About
Since its founding in 1996, the GW Professional Psychology Program has trained hundreds of licensed psychologists serving local and global communities. Graduate students gain advanced knowledge of psychotherapy and assessment practices in psychology. The curriculum emphasizes a psychodynamic perspective across Adult, Assessment and Child and Adolescent tracks.
Faculty includes experienced practicing clinicians, scholars and researchers with specialties in areas such as assessment, trauma, attachment, family therapy, neuropsychology, multicultural approaches, group therapy, community practice, media psychology and more.
Mission and Philosophy
The mission of the GW PsyD Program is to graduate highly skilled professional psychologists who function as clinical scientists within a psychodynamic framework. The program values openness, curiosity, diversity, tolerance, beneficence, humility, methodological ability and professional ethics.
Accreditation
The GW Professional Psychology Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association. For information about accreditation please contact:
APA Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
750 First St. NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Phone: 202-336-5979
Email: apaaccred
apa [dot] org (apaaccred[at]apa[dot]org)
"I chose GW to pursue my degree for a number of reasons. I was first drawn by the program itself and was later sold when I attended an open house and met the faculty — they were very warm and inviting. It just felt right."
Aaron Banas
MPsy ’17, PsyD ’19