Caroline Lavelock, Ph.D.

Group psychotherapy, family and relationship concerns, first-generation student experiences, trauma, cultural and religious identity concerns, depression, anxiety, OCD, identity and character development, and forgiveness.

• English

• Academic Center for Excellence
• Religious Worker’s Association/Campus Ministries
• Commuter Student Resource Center
• Campus Housing (South Campus)

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.

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

• I conduct initial consultations, provide brief individual therapy, crisis services, and outreach presentations. I also co-facilitate two interpersonal process groups.
• I supervise the clinical work of interns, externs, and postdoctoral fellows, and I provide group therapy training for interns.
• I coordinate group therapy services at the Counseling Center and facilitate group therapy consultation for staff and trainees.
• I update the Counseling Center’s website and our electronic medical system.