PhD in Consulting Psychology

The PhD in Consulting Psychology program is designed for students who want to study I/O Psychology with a specialization in one on one work. With this PhD from the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management, you will gain the skills to help both individuals and organizations become more effective, making a positive difference in the lives of leaders and employees while working on the cultures, processes, values and competitiveness of organizations and groups. In this program, you will learn how to help an individual leader, manager, or employee achieve their goals within an organization, and how to work with an entire team or organization in setting and achieving goals. Students and graduates from our program work as psychologists in the human resources or organizational effectiveness units in corporations, government departments and consulting firms. Typical career opportunities cover the spectrum from I/O projects – like employee selection, surveys, organizational development, team building, and organizational change – to one-on-one coaching, counseling, personality assessment, and conflict resolution.

The curriculum is designed to permit psychology licensure eligibility, and it is expected that graduates of the program will be licensable as psychologists when they complete their programs, post-graduate supervised experience and other licensing requirements. The PhD in Consulting Psychology program meets the Guidelines for Defining Doctoral Degree in Psychology of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards/National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. Additional licensing requirements may apply by jurisdiction.

The PhD in Consulting Psychology is offered at our San Diego campus location.

Dr. Rodney Lowman, distinguished Professor of Marshall Goldsmith School of Management, and Program Director for PhD in Consulting Psychology is the Editor in Chief of the Consulting Psychology Journal which is published by Society of Consulting Psychology and American Psychological Association.