assessment
• Mental disorder diagnosis
• Mental health treatment plans
• Psychological interventions

Program Highlights

• Our faculty members are active researchers who offer a variety of experiences and different perspectives with specialties ranging from psychotherapy to eating disorders and body image.
• The program also supports the UNT Psychology Clinic and UNT Counseling and Testing Services, which serve as training resources.
• The program is accredited by the American Psychological Association’s Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation.
• If you start the program with a bachelor's degree, you have the opportunity to earn a master's degree en route to the Ph.D.
• You may apply for teaching assistantships, fellowships, and part-time clinical externships funded by the department during your doctoral studies.
• Although all of our graduates are generalists, each also has specialized training in Child & Family Therapy, Sport Psychology, or Minority Wellness. Each cluster includes coursework and opportunities for research and applied work in the area of specialty.

Career Opportunities

The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Counseling Psychology prepares you for work as an independent professional in a research, academic, or applied setting.

Sample Courses

• Foundations of Counseling Psychology (3 hrs)
• Legal and Ethical Issues in Professional Practice (3 hrs)
• Application of Counseling Methods (3 hrs)
• Couple and Family Therapy I (3 hrs)
• Theory and Application of Multicultural Counseling (3 hrs)
• Counseling for Sexual Dysfunction and Other Psychosexual Disorders (3 hrs)