Logan Chappell, PsyD (’24, MA ’19) is a new adjunct clinic supervisor for the 25-26 academic year. Welcome, Dr. Chappell!
Where did you grow up?
Flushing, Michigan!
What or who influenced you to study psychology?
I had a mentor, Bill Atchison, who introduced me to the field and the possibility of becoming a psychologist. My best friend, Jeffrey Binder, also inspired me to apply to MSP and take the first steps toward becoming a psychologist when he was a student! I would say life was another big influencer. I’ve always loved people, helping people, and seeing others thrive, but from a place of relationship and deep realness. This is in comparison to, let’s say, customer service, where I first began my professional life. My own journey with mental health also helped me see how this field could help me help others, but also help myself!
What are your research and/or clinical interests?
My clinical interests are definitely broad. I consider myself a generalist, but as I continue to work, I notice that I really mesh well and work well with the emerging adult population. Specifically, clients experiencing depression and anxiety, as well as clients who have challenges with self-esteem and knowing their worth. These interests continue to grow and change as I get more experience, and working with and through the underlying trauma causing the above-presenting concerns is slowly developing for me as well. Other interests include identity development, and I have recently become interested in men’s health and identity development across the lifespan.
What appeals to you most about supervising at MSP?
What appeals the most about supervising at MSP is this school and the wonderful humans they find and admit here. This school gave me my future. It helped me grow, heal, and learn EVERYTHING I know about psychology and within the field. It and everyone here took a chance on me, and I want to give back. The other thing is MSP finds the best humans to study and work here. I want to be a reason a student feels supported or like they are able to be seen and understood, as they grow in their clinical work and within their clinician identity. I want to emulate what I received from MSP and my supervisors, and I want to help students feel supported in their supervision, in order to help them become their best selves as authentically as they can, especially as I learned THAT’s where our best gifts are within our authentic selves.
What is your favorite non-academic book and why?
The Magic Tree House series…I read these books when I was a kid, and they opened me up to the idea and possibility of adventure on a profound level. I’m certain that’s where the fire in me for adventure and fantasy began, which has had a lasting impact on how my inner children still exist within me today.
What advice would you like to share with incoming or current students?
Take risks, try new things, put yourself out there, have difficult conversations, “trust the process!!!” Try to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. THAT’s where all the learning and growing happens. You were accepted here for a reason, you are where you’re supposed to be, and you can utilize this time and space to learn and grow while being supported by an incredible institution.