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Inside the PsyD Experience
Discover how Meridian's flexible and experiential program empowers working professionals to advance toward clinical practice.
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Discover how Meridian's flexible and experiential program empowers working professionals to advance toward clinical practice.
Program Overview
Meridian University's PsyD in Clinical Psychology program is designed to cultivate integral clinicians who blend academic proficiency with a commitment to holistic approaches to healing through client-centered work. The curriculum, spanning 108 academic credits, weaves together core, clinical, and research courses, while fostering personal growth through the pedagogy of transformative learning praxis.
The curriculum draws inspiration from a diverse tapestry of orientations, from somatic psychology and ecopsychology to transpersonal psychology and depth psychology. It highlights practical experience, integrating academic rigor with personal growth. Immerse yourself in the practice of fieldwork, applying theoretical knowledge within real-world client interactions.
Meridian's integral and participatory approach can prepare you for Psychologist licensure educational eligibility and/or Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counseling (LPCC) educational eligibility across multiple states. Meridian cultivates integral practitioners equipped to approach complexities from a whole-person perspective, offering healing through holistic and embodied practices that can be applied in various clinical and therapeutic settings.
Firsthand insights from our PsyD community.
Stacey Ramsower, a PsyD in Clincal Psychology student at Meridian University, shares why the choice to pursue her graduate studies at Meridian became a life-changing experience. While becoming empowered as a student to realize her profound role in an evolving world—to become a fulcrum of transformation and healing—Stacey found her community of wholeness, reflection, and support.
Brianna Garcia, a PsyD in Clinical Psychology student at Meridian University, shares how the transformative learning approach drew her to pursue her graduate studies at Meridian. Balancing the program as a working school psychologist and mother, Brianna found a deeper knowledge of clinical psychology and a community where students learn, grow, and transform together.
Cassandra, a PsyD in Clinical Psychology student at Meridian University, shares how the word transformational drew her to pursue graduate studies that would change the trajectory of her practice. Already a licensed marriage and family therapist, Cassandra found that Meridian's depth psychology approach brought new techniques to life in her work, deepening how she serves her clients.
Student stories
My experience at Meridian has been defined completely by the people. I've been so fortunate to have the most wonderful classmates: so interesting, so diverse, from all over the world. That blending of voices and experiences creates such a transformative experience.
I think Meridian’s platform is amazing. It’s self-paced and online, but you do get a lot of contact with the faculty and with your peers. The faculty are so supportive and very attuned to your needs and interests. They know how to bring out things you’re afraid to admit at first. The peers are so supportive. Every time we have zoom classes or the intensives, it’s just totally life-changing. Meridian taught me a lot about myself. It was a big step in knowing who I am as a person and how I can bring this person into my professional career in the future.
I'm called to this work in Psychology, and so now it's like I'm answering and I get to, in a sense, come home to something I've been moving toward for all my existence. I feel so grateful and blessed to be able to study that.
My overall experience at Meridian has been quite transformational. All the classes, teachings, and readings have helped me build my self-awareness muscle, and that has been quite palpable in my life.
Program Pillars
Meridian's PsyD in Clinical Psychology combines academic coursework, real-world fieldwork, and transformative learning to prepare students for clinical practice.
A 108-credit curriculum covering core, clinical, and research courses, with fieldwork that applies what you learn to real client work.
The curriculum draws on somatic, ecopsychology, transpersonal, and depth psychology, offering a whole-person approach to clinical work.
Students learn within communities of practice, with faculty support throughout the program and dissertation.
Find clear, practical information here
Ideal for those drawn to a holistic, transformative approach to clinical psychology, combining academic study with hands-on fieldwork.
Yes. The program offers flexible online learning alongside in-person classes in Los Angeles.
Gain supervised clinical hours in varied settings to build real-world skills.
Apply online—our admissions team will support you through each step.
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