ABOUT THE CENTER.  The Clinical Psychology Center is the training clinic for the Clinical Psychology Graduate Program of the Department of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh.  The Clinical Psychology Program has been accredited by the American Psychological Association to train doctoral-level clinical psychologists since 1948.  Since 2013 it has also been accredited by the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS).  Evaluation and treatment services in the Clinical Psychology Center are provided by advanced graduate students, who are supervised closely by licensed faculty psychologists and other clinicians from the community.

FEES.  As a provider of low-cost services, we make every effort to accommodate clients’ financial needs and utilize a sliding fee scale, based on income.  Students at the University of Pittsburgh may also wish to contact the University Counseling Center, where they may be eligible for free services.

CONFIDENTIALITY.  The content of all counseling sessions is entirely private and is never divulged, except in extremely rare circumstances, such as emergencies defined by state and federal law.  For more information about policies and practices related to the privacy of your health information, click here.  

 

RELEASE OF INFORMATION.  If you are a current or former client in our clinic and wish us to send information from your record to another treatment provider, please download and complete the necessary form (which you can obtain here).  When you have filled it out, signed it, and had your signature witnessed, bring the form to the clinic, or you can mail it to our address.  If you would like us to obtain information about you from another treatment provider, please download and complete the necessary form (which you can obtain here).  When you have filled it out, signed it, and had your signature witnessed, bring the form to the clinic, or you can mail it to our address.

CURRENT AVAILABILITY.  As of January 2021, we are able to provide child and adult telehealth services within two to three weeks.  For adults seeking treatment for pain, more complex psychological issues, or couples therapy, waitlist times may exceed a few months.  Cognitive assessment services have been temporarily suspended, pending resumption of in-person clinic services.

SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS.  During working hours you can reach the Clinical Psychology Center at 412.624.8822.  When you call, one of our staff will conduct a telephone intake interview in order to facilitate an appropriate client-therapist match.  If no-one is available to take your call, or if you call after hours, please feel free to leave a confidential message on our voice mail.  In the case of an emergency, we ask that you contact the Re:Solve Crisis Network, at 1.888.796.8226.

FORM COMPLETION.  New or existing clients who are instructed to complete web-based forms, please use the following LINK.   Your clinician will provide a password to access the system.