Practicum for Pre-Internship Doctoral Students 

 


Coming soon!

Make plans to join us for our Externship Symposium. This virtual event features supervisors from our clinical sites providing program overviews and with time for students to ask questions and learn more about the opportunities that our program provides.

When: January 16, 2025, 2:00-3:00 p.m. (MT)

Where: ZOOM - https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/98724583087



How The Externship Works

Please Note -

This is a 12-month training position beginning in early July.



Clinic Locations


Meet The Team

Shandra Brown Levey, PhD

Shandra Brown Levey, PhD

Practicum Director

Email: shandra.brownlevey@cuanschutz.edu

Laura Washington

Laura Washington

Program Coordinator

Email: laura.washington@cuanschutz.edu


Our Externs

Jade Cool

Jade Cool

Location:  Lone Tree

Jade is a Counseling Psychology PhD student at the University of Denver. They have previously worked in outpatient, inpatient, and community mental health settings and are excited to continue their training in primary care. Jade has experience with a wide variety of people and topics, developing particular passions for working with eating disorders, body image, and LGBTQ+ individuals. In their free time, Jade enjoys spending time with their friends, playing a number of instruments, and identifying wild mushrooms.

Hannah Meisels

Hannah Meisels, MA

Location: Westminster Primary Care Clinic

Hannah is a Counseling Psychology PhD student at the University of Denver. Throughout her training she has gained experience working in various community mental health settings, focusing particularly on perinatal mental health, intimate partner violence, and substance use. She has a passion for research and practice in the areas of bilingual therapy and cultural and linguistic identity, educational access and equity, and health disparities. She loves utilizing relational therapy approaches to collaborate with and empower clients in their healing. Outside of therapy, Hannah enjoys live music, salsa dancing, singing, cooking, and spending time in nature.

Vanessa Stallsmith

Vanessa Stallsmith, MS

Location:  Lone Tree Primary Care Clinic

Vanessa is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology PhD program at Colorado State University. She is fascinated by the intersection of biology, psychology, and social factors, and how they interact to influence one's health and wellness. Her research interests include exploring novel ways to promote health behavior engagement. Throughout her training, Vanessa has gained experience working with clients across a range of identities, backgrounds, and presenting concerns. She is excited to work in an integrated healthcare setting again, and provide patients with the culturally-informed, individualized, comprehensive care they deserve. Vanessa prioritizes evidence-based approaches that help patients feel empowered and educated regarding their health. Her clinical interests include anxiety, depression, stress and coping, chronic illness management, health behavior change, and behavioral medicine broadly. In her free time, she loves to cook, hike, craft, and spend time outdoors with her fiancé in the beautiful state of Colorado.


2022-23 Externs

Kelsey Nogg, MA

Dallas Robinson, MS

Cynthia "Cindy" Villanueva, MA

Megan Weishaar, MS

Sarah Wilson, MS

Orphea Wright, MA

 

2023-24 Externs

Nadia Kako, M.A.

Rafe Karen

Samuel Kohlenberg, PhD, MA, MEd 

Joey Levy, MA

Devyani Sharma, MS

John Stennes, M.A.


Contact:

Laura Washington
Program Coordinator
laura.washington@cuanschutz.edu

Family Medicine (SOM)

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12631 East 17th Avenue

Box F496

Aurora, CO 80045


303-724-9700

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