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Laura Hutchison, PsyD

Life After MSP: Laura Hutchison

Here at MSP, we love to connect with alumni to find out more about the work that fulfills their passion for clinical psychology.  Life After MSP is our feature column that highlights the career journey of our grads. Name: Laura Hutchison, PsyD, LP, RPT/S Year of Graduation: MA 1999, PsyD 2005 Job

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Lavina Ekong and LaToya Gaines

What Happens To Clients When Their Therapist Dies?

Earlier this year I lost my friend, mentor and business partner, Dr. Lavinia Ekong, unexpectedly. As painful and tragic as her death was for me, her clients were even more devastated. I’ve had the challenging responsibility of sitting with her clients and students to process their grief and sadness. As

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Lessons from Our Alumni: Richard Janka, PsyD (’12)

Our Lessons from Our Alumni Series was inspired by several excellent guest alumni lectures during the 2018/19 academic year. We decided to invite more alums back this year, to share the clinical lessons they have learned with our current students. Each month, we will invite alumni back to campus who share expertise

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Lessons from Our Alumni: Michael Kimball, MA (’10), PsyD (’15)

Our Lessons from Our Alumni Series was inspired by several excellent guest alumni lectures during the 2018/19 academic year. We decided to systematically invite more alums back this year, to share the clinical lessons they have learned with our current students. Each month, we will invite alumni back to campus who share

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Cynthia Ransley

Top 5 Things To Consider Before Graduation

Graduate school – especially the 11-month MA at MSP – will take over your life. When we finish, most of us are really at the end of what we can give to the process. And that’s a good thing. When you finish your degree, you are prepared to begin your

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Kat Lewitske and child

Life After MSP: Kat Lewitzke

Here at MSP, we love to connect with alumni to find out more about the work that fulfills their passion for clinical psychology.  Life After MSP is our feature column that highlights the career journey of our grads. Name: Dr. Kat Lewitzke, PsyD, LP (Class of 2016) Job Title: Clinic Director

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Portrait of Lainie Epstein.

Life After MSP: Lainie Epstein

Here at MSP, we love to connect with alumni to find out more about the work that fulfills their passion for clinical psychology.  Life After MSP is our feature column that highlights the career journey of our grads. Name: Dr. Lainie Epstein, PsyD (Class of 2014, MA Class of 2005)

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Photo of Dr. Betz King and her dog, a yellow lab named Paisley, wearing a red therapy dog vest.

The Experience of Working with a Therapy Dog

MSP alum Betz King, PsyD will present the “Therapy Dog Certification Process,” a Continuing Education Workshop on May 29, 2019 that will define and explain the practicalities of the certification process. Below, Dr. King shares her personal experience of how Paisley enriched her clinical practice. Find more information about this

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Letter to (Soon-to-be!) Alums: How to Stay Involved

Dear Fellow Alum, In the early part of third semester, the thought dawned on me. Soon, I will no longer be here. The MA program at MSP moves swiftly this way. In September, coursework and practicum are daunting – there is a lot to learn and a lot to accomplish.

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A Time to Let Go

When my dad died last year he was 74 and I was 37. I’ll wait while you do the math. My grieving process over the past year, in combination with the realization that this is probably one of the middle years of my life, has shown me how easy it

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