Practicum and EdS Internship Sites
The Counseling Psychology program encourages students to complete their practicum experiences at a variety of sites. Typically for three hours credit practicum, we expect students to be on-site for 200 hours. Of these 200 hours, we expect students to have 40 hours of direct client contact and to have one hour per week of supervision by an approved supervisor (Licensed Psychologist, LPCC, LPP, LCSW). Students also meet with a Counseling Psychology faculty member for group and individual biweekly supervision.
To enroll in practicum or post-Master's internship, the practicum application must be submitted by April 1 for the following Summer Sessions and Fall Semester and by November 1 for the following Spring Semester. Prior to selecting a site to interview, students should meet with the practicum coordinator, Dr. Love, or their major professor. We encourage students to utilize the Site Interview Form and the Site Information Form to ensure the selected site is appropriate for placement. Student evaluations of some practicum sites are located in black binders on reserve in the Education Library. Forms are currently under revision, but will be posted in Fall 2009.
Upon interviews conducted in April 2003, the following sites in Fayette and surrounding counties accept Counseling Psychology students for practicum. However, placement availability varies by semester. Please contact the site to ensure that practicum requirements can be met.
If you find a practicum site for which we do not have the information, please tell us and we will update this page. As you see, we like to include the website and the email addresses for the point of contact.
Note: Some contacted sites reported that they did not accept Counseling Psychology Students.
Variety of services provided at several locations at Lawrenceburg in child afterschool program, two TRP. 
Post-master's paid experience with doctoral supervision available. Summer RISE offers doctoral supervision.
898 Georgetown St.
Lexington, KY 40511
Contact: Barbara Ellerbrook, Executive Director
Phone: 233-1483
E-mail: ellerbrk@mis.net
Services Provided/Population Served: Serves adults with mental retardation or developmental disabilities.
Student Responsibilities: Students serve in a variety of functions, ranging from working with clients in the newly developed literacy program to assisting clients with art projects in the art center to volunteer-type work in residential settings and recreational activities. Minimal opportunities for clinical experience in counseling.
Hours of Operation: Varies based on service.
Available supervision: May be difficult to obtain.
Office of Career Services
Asbury College
One Macklem Dr.
Wilmore, KY 40309
Contact: Melanie Noble
Phone: 859-858-3511 ext. 2323
Services Provided/Population Served: Individual career counseling, resume help, alumni consultant network, and career services workshops for college students.
Student Responsibilities: Individual and group counseling around career issues; vocational/interest/skill assessments; resume critiquing; and occupational exploration.
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Available Supervision: PhD available.
Counseling Services
Asbury College
One Macklem Dr.
Wilmore, KY 40309
Contact: Judi Kinlaw, M.Ed.
Phone: 859-858-3511 ext. 2417
Services Provided/Population Served: Individual, group, and couples counseling; crisis counseling, testing, and psychoeducational workshops for college students.
Student Responsibilities: Individual, group, and couple counseling; testing, diagnosis, and referral responsibilities.
Hours of Operation: Mon and Thu. 8-8pm; Tue, Wed, and Fri. 8-5pm
Available Supervision: PhD available.
3111 Spurr Rd.
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone: 252-3247
PO Box 1603
Lexington, KY 40588
Contact: Beth McRoberts, Program Coordinator
Phone: 253-2615
Services Provided/Population Served: Offers short-term crisis counseling and long-term individual and group therapy for male and female survivors of sexual assault, as well as family members and friends of survivors. Offers medical and legal advocacy and community education (outreach and trainings).
Student Responsibilities: No individual client caseload. Receive calls on crisis line, conduct community outreach, aid in medical/legal advocacy, and facilitate psychoeducational groups.
Hours of Operation: 9-5 M-F Business hours; 24 hour crisis line.
Available supervision: Supervision by an LCSW available.
P.O. Box 12047
Lexington, KY 40580
Phone: 859/246-2650
Fax: 859/246-2654
Contact: Tamara Hart, MA, Licensed Psychological Associate
Service Provided/Population Served: The Bluegrass Reception and Assessment Center is a model program utilizing innovations in the intake or reception of adjudicated youths committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice. Youths’ needs, based on their criminal charges, are evaluated and post-adjudication placements are identified accordingly. Offers an Alternative to Detention program. Adolescent boys, youthful offenders, public offenders only.
Student Responsibilities: Will vary widely depending on placements.
Hours of Operation: Residential Treatment facility.
Available supervision: Supervision varies.
P.O. Box 11428
Lexington, KY 40575
Contact this office to be referred to the Service Area Manager (SAM) for the county in which you are seeking placement.
Phone: 253-1686 Fax: 255-4866
Services Provided/Population Served: Extensive services offered for community members with various needs.
Student Responsibilities: Will vary widely depending on placements.
Hours of Operation: Most placements will operate within normal business hours. Some programs operate in the evening.
Available supervision: Supervision availability will vary depending on placements.
Variety of services provided at Comprehensive Care Center, TRP Harmony House, and After-school Kids Plus Parents.
2050 Versailles Rd.
Lexington, KY 40504
Contact: Dr. David Berry
Phone: 254-5701
Services Provided/Population Served: General rehabilitation for patients who have suffered spinal cord injuries, fractures, amputations, neuropathy, knee/hip replacement, strokes and/or are paraplegic/quadriplegic.
Student Responsibilities: Prefer PhD level students. Students will carry own caseload and work with a team (weekly staffing) to provide counseling services for the clientele. Report writing and documentation required.
Hours of Operation: Therapy provided 8-5 (10 hour paid weekly position for full calendar year).
Available supervision: Ph.D. level psychologist available for supervision.
1310 Leestown Rd.
Lexington, KY 40508
Contact: Becky Crawford, LPCC
Phone: 253-1993
Services Provided/Population Served:: Provide counseling for individuals, couples, families, and children (excluding substance abuse, life-threatening eating disorders, and sexual trauma).
Student Responsibilities: Considered staff. Can pursue counseling in areas of interest as clients present. Conduct intakes; facilitate psychoeducational groups.
Hours of Operation: M-F 8:30-4:30; some evenings until 8.
Available supervision: LCSW available.
Variety of services provided at Comprehensive Care Center and TRP Pioneer House.
530 North Limestone
Lexington, KY 40508
Contact: Sarah Hicks, LMFT for the Domestic Violence program, or Marcia Partin for the Parenting Program
Phone: 259-1974
Services Provided/Population Served: Provide individual, group, couples, and family counseling. Offer parenting classes.
Student Responsibilities: Facilitate parenting class and provide counseling for individual caseload.
Hours of Operation: M-F 8-5; some evenings.
Available supervision: LMFT
600 W. Walnut St.
Danville, KY 40422
Contact: Joy Asher
Phone: 859-238-5283 Fax: (859) 238-5757
Services Provided/Population Served: Individual career counseling, career planning, internships, job searches, and graduate school planning for liberal arts college students.
Student Responsibilities: Individual career counseling; aid clients in job searches, finding internships, and choosing graduate programs.
Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri. 8:30-4:30pm
Available Supervision: CPC available.
251 E. Maxwell St.
Lexington, KY 40508
Contact: Dr. Carmella Yates
Phone: 255-0500
Services Provided/Population Served: Long-term treatment program for women with substance abuse problems. Services include housing, counseling, and assistance with reaching independence. New facility recently opened in Richmond.
Student Responsibilities: Variety of duties based on comfort and interest. Opportunities to provide individual and group counseling, conduct psychosocial assessments, outreach education, and client recruitment.
Hours of Operation: Varies. Business hours with evenings available.
Available supervision: Individual and/or group with a LCSW or Ph.D.
140 Park St.
Versailles, KY 40383
Contact: Mary Oldiges, Executive director and Sarah Whittington, Program Director
Phone: 859-873-3271/ 1-877-849-8847
Services Provided/Population Served: Residential facility for adolescent girls. Services include education, behavior modification, and equine-assisted therapy with the goal of family reunification.
Student Responsibilities: Availability of practicum questionable. Students assist in behavior modification and counseling; participate in treatment team meetings.
Hours of Operation: 24 hour residential.
Available supervision: LCSW and psychiatrist on rotation; CSW available; May be problematic.
Division of Career Services
Student Services Building Room 465 CPO 62
Eastern Kentucky University
521 Lancaster Ave.
Richmond, KY 40475-3162
Contact: Amanda Tudor
Phone: 859-622-1568 or 859-622-1707 Fax: 859-622-1570
Email: career@eku.edu
Services Provided/Population Served: Individual career counseling. Hold seminars on resume and cover letter writing, interviewing skills, networking, job searches, internships, and choosing graduate programs for university students.
Student Responsibilities: Provide career counseling (issues include choosing a major, finding jobs, and interviewing skills). May facilitate career services seminars.
Hours of Operation: Mon-Thurs. 8-6pm; Fri. 9-4:30pm
Available Supervision: CPC available.
571 Student Services Bldg.
521 Lancaster Ave. Richmond, KY 40475-3162
Contact: Jen Walker
Phone: 859-622-1303
Services Provided/Population Served: Individual and group counseling, substance abuse services, career counseling, interpersonal growth, psychiatric services, and referral services for university students.
Student Responsibilities: Provide personal, career, and/or substance abuse counseling. Duties include diagnosis and referral.
Hours of Operation: Mon-Thu. 8-6pm; Fri. 8-5pm
Available Supervision: CPC and PhD available.
627 West Fourth Street
Lexington, KY 40508
Contact: David T. Susman, Ph.D., Psychology Services Coordinator
Phone: 859-246-7278
Services Provided/Population Served: Public psychiatric hospital; inpatient care for adults with mental illness and substance abuse.
Student Responsibilities:10 or 20 hour per week placements for 11 months (August through June). Psychological assessments, psychoeducational groups, some individual therapy, participation in multidisciplinary recovery teams, didactic and interviewing seminars. If funding is available, the paid practicum experience does not include UK tuition nor UK health benefits. Students must be in the doctoral Counseling Psychology program and have taken courses in intellectual and personality assessment.
Hours of Operation: Students may be on site weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Available supervision: All students are supervised by licensed staff psychologists.
535 W. 2nd St. #205
Lexington, KY 40508
Contact: Marion Gildersleeve, LCSW, Clinical Director or LaDonna Tyler, MSW
Phone: 233-0033
E-mail: gsleeve@bluegrass.net
Services Provided/Population Served: Community mental health agency that provides individual counseling for children and adolescents, as well as couples and family counseling. Collaborate with local schools to provide individual and group sessions for students.
Student Responsibilities: Would become involved in all aspects of the agency. Students have individual caseloads, which can be based on student need. Can also be involved with work in schools (facilitating groups, etc.) and with community outreach efforts.
Hours of Operation: Normal business hours; some evenings may be available.
Available supervision: 1 hour group/peer supervision; 1 hour individual with a LCSW.
Extensive services offered to a variety of clients at many locations, including:
Bluegrass Impact - East
570 East Main Street
Lexington, KY 40508
Phone: 254-3106
Services: Intensive case management and support services for children and families.
Family Care Center
1135 Red Mile Place
Lexington, KY
Phone: 288-4040
Services: Outpatient counseling for children and their families.
Family Preservation
2311 Fortune Drive
Suite 201
Lexington, KY 40509
Phone: 299-0794
Services: Short-term, intensive, in-home services for children and their families.
Schwartz Chemical Dependency
627 W. Fourth St., Allen Bldg.
Lexington, KY 40508
Phone: 246-7282
Services: Adult residential treatment for substance abuse.
Federal Medical Center
3301 Leestown Rd.
Lexington, KY 40511
Supervisor: Dr. Sustan Masterson
Phone: 255-6812 ext. 5105
519 W. 4th St.
Lexington, KY 40508
Contact: Jennifer Connors, CSW
Phone: 252-8636
Services Provided/Population Served: Provide educational, health, and mental health services primarily for pregnant adolescents.
Student Responsibilities: Facilitate groups, documentation/paperwork, coordinate services, etc.
Hours of Operation: 24 hour residential
Available supervision: CSW, under LCSW.
Gatton School of Business Diversity Groups
Dr. Randa Remer
235A Gatton School of Business Building
257-4628
Email: rrremer@uky.edu
400 East College St.
Georgetown, KY 40324-1696
Contact: Dr. Lloyd Clark
Phone: 502-863-7056
Services Provided/Population Served: Individual career counseling. Assistance with resume/cover letter writing, internships, interviewing skills, job-seeking strategies. Provide information about employers and graduate school. Conduct career workshops.
Student Responsibilities: Individual career couseling; documentation; interest and skills assessment; aid clients in job searches, information interviews, nad finding internships; and resume critiquing.
Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri. 9-5pm
Available Supervision: PhD available.
400 East College St.
Georgetown, KY 40324-1696
Contact: Edward Marshall, PhD
Phone: 502-863-7074
Services Provided/Population Served: Individual and group counseling, substance abuse counseling, testing and assessment services.
Student Responsibilities: Individual counseling; assessment of anxiety, depression, and personality; provide appropriate interventions for clients; duties include diagnosis and referral.
Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri. 8-5pm
Available Supervision:PhD available.
360 W. Loudon Ave.
Lexington, KY 40508
Contact: Janet Monico
Phone: 252-7881 ext.3015
Services Provided/Population Served: Provide housing, employment assistance, medical advocacy, and counseling for homeless men.
Student Responsibilities: Collaborate with case and social workers; work in the mental health clinic.
Hours of Operation: Business hours 9-5pm; evenings and weekends available.
Available supervision: LCSW, LPCC available.
1524 Versailles Rd.
Lexington, KY 40513
Contact: Janice James
Phone: 252-2002
Services Provided/Population Served: Women's recovery program (substance abuse). Also provide housing, employment assistance, medical advocacy, and counseling for homeless women.
Student Responsibilities: Intake/screening clients; teach/facilitate psychoeducational groups about substance abuse and/or women's issues; potential for individual counseling.
Hours of Operation: Business hours 8-5pm; some evenings available.
Available supervision: LCSW available.
2312 Alexandria Dr.
Lexington, KY 40504
Contact: Sherry Weisenfluh
Phone: 276-5344
Services Provided/Population Served: Also includes the Bluegrass Center for Grief Education and Counseling. Provide physical, emotional, and spiritual care for terminally ill patients. Provide a range of services, including individual counseling and support groups, for people of all ages dealing with grief.
Available supervision: Supervision may be problematic.
Variety of services provided at Jessamine Counseling Center, which includes the TRP Greenhouse and Kids’ Team.
140 Park St.
Versailles, KY 40383
Contact: Jill Braun
Phone: 859-879-0331
Services Provided/Population Served: Serve adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders during a 5-day summer session in the woods of Estill County.
Student Responsibilities: Physically demanding. Intensive training on and off site before program begins. Opportunity to learn safe crisis intervention techniques, first aid and CPR. Duties include 24 hour supervision of clients and individual and group counseling.
Hours of Operation: Normal business hours for office. Program runs for two months during the summer (approximately 8 5-day sessions).
Available supervision: Executive director, Mary Oldiges, LCSW, may be available for supervision. Would be in addition to demanding time requirements of 5-day sessions.
Variety of services provided at the Irvine and Richmond Comprehensive Care Centers and in Berea.
415 Gibson Lane
Richmond, KY 40475
Supervisor: Dr. Marianne McClure
Phone: 859-623-9367
Variety of services provided at several locations at Harrodsburg in child and adolescent afterschool program, two TRPs and Ransdell Community Center. Post-master's paid experience with doctoral supervision available. Summer RISE offers doctoral supervision.
536 W. 3rd St.
Lexington, KY 40508
Contact: Janet Vessels, LPCC
Phone: 252-3126
Services Provided/Population Served:
MASH Drop Inn: Emergency shelter for homeless /chronic runaway adolescent males and females. Clients present primarily with depression, anxiety, trauma, and oppositional-defiance. Provide educational and mental health services. Research on outcomes is a possibility.
Street Outreach: locating adolescents who would benefit from the sheleter service, counseling, and community referral.
Transitional Living: Work with 17-21 year olds to provide smooth transition into independent living.
Student Responsibilities: Based on student comfort level. Duties include: general supervision of and academic assistance for the residents; facilitating group sessions; conducting individual sessions; street outreach.
Hours of Operation: 24 hr shelter. Student opportunities primarily in the afternoon and evening hours.
Available supervision: LPCC available.
Versailles Campus
P.O. Box 749
2050 Lexington Rd.
Versailles, KY 40383
Contact: Diane Hill, LCSW, Residential Clinical Director
Phone: 859-873-4481
Services Provided/Population Served: Therapeutic residential treatment (including individual and group counseling) for adolescent boys and girls; emergency shelter for crisis stabilization; and community-based services.
Student Responsibilities: Small caseload. One-on-one sessions. Conduct therapy with at the residential facility and/or in-home (with the family).
Hours of Operation: 24 hour shelter
Available supervision: CSW, LCSW available.
Neurobehavioral Services
261 Regency Circle, Suite 4
Lexington, KY 40503
Supervisor: Dr. Tim Carbary
859-373-0133
300 Foxglove Drive.
Mount Sterling, KY 40353
(859) 498-2135
http://www.pathways-ky.org/
Contact John Parks, MSW Human Resources 1-800-562-8909
Services Provided/Population Served: Variety of services including Mental Health, Addiction, Prevention and Developmental Disabilities Services.
Student Responsibilities: Post-master's students are encouraged to apply for paid specialist internships. Opportunity to see individual clients, groups, and engage in preventive services. Long history of services in Appalachia..
Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, usually
Available supervision: Ph. D. licensed psychologist available for supervision.
508 W. 2nd St.
Lexington, KY 40508
Contact: Debbie Blair
Phone: 252-8494/252-0448
E-mail: ppbgceo@ppbg.org
Services Provided/Population Served: Provide women of all ages and incomes with reproductive health services. Offers outreach education (in schools). Advocate to ensure/protect reproductive rights.
Student Responsibilities: Student role is primarily that of an educator. Opportunity to see individual clients, primarily on a one-time basis. Could participate with community education.
Hours of Operation: Mon, Tue, Thu. 1-8pm; Wed. 8:30-4pm
Available supervision:Could be problematic. Only MSW available.
3050 Rio Dosa Dr.
Lexington, KY 40515
Contact: Amy Wright, LCSW
Phone: 269-2325
Services Provided/Population Served: Provide psychiatric and chemical inpatient and outpatient treatment for all ages. Services include medical evaluations and detoxification.
Student Responsibilities:Would serve in the social work department. Responsibilities gauged on student maturity. Involved in psychosocial assessment and family and group counseling.
Hours of Operation:Mon-Fri. 8-5; some weekends available.
Available supervision: LCSW available.
310 South Limestone 3rd Floor
Lexington, KY 40508
Contact: Maria Madden, LCSW
Phone: 226-7063
Services Provided/Population Served: Acute stabilization for the mentally ill (including detoxification).
Student Responsibilities: Conduct psychosocial family sessions and facilitate groups.
Hours of Operation: Business hours 8:30-5pm; evenings and weekends available.
Available supervision: LCSW available.
Variety of services provided at Comprehensive Care Center and Scott County After-school Breakaway.
154 Bonnie Brae Dr.
Lexington, KY 40517
Supervisor: Jason Thomas, MSW or Apryl Tandy
Contact: 859-252-1939
Sunshine Center
Street address Frankfort, KY
Contact: Carrie Stith Webster
Phone: 502-545-0448
E-mail: sunshinecntr@yahoo.com
Services Provided/Population Served: A child abuse prevention and intervention agency. Focus on adult and child survivors of abuse and/or family violence. Provide counseling, support groups, parenting classes, supervised visits, and crisis intervention. Attempt to break the cycle of abuse.
Student Responsibilities: Could lead group or parenting classes and participate in parent/child supervised visits. Would not have a caseload of individual clients.
Hours of Operations: Mon-Fri. 8:30-4:30pm; weeekend and evening appts. available.
Available Supervision: Two LCSW are on-site part-time. Scheduling appts. may be difficult.
Mitchell Fine Arts Bldg.
300 N. Broadway
Lexington, KY 40508-1797
Contact: Micheal Cronk, NCCC
Phone: 233-8193 Fax: 233-8797
Services Provided/Population Served: Individual career counseling, career assessments, workshops on: resumes, interviewing, job search strategies, networking, and grad school planning.
Student Responsibilities: Individual career counseling; resume critiquing; and interest and skills assessment.
Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri. 8-6pm
Available Supervision: CPC available
Stuckert Building
408 Rose St.
Lexington, KY 40506-0494
Contact: Jamie Johnson
Phone: 859-257-2746
Services Provided/Population Served: All career needs, including job searches, career counseling, interviewing skills, resume writing and critiquing, career fairs, career oriented workshops, credential service, career planning, networking, and choosing graduate programs.
Student Responsibilities: Career advising; resume critiquing; conduct various career workshops; and participate in career fairs.
Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri. 8-5pm; Open until 6pm on Thu; some Sat.
Available Supervision: CPC and Ph.D. available.
301 Frazee Hall
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0031
Contact: Felito Aledrondo, Ph.D.
Phone: 257-8701
Services Provided/Population Served: Individual, group, career, academic, and alcohol/drug counseling; Personality and career testing.
Student Responsibilities: Accept post-Masters students. Individual personal and career counseling; group counseling; assessment, diagnosis, and referral responsibilities; drug and alcohol counseling if qualified.
Hours of Operation:Mon-Fri. 8-5pm
Available Supervision:Ph.D. available.
Cooper Dr.
Lexington, KY
Contact: Gary Dunn
Phone: 233-4511 ext. 3217
Student Responsibilities: Only accept doctoral level students for internships.
Variety of services provided at Comprehensive Care Center and Woodford County After-school Powerhouse.
The following sites were contacted in April 2003 and deemed inappropriate for placement:
Central Baptist Hospital does not provide psychological services.
Children's Advocacy only accepts undergrads.
Feinberg and Assoc. does not accept students.
Mayfair Manor Only accept social work students.
LCC Student Development and Counseling Services cannot provide supervision.
Lexington-Fayette County Division of Youth Services, Department of Social Services only accepts social work students.
St. Joseph Hospital has closed mental health unit.
Shriners Hospital does not have a mental health unit.
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