Introduction

Welcome and thank you for your interest in the pre-doctoral psychology internship offered by University of Massachusetts, Lowell Counseling Services (UMLCS) as part of the William James College Internship Consortium in Clinical Psychology. For the 2026-2027 year, we will be offering two full-time internship opportunities to William James College doctoral students. Internships provide 2000 total hours total licensure, 500 of which will be gained by providing clinical services.

UMLCS has been training Counseling, Psychology and Social Work graduate students for over 40 years. We are are deeply passionate about providing high-quality, comprehensive, robust and stimulating training. Also, we are dedicated to the development of the next generation of excellent, ethical, engaged, and empowered clinicians who provide services grounded in cultural humility, social justice, and anti-racism.

UMLCS is a department within the UMass Lowell Wellness Center, grounding us in the practice of holistic care. We strive to empower students to achieve their academic, personal, and professional goals by offering a range of psychological services in an atmosphere that is safe, confidential, supportive, and healing.

UMLCS embraces and celebrates diversity and values all identities. We are committed to lifelong learning, growth and self-awareness as clinicians in order to provide culturally affirming care to our students and support multiculturalism in our university community.

Interns will receive excellent, comprehensive, and collaborative supervision and participate in didactics that focus on addressing the unique needs of the university students we serve. UMLCS provides an environment for interns to develop assessment, treatment, and crisis intervention skills through exposure to the daily practice of a university counseling center.

Application Information

If our program appears to be a good fit for you, we look forward to receiving your application! If you have any questions about our program that you'd like to discuss before you apply, do not hesitate to reach out to the contact person indicated below.

Applications are due by October 30, 2025, for the 2026-2027 internship year.

Applications should include:

  1. Cover letter
  2. Curriculum vitae (CV)
  3. Four 500-word autobiographical essays
  4. A sample assessment report
  5. Academic transcripts for graduate work
  6. Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) Professional Conduct Form
  7. Three letters of recommendation, including at least one from a recent clinical supervisor, using the APPIC Reference Form

Applicants will be notified via email by November 20, 2025, if they will be offered an interview.

All interviews will be conducted via Zoom. Interviews will be conducted between December 15, 2025, and December 19, 2025, and will include the opportunity to speak with our current pre-doctoral interns.

Please submit applications and direct any questions (which are welcome) to:

Deborah Edelman-Blank, Psy.D.
Director and Interim Training Director
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
220 Pawtucket Street, Suite 300
Lowell, MA 01854
Email: Deborah_Edelmanblank@uml.edu
Phone: 978-934-6800