About the Campus
Psychology Programs in Fresno
Are you interested in earning a psychology degree in Fresno? Our Fresno campus is located in the epicenter of the San Joaquin Valley. This mid-sized city of 500,000 residents lies in the center of California, which makes it an attractive location for nature lovers.The Fresno campus is uniquely situated and within easy traveling distance of a variety of national parks and major recreation areas, including Yosemite National Park, Sierra National Forest, Kings Canyon National Park, and Sequoia National Park. The city itself is a medical and correctional hub, which provides plenty of career and experience opportunities for students who attend Alliant’s Fresno city college campus.
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Fresno boasts some of the most affordable housing options in the state with a comparatively low cost of living. Naturally, that's an important factor for many young professionals and graduate students choosing to settle down in the area.
Each year, approximately 400 psychology students are enrolled in our Fresno masters programs and doctoral studies. Our Fresno campus offers a variety of graduate programs in psychology, including clinical counseling, and clinical psychology. The graduate school is home to multiple classrooms, including a computer lab, videoconferencing center, a teaching computer classroom, and a variety of amenities and resources that our students need to succeed.
Fresno Campus Graduate Programs
MA in Clinical Counseling
The master's in clinical counseling degree program helps you master the skills you need to be able to diagnose, treat, and guide patients to overcome diverse issues. You'll graduate from this masters program equipped to touch hearts and minds as a clinical counselor.
PhD in Clinical Psychology
A research-centric APA-accredited doctoral program program created for academics who wish to gain a better understanding of the psychological, biological and sociocultural factors that influence human behavior.
PsyD in Clinical Psychology
An APA-accredited doctoral program that combines hands-on training with contemporary psychological theory. Once finished with the graduate program, you'll be prepared to handle the rigors of a career as a clinical psychologist.
Psychological Service Centers
The Psychological Service Centers affiliated with CSPP provide an integral part of the clinical psychology training program at CSPP. Practicum students and interns provide clinical services under the supervision of licensed clinical faculty. Students provide psychological services while receiving individual and group on-site supervision in a variety of areas including child and parent clinical cases, in-home geriatric clients, disability evaluation, juvenile probation assessments, child protective services, family court service child custody evaluation, and hospital-based assessments.
Our Faculty
Alliant educators are among the best in the country. Some of the Fresno campus faculty include:
Debra Bekerian PhD, Professor and Academic Director
BIO: An alumnus of Berkeley with a PhD in experimental psychology, Dr. Bekerian serves as both a professor and the Fresno campus’ academic director. Dr. Bekerian teaches several courses, including basic foundations of clinical diagnosis and intervention, group psychotherapy, and PsyD proposal development.
She has spent decades as a senior research scientist with an emphasis on applied memory and trauma. Professionally, her research has focused primarily on adult and child event memory, child development, and the impacts of abuse on development and attachment.
BIO: A known researcher and professor, Dr. Canfield is one of the very best teachers on the Fresno campus. He teaches and leads student research teams, which present at national and regional conferences. His classes include data analysis and program evaluation, research design, multivariate analyses, and psychometrics, amongst others.
The early focus of Dr. Canfield’s academic pursuits centered on chronic schizophrenia. From there, he moved on to analytics and statistics, human systems, and psychotherapy research. Over the years, he has worked on the National Institution Mental health (NIMH) grants, consulted with Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs), and sat on the national council to support and develop program evaluation for CMHCs.
Lia Brooke
Campus Director
lia.brooke@xyschool.net
(559) 940-5259
How to Get to Alliant Fresno
Alliant International University of Fresno is located at:
5130 E. Clinton Way
Fresno, CA 93727
Our campus is off East McKinley Avenue and close to several major freeways and highways, including the 180, 168, 41, and 99.
Our hours are:
9AM – 5PM Monday through Friday
Contact our Fresno Campus via phone at: (559) 795-4987
I couldn’t have asked for more from CSPP. The training opportunities, the practicum, the number of sites that you are given access to—it really delivered in terms of the practical training. It’s spectacular!
