Psychology Clinic Offers New Services for Veterans and Families

First Gentleman Mike Gregoire visited the WSU Pullman campus October 19 to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the WSU Psychology Clinic's new "Services for Veterans and Families" program.

Gregoire is an Army veteran of the Vietnam Conflict, where he served a tour of duty as a platoon leader and convoy commander with the "Delta Express" in the Mekong Delta. His service in the military was the beginning of a lifelong commitment to veterans' affairs, and as spouse to Washington Governor Christine Gregoire he has made veterans' needs a priority.

The Psychology Clinic, a mental health service, training, and research center operated by the Department of Psychology, has been contracted by the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs to offer services to men and women veterans and their family members at Washington State University and from the community.

Individual counseling, group therapy, family and marital counseling, and psychological evaluation are now available for veterans and members of their families. Services include neuropsychological evaluations related to suspected war trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and are provided by doctoral-level student therapists in the clinical psychology program under the close supervision of faculty members.

The Psychology Clinic is located on the Pullman campus in the northeast corner of Johnson Tower. Doug Lane (clinical assistant professor, psychology) is the clinic director. For more information on services, call the clinic at 509-335-3587.