Caroline Lavelock, Ph.D.
Coordinator for Group Therapies
Staff Psychologist, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional
Pronouns: She/Her
Areas of Special Interest
Group psychotherapy, family and relationship concerns, first-generation student experiences, trauma, cultural and religious identity concerns, anxiety, identity and character development, and forgiveness.
Languages Spoken
English
Liaison To
- Academic Center for Excellence
- Religious Worker’s Association/Campus Ministries
- Commuter and Off-Campus Life
What to Expect When Working with Me
I like to work with students who are aspiring to a variety of goals in therapy, but a goal I often hold for all students is for the authentic expression of themselves and their identities to be safely seen and heard. I approach therapy by co-creating a safe space for this expression, and I usually focus on helping students explore patterns in their lives, especially emotional and relationship patterns. By building insight into how these patterns may contribute to distress, I empower students to determine for themselves if these patterns need to be changed and to explore how this might come to fruition in their lives, taking their cultural, emotional, and relational needs into account. I tend not to provide a lot of direct advice in therapy but rather facilitate the student’s own awareness of their needs and how to achieve them.
Education and Training
PhD in Counseling Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University | 2016
Internship at University of Wisconsin-Madison Counseling Center | 2016
Post Doctoral Fellowship at University of Illinois-Chicago Counseling Center | 2017
What I Do at the Counseling Center
- I conduct initial consultations, provide brief individual therapy, crisis services, and outreach presentations. I also co-facilitate interpersonal process groups.
- I coordinate group therapy services at the Counseling Center and facilitate group therapy consultation for staff and trainees.
- I supervise the clinical work of interns, externs, and postdoctoral fellows, and I provide group therapy training for interns.