Counseling & Educational Services Clinic
The University of Denver Counseling and Educational Services Clinic provides a community service for adults, adolescents, children, couples and families with personal, career, family, educational and other life concerns. The Clinic offers counseling, assessment, consultation, support and therapy groups, as well as referrals to other community services when appropriate.
The Clinic provides a unique training experience for counseling psychology masters and doctoral students. Live team supervision is offered through state of the art technology. A licensed psychologist leads the supervision team, which provides the opportunity for students to contribute and receive feedback in a team setting. Students receive supervision mid-way through counseling and assessment sessions, which enables students to immediately adjust counseling interventions and assessment feedback to best serve the needs of their clients. The Clinic also conducts ongoing research in the areas of treatment preference, treatment effectiveness, and problem gambling. Students are encouraged to become involved in Clinic research to bridge the knowledge between research and practice, consistent with the counseling psychology program's scientist practitioner model.
The Clinic strives to provide culturally competent services to the community. Clinic fees for service are determined on a sliding scale fee schedule. We are committed to providing services to the community, regardless of ability to pay.
Staff
The Clinic is a training and research facility for the Counseling Psychology and the Child, Family, and School Psychology programs. Counselors are doctoral, educational specialist, and master's students who are supervised by doctoral-level psychologists.
Location
University of Denver
Morgridge College of Education
Katherine A. Ruffatto Hall, First Floor
1999 East Evans Avenue
Denver, CO 80208-1700
Counseling Services
- Anxiety and Panic
- Assertiveness/Anger
- Career Decisions/Change
- Communication
- Conflict Management
- Depression
- Drug and Alcohol Use
- Eating Problems
- Family Changes
- Friendship and Support
- Grief and Loss
- Life Changes
- Parenting Strategies and Skills
- Problem Gambling
- Recovery from Trauma
- Relationship Issues
- Self-Confidence/Esteem
- Spirituality
- Stress Management
- Trust
- Work Issues
Counseling Services Appointments
To learn more about the Clinic or to schedule an appointment, please phone 303-871-2528,
or phone or email the director, Dr. Pusavat, at 303-871-3230 or andi.pusavat@du.edu.
Strict confidentiality is maintained.
Counseling Services Supervising Faculty
Andi Pusavat, PhD, Clinic Director
J. Michael Faragher, PsyD, Clinic Supervisor and Problem Gambling Program Director
Matthew Enright, PsyD, Clinic Supervisor
Marina Papirova, PhD, Clinic Supervisor
Pat Sherry, PhD, Psychological Assessment Consultant
Educational Services: Child, Family, and School Psychology Clinic
The Child, Family, and School Psychology and Educational Services Clinic at the University of Denver provides psychoeducational assessment and consultation for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults (aged birth-21 years old). Services are designed for families who are concerned that their child's development may not be typical, and for students who may be experiencing difficulties with learning, achievement, and/or school-related behavior problems.
As a training center for education specialists and doctoral students, the Clinic is committed to delivering high quality research-based services to families. Our clinical approach integrates the extensive clinical experience of our doctoral level, licensed, supervising school psychologists with the commitment and creativity of our graduate students who use up-to-date assessment and consultation methods based on state-of-the-art research.
Clinical services are offered on the basis of a flexible, sliding fee schedule. As a training clinic we do not accept public or private insurance. However, families are readily accommodated by our fee structure and sliding scale. We are committed to providing high quality services to a culturally and economically diverse clientele.
We provide assessment, consultation, and recommendations for the following areas:
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Early childhood developmental abilities and disabilities
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Behavior problems that interfere with academic performance
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Giftedness and high achievement
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Learning disabilities
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Attention deficit and hyperactivity screening
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School and classroom behavior difficulties
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Math difficulties
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Reading difficulties
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Social and/or communication skills
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Parent/student advocacy skills
Educational Services Appointments
Dr. Shayna Brody-Whitehouse (Clinic Supervisor)
Clinic Phone #: 303-871-2528
Clinic email: shayna.whitehouse@du.edu
Supervising Faculty
The following Child, Family, and School Psychology faculty closely supervise and consult
the graduate students throughout the assessment process.
Shayna BrodyWhitehouse, Ph.D. (CFSP Clinic Supervisor)
Karin Dittrick-Nathan, Ph.D. (Faculty and Clinic consultant)
Gloria Miller, Ph. D. (Faculty and Clinic consultant)
Karen Riley, Ph. D. (Faculty and Clinic consultant)
Fees
Comprehensive Battery: $600.00
The Comprehensive Battery includes a personalized selection of assessments, including an individual intelligence test, an academic achievement battery, testing in specific academic areas as indicated, socio-emotional testing as needed, ADHD screening as needed, and school visit-when appropriate. The Comprehensive Assessment Battery can be broken down into individual components. A sliding scale fee payment is available for clients on an individual basis. Please contact the Clinic Supervisor for a breakdown of fees and for sliding scale requests.
