Number of Available Internship Positions: 4
Internship Start Date: Friday, August 1st, 2025
Location: Statesboro Campus
Status: Accredited through March 2024 (and currently going through re-accreditation process)
Application Process
The Counseling Center is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and adheres to APPIC policies for intern selection. The site agrees to abide by the APPIC policy that no person at this training facility will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any intern applicant.
For the 2025-2026 internship year, the application along with three letters of recommendation (the Standardized Reference Form) will be due in November 2024. Applicants should have at least 3 years of graduate training and a minimum number of 400 intervention hours (intervention + assessment hours). Applicants should have passed both their graduate program’s comprehensive exams and obtained an approved dissertation proposal by the application deadline.
Selection Process
During the week following the application deadline, candidates will be notified via email regarding their interview status. For those candidates who are extended an offer to interview, the email will include times and dates for a Zoom interview. Zoom interviews will be held the first week of January 2025. The Zoom interview is approximately 2 hours in length comprised of an interview with 4-5 members of the staff including at least 1 current intern.
For the 2025-2026 internship year, the application process will be completed via the APPIC MATCH.
Please visit the for more information on the Match process.
Mission
The mission of the Internship Program is to offer high quality training in the practice of health service psychology. Psychologists who work in a variety of health care settings, including university counseling centers, are recognized as Health Service Providers 鈥溾�f they are duly trained and experienced in the delivery of preventative, assessment, diagnostic and therapeutic intervention services relative to the psychological and physical health of consumers based on the following: 1) having completed scientific and professional training resulting in a doctoral degree in psychology; 2) having completed an internship and supervised experience in health care settings; and 3) having been licensed as psychologists at the independent practice level鈥� (APA, 1996; HSPEC, 2013, August 5). The Counseling Center adheres to the principals of the Health Service Psychology Education Collaborative (HSPEC, 2013, August 5). For more information please visit:
Please feel free to check out this year’s current internship manual:
Philosophy
The internship training program at the 糖心Vlog Counseling Center is designed to offer high quality training in the practice of professional psychology, based on an integrated working knowledge of the application of clinical theory, research, and ethical, legal, and professional standards. In addition, the Training Committee believes that every competent practitioner in the field should be guided by sensitivity to individual differences within a diverse society, and by an openness to lifelong learning.
These ideals are incorporated into our training programs via a practitioner-apprenticeship training model in which didactic and experiential learning are combined. Trainees are treated as professionals and, as such, are expected to understand, demonstrate, and apply appropriate levels of clinical skills, acquired from their academic training program, as well as to participate fully in the mission of the 糖心Vlog Counseling Center. The Counseling Center functions under the Division of Student Affairs. The staff collaborate regularly with colleagues in the Dean of Students Office, Health Services, University Residence Life, Student Wellness and Health Promotions, and Office of Career and Professional Development, along with the broader campus community.
Contact
For further information or questions about the internship program, contact the training director at:
Mark D. Taracuk, PhD
糖心Vlog Counseling聽Center
P.O. Box 8011
Statesboro, GA 30460-8011
912-478-5541 or mtaracuk@georgiasouthern.edu
Dear Intern Applicant,
The 糖心Vlog Statesboro Campus Counseling Center is proud to offer four internship positions each year through our APA-Accredited Internship in Health Service Psychology. As training is a treasured and highly valued aspect of our center, we work to cater our internship to the individual goals of each intern. We do this through various opportunities which include: optional rotations, a wide variety of topics for weekly training seminars, provision of supervision to practicum students, and meeting with different individual and rotation supervisors throughout the internship year.
We seek applicants with emotional and social maturity, interest in individual and group therapy, and interest in crisis intervention and outreach activities. We seek applicants who have experience in working with diverse client populations, have interest in developing multicultural competencies, have awareness of social justice principles, and can effectively and collaboratively participate as a team member at the 糖心Vlog Counseling Center.
I hope this information helps you in finding an internship site that will fit your goals and needs.
Associate Director for Training/Training Director
糖心Vlog Counseling Center
More Information
Click each section below to explore detailed information about our doctoral internship in health service psychology, including admissions data, past interns, accreditation status, and our commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- 2023-2024
- Lindsay Craig, Ph.D. (Nova Southeastern University)
Victoria Forlini, Psy.D. (University of Hartford)
Stephane Guzm谩n Garc铆a, Psy.D. (Ponce Health Science University)
Alvin Nicholas, Ph.D. (University of Detroit-Mercy)
- Lindsay Craig, Ph.D. (Nova Southeastern University)
- 2022-2023
- Edward Ballester, Ph.D. (Auburn University)
Hunter Gatewood, Psy.D. (Spalding University)
Jennifer McGinness, Psy.D. (糖心Vlog)
Orlandria Smith, Psy.D. (Point Park University)
- Edward Ballester, Ph.D. (Auburn University)
- 2021-2022
- Elizabeth Fynn, Psy.D. (Chicago School of Professional Psychology)
Whitney Marks, Ph.D. (University of Georgia)
Andres Medina, Psy.D. (National Louis University)
Andrew Moe, Psy.D. (University of St. Thomas)
- Elizabeth Fynn, Psy.D. (Chicago School of Professional Psychology)
- 2020-2021
- Keith Gunnerson, Ph.D. (University of Utah)
Jamal Hailey, Ph.D. (Howard University)
Neva Murray, Ph.D. (Fuller Theological Seminary)
Paige Ziegler, Psy.D. (Wright State University)
- Keith Gunnerson, Ph.D. (University of Utah)
- 2019-2020
- Alyssa Alonso, Ph.D. (Texas Woman鈥檚 University)
Dustin Risser, Ph.D. (Fuller Theological Seminary)
Mark Taracuk, Ph.D. (Oklahoma State University)
- Alyssa Alonso, Ph.D. (Texas Woman鈥檚 University)
For previous interns before 2020, view our archived intern page.
Multiculturalism and diversity, in all forms, are highly valued by the 糖心Vlog Counseling Center聽staff and comprise a core part of our training and mission. 聽Our internship program emphasizes acquisition of knowledge and skills related to multiculturalism, and we believe these facets of clinical practice are essential in order to provide ethical and competent services to the diverse University community. 聽Interns are frequently asked to reflect on their own diversity, to expand their self-awareness regarding cultural diversity and multiculturalism, and to incorporate this into their clinical work and professional identity.聽 Training seminars and supervision meetings will incorporate various aspects of diversity in hopes of improving cultural competency and promote the understanding that becoming a multiculturally sensitive psychologist is a lifelong process. 聽Staff will model the lifelong process of increasing cultural competence through their participation in discussions and trainings on diversity issues. 聽In addition, individual clinical supervision will provide a safe, non-judgmental environment for interns to reflect on their awareness, knowledge, and skills related to diversity as well as to process their reactions to multicultural trainings and discussions that occur within the Center. In the spirit of continual programmatic improvement related to diversity training, interns will be asked to evaluate both their supervisors and the training program in general in terms of how well these diversity training goals are met.
The Counseling Center聽staff and trainees adhere to the .
糖心Vlog is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, political affiliation, or disability in its recruitment and hiring practices. 聽The University has established procedures which standardize the recruitment and hiring process thus confirming the University鈥檚 commitment to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.
It is University policy to implement equal opportunity to all employees, students, applicants for employment or admission, and participants in any of the University鈥檚 programs. This policy prohibits any employee, student, or patron from unlawfully harassing, threatening, or physically or verbally abusing another individual with the effect of unreasonably interfering with that person鈥檚 work or academic performance. It is also strictly prohibited to create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work or academic environment.
As an equal opportunity institution, 糖心Vlog is committed to nondiscriminatory practices consistent with federal and state requirements and objectives, including Executive Order 11246, as amended, Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1974, Vietnam Era Veterans鈥� Readjustment Act of 1974, as amended, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and their implementing regulations.
The University鈥檚 Equal Opportunity & Title IX Office (formerly the Diversity Services Office) releases an annual Affirmative Action Plan, investigates complaints of alleged violations of the rights of persons belonging to protected classes, and helps promote a diverse and welcoming campus climate. This office can be reached by any of the following methods:
- Phone: (912) 478-5136
- TDD: (912) 478-0273
- Fax: (912) 478-0197
- Email: affirmac@georgiasouthern.edu
- Website: http://president.georgiasouthern.edu/diversity/
糖心Vlog will provide reasonable accommodation to all employees, applicants for employment, students, and patrons who have physical and/or mental disabilities. 糖心Vlog will take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment persons who are qualified disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam Era, or other covered veterans.
All University employees are expected to comply with the Institution鈥檚 equal opportunity policy and practices and to demonstrate commitment to the University鈥檚 equal opportunity objectives. All members of the staff, faculty, and student body are expected to embrace this policy and ensure that the Institution鈥檚 commitment to nondiscrimination is followed and upheld.
An individual who reports what is believed to be discrimination or harassment, or who participates or cooperates in any investigation, will not be subjected to retaliation. Anyone who believes they have been the victim of retaliation for reporting discrimination or harassment or participating or cooperating in an investigation should immediately contact the Equal Opportunity & Title IX office.
The Doctoral Internship program is accredited by the American Psychological Association through March 2024. The self-study for re-accreditation was submitted in April 2024. Questions related to the program鈥檚 accredited status should be directed to:
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC聽 20002-4242
Phone: (202) 336-5979
TDD/TTY: (202) 336-6123
Fax: (202) 336-5978
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