Training preparing the next generation of counseling professionals

Counseling Services is one of the largest non-degree granting mental health training programs in the state of Nevada and has been training masters, doctoral, post-masters and doctoral students for decades in social work, marriage and family therapy, and psychology. In the past ten years, our training program trained 100 future mental health professionals, many of whom are still practicing in the State of Nevada. Our practicum program was awarded the Social Work Practicum Site of the year in 2017-2018 by the University's Social Work program. The University's Counseling Services doctoral psychology internship was granted accreditation by the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2021 for the full 10 years.

Our staff consists of licensed clinicians who meet qualifications to supervise marriage and family therapy practicum, clinical mental health counseling practicum, social work practicum, psychology practicum, doctoral psychology internship and psychology postdocs. 

Practicum training program

Please check back. The University of Nevada, Reno Counseling Services will recruit for multiple 2026-2027 practicum positions in the spring of 2026. 

Psychology internship training program

Learn more about our APA-accredited internship program. The application due date is November 23, 2025.

Post-master’s clinical social work internship/fellowship

Please check back. We are not currently recruiting for clinical social work interns/fellows. 

Post-doctoral fellowship

Please check back. The University of Nevada, Reno Counseling Services will soon be recruiting for 2026-2027 postdocs.

Statement on dual relationships and trainee applicants

Counseling Services welcomes UNR students to seek out our services, as above all, we are here to serve the mental health needs of our students and want to decrease barriers to accessing such services. Additionally, Counseling Services staff take care to prevent multiple relationships (i.e. holding both the roles of client and supervisee) that would reasonably be expected to impair our objectivity, competence, or effectiveness or could otherwise risk exploitation or harm to other persons in our professional work.

Former clients who received services* from us, may have their application considered, and care will be taken to consider if the applicant could be put in a position where their previous clinician would have supervisory or administrative power with them, e.g. clinical supervisors, Director of Training, Director, or Assistant Director of Training. If such a situation cannot be prevented, the applicant shall be removed from consideration.

Should a trainee be a previous client at CS, their status as a former client shall be carefully and purposefully disclosed to limited staff, for the purpose of assigning clinical supervisors who do not create a dual relationship issue.

If a student previously held a training position at CS later seeks counseling services, care will be taken in counselor assignment to follow ethical standards and minimize harm. No student is assigned a clinician who has had a supervisory or administrative relationship with the student. If a student identifies as a previous training clinician when scheduling, they must be scheduled for a meeting with the Clinical Director or their designee to pre-arrange a session with a clinician who does not pose a dual relationship issue.

Should a trainee be a previous client at CS or seek clinical services having held a training position at CS in the past, their electronic mental health record shall be locked so it cannot be accessed by anyone but the administrators (e.g., Director, Clinical Director, Training Director, Office Manager). 

*Note: Services includes individual therapy, group therapy, psychological assessment, crisis sessions, consultations, and same-day sessions.