Counseling Services Training Program

Training Program at Counseling Services

SUNY Geneseo Counseling Services serves as a training program for Geneseo undergraduate students and for local graduate students from qualifying programs. All trainees are supervised by licensed clinical staff members.

Counseling Graduate Trainees will build direct and indirect counseling skills to facilitate integration into the professional counselor role upon graduation. The training program is completed over the course of three semesters and offers both direct and indirect clinical experience. Examples include crisis intervention, triage counseling, individual therapy, group therapy, campus outreach programming, clinical documentation, case conceptualization, and case presentation. 

Counseling Undergraduate Trainees will be provided with a variety of learning opportunities to support an understanding of what it means to work in the counseling field.

Graduate Program Information and Application Requirements

Graduate level Counseling Trainees are required to complete 8-20 hours per week, according to academic program requirements. Applicants must be at least a second year student from a CACREP accredited Master Level program in Mental Health Counseling and in good standing with their program.

About the Training Program
Counseling Trainees will engage in individual and group supervision focused on building strong and varied clinical skills in the college mental health setting. A conscientious effort is made to address the individual interests and needs of the counseling trainee to provide experiences which enhance an identification with and integration into the profession of mental health counseling. Emphasis is given to short-term treatment, with counselors working from different theoretical perspectives. Supervision is approached from an integrative and developmental model of supervision focused on building clinical and case conceptualization skills while supporting emerging counselors in their professional identity development. 

Application Process for Graduate Internships
Spring 2025 Practicum Placement: applications are due by Sunday, November 2, 2025

Submit the following application materials to the Training Program Coordinator, Cailley Wayman, at cwayman@geneseo.edu:

1. Cover Letter (statement of interest, introduction)
2. Curriculum Vitae or Resume
3. Unofficial Copy of Graduate Transcript
4. Clinical Writing Sample - e.g., actual/mock case study or progress note (for an actual client documentation, all identifying personal health information must be removed/changed)

Additional Requirements:

• On-site individual and group interviews - will be held Monday, November 17, 2025
• At least one semester of supervised clinical work
• Personal liability insurance (required by most training programs and available for purchase through APA, ACA, ASCA, or through a private carrier)

Paid Internship Opportunities Available

SUNY Geneseo Counseling Services recognizes the demands of completing a counseling internship and is dedicated to supporting the well-being of counselors in-training. Therefore, stipends are available to masters and doctoral level trainees during their 20-hour per week internship. 

To qualify for an internship stipend, Trainees must meet the following criteria: 

• Have completed (in good standing) a 1-semester, 10 hours per week practicum placement at SUNY Geneseo Counseling Services, OR
• Are applying to a 2-semester, 20 hours per week doctoral internship at SUNY Geneseo Counseling Services (600 hour internship)

Undergraduate Program Information and Application Requirements

Undergraduate internships at Counseling Services are for 2 semesters starting in the spring.

Application Process for Undergraduate Internships
Applications are due November 1st for the spring internship start

Submit the following application materials to the Training Program Coordinator, Cailley Wayman, at cwayman@geneseo.edu:

1. Letter of Interest
   Include your name, major, the course that the internship will be through, your reason for applying, and a brief statement about what you hope to gain from your internship experience at Counseling Services.
2. Copy of Your Current Academic Transcript

Contact Information

Cailley Wayman, LMHC-D, CASAC
Training Program Coordinator
Lauderdale Health Center, 2nd floor
1 College Circle
Geneseo, NY 14454
cwayman@geneseo.edu

2025-26 Trainees

Sam Orlando
Graduate Trainee
SUNY Brockport

Yitong Wang
Graduate Trainee
University of Rochester

Emma Anderson
Graduate Trainee
Alfred University

Sining Gao
Graduate Trainee
University of Rochester

Counseling Services Site Overview

Counseling Services is part of the Department of Student Health and Counseling, which falls under the division of Student and Campus Life. Our department is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and serves as a Medical Home. SUNY Geneseo is a public liberal arts college located with the Village of Geneseo.