Real People. Real Therapy.

Each site has the same objective of giving interns practical experience in the mental health field, however, each site has unique qualities and opportunities for growth as a therapist. 

Couple and Family Therapy Center, Tacoma, WA

This clinic is located on the bottom floor of the Marriage and Family Therapy Department at PLU.  Every student in the program will spend their first semester of practica here performing therapy with a co-therapist from their class.  Students will work with a wide range of clients, which include individuals, families,and couples.  This site offers therapist-in-training the opportunity to observe their colleagues perform therapy sessions from behind a one-way mirror.  Students will meet with a supervisor for 2 hours per week to confer about cases and discuss any questions or concerns they may have.

Auburn Youth Resources, Auburn, WA

This clinic is approximately 30 minutes from the PLU campus.  This placement is for therapists-in-training interested in working with children.  All clients are 18 years or younger with parent involvement left to the therapist's discretion.  Resources include two case managers, a psychiatrist, and several on-staff family therapists. 

Good Samaritan Hospital Behavioral Health, Puyallup, WA

This clinic is located approximately 15 minutes from the PLU campus.  All therapists-in-training work with a wide variety of clients including older adults, children, and families in crisis situations and the chronically mentally ill.  This internship site offers a unique experience for therapists to interact with the medical community.

Greater Lakes Mental Healthcare, Lakewood, WA 

This clinic is approximately 15 minutes from the PLU campus.  This is a large agency experience with a special emphasis on using systematic ideas in that context.  The PLU interns work in Child and Family Services where the clients are children and adolescents accompanied by other family members.  Therapists-in-training attend weekly required meetings that provide feedback on difficult cases and training on a variety of mental health topics.

Navos, Seattle, WA

This clinic is located approximately 50 minutes from the PLU campus.  Navos is one of the largest mental health service providers in King County, offering the full spectrum of services.  Interns at Navos work mainly in the Child and Family Services Department where they have the opportunity to work with families from diverse cultures and ethnicities.