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Psychology Alumni Offer Reduced Fees for Therapy to Pepperdine Students

The Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) recognizes the importance of future therapists receiving their own therapy, but understands that many students face budget constraints. To help, the GSEP Professional Development and Clinical Training Department maintains a list of local alumni therapists that have agreed to offer reduced-fee therapy to Pepperdine students. The Board of Behavioral Sciences deems it important that psychology students receive their own therapy as a part of their training, and as such allows up to 100 hours of psychotherapy to count as a maximum of 300 hours toward licensure.

Interested students should visit their respective Professional Development and Clinical Training coordinators on each campus to obtain the list of reduced-fee therapists. Additionally, alumni who are willing to conduct therapy at a reduced fee for Pepperdine students should contact a coordinator at the nearest campus in order to be added to the list. Following are the Professional Development and Clinical Training Coordinators for each campus:

 

Irvine Graduate Campus

Kathleen Wenger

(949) 223-2580

Kathleen.Wenger@pepperdine.edu

 

WLA Graduate Campus

Rebecca Reed

(310) 568-5776

Rebecca.Reed@pepperdine.edu

 

Encino Graduate Campus

Alice Richardson

(818) 501-1619

Alice.Richardson@pepperdine.edu

 

Malibu Campus

Andrea Venkat

(310) 506-4608

Andrea.Venkat@pepperdine.edu