Hello and welcome, potential intern applicant! We are thrilled you're considering an internship with the University of Oklahoma Student Counseling Center (UCC). We're dedicated to your professional development and aim to make your internship year valuable and unforgettable. Our team values the training process and views internships as crucial for your growth, helping you achieve your professional goals.
Our mission at the UCC is to help you develop well-rounded clinical skills, a socially just and culturally inclusive mindset, ethical proficiency, more confidence and awareness of your professional identity. Our clinical staff have a diverse array of experiences, interests and training backgrounds, and we value attitudes of mutual respect, and constant collaboration in our work with each other and with our interns. We strive to embody these values as we prepare our interns to meet their professional goals.
It is incredibly important to find an internship site that is truly a good fit for you, one that prepares you for the transition from counseling student to professional counselor. In making your choice, we believe it is important to consider the training opportunities available to you and the staff you’ll be working alongside. Please review our website for more information on our training opportunities and feel free to reach out with any questions. We look forward to getting to know you better.
Clients may present to counseling with an array of concerns, such as anxiety, depression, sexual orientation, relationship issues, chemical abuse/ dependency, and other life adjustment concerns. The UCC also offers outreach services throughout the campus community and crisis services as needed.
Practicum and internship students have the opportunity to work with undergraduates, graduate students, and international students from diverse populations who are currently enrolled at OU (Norman campus) and seeking services at the UCC.
The University Counseling Center provides short term counseling and consultation to students who are experiencing emotional and psychological problems that are interfering with their ability to be successful in their personal and academic development. Services are provided to students, faculty, and staff.
The UCC is located on the Norman campus of the University of Oklahoma, across the street from the Main OU Library, on the second floor of Goddard Health Center. Goddard is a modern, well-equipped health facility where campus members can meet with medical professionals on the first floor, and counselors and psychiatrists on the second floor. Each counselor and trainee typically has their own office. Individual offices within the UCC are equipped with webcams and computer terminals, and there are also group rooms and conference rooms. The UCC is open Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Solution Focused
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative Therapy
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Gottman Method
Emotion Focused Therapy
Strengths Based Therapy
Internal Family Systems
Exposure and Response Prevention
Cognitive Processing Therapy
