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Welcome to the Clinic!

The University of Evansville Mental Health and Wellness Clinic and Emily M. Young Assessment Center (often referred to as “the “Clinic”) is a mental health center serving Evansville and the greater community. The Clinic is staffed by licensed clinical psychologists, a physician assistant, and a collaborating physician. The clinic provides a diverse array of mental health services to the greater Evansville community, and is also a training site for students pursuing a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology and a Masters of Physician Assistance Science at UE.

Our clinic serves the Evansville community and individuals from the surrounding area ages five and up. Referrals for mental health treatment are generally taken as “self-referrals” from individuals interested in seeking services for themselves or their dependents.

Mission Statement

The Clinic aims to provide a short- and long-term solution to the rising need for mental health services in our community and nation. Our short-term solution is to provide a range of mental health related services from highly qualified professionals across a range of disciplines using an integrated care approach to treatment. Our long-term solution is to train the next leaders in the mental health field to increase the number of exceptional providers in our community to begin to decrease workforce shortages. 

The mission of the UE Mental Health and Wellness Clinic and Emily M. Young Assessment Center is consistent with UE’s core values of:

  • Integrity, by ensuring our practices always meet the highest ethical standards.
  • Innovation, by continuously finding new ways to improve our training and service delivery.
  • Intellectual curiosity, by supporting clinical research that advances the practice of psychology.
  • Inclusive community, by helping students develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to work effectively with clients who embody a broad spectrum of intersecting demographics, attitudes, beliefs, and values.
  • Education for the whole person, by engaging in integrated care partnerships that allow for supporting the wellbeing of our clients across health disciplines.

Philosophy of Care

Integrated Care

Integrated care offers a more coordinated approach to delivering behavioral health services, emphasizing close collaboration among diverse providers such as psychologists, physician assistants, physicians, and students. Recognizing that comprehensive care often involves a blend of therapy, medication, and psychological testing, our providers actively work together to ensure clients receive the most effective treatment. To best support the integrated care model and our clients, the Clinic offers services that may include a combination of treatments.

Therapy

In alignment with our mission to provide quality care and increase the number of qualified mental health providers in our community, clientele are primarily seen by students from UE’s PsyD in Clinical Psychology program who are studying to become licensed clinical psychologists. These graduate students are directly supervised by our licensed faculty members. Together, your clinician and their supervisor will collaborate to develop a treatment plan tailored specifically to support your unique needs.

Common concerns addressed in the Clinic include:

  • Anxiety and worry
  • Attention and focus concerns
  • Stress
  • Depression
  • Anger
  • Interpersonal relationships/conflicts
  • Panic attacks
  • Phobias
  • Social and performance anxiety
  • Test/school anxiety
  • Health anxiety

Medication Management

Considering the biological factors that influence mental health, medication can significantly enhance quality of life. Since the effectiveness of medications can vary from person to person, medication management ensures you are benefiting optimally from your current regimen. Our board-certified physician assistant, specializing in psychiatry, provides these medication management services with support from UE Physician Assistant students and a collaborating physician.

Services may include but are not limited to:

  • General wellness consultations/evaluations
  • Pharmacogenomic testing to help identify best options for you
  • Prescribing medication(s) to manage mental health concerns
  • Monitoring effectiveness of current prescription medications
  • Stress management and lifestyle change

Psychological Testing

While our providers can provide diagnostic information during your initial appointment, further in-depth testing may be needed to identify the best course of action for your current health concerns. This type of testing involves collecting data from various sources including client performance on tasks assigned directly in the Clinic. Testing is conducted by our graduate student clinicians in collaboration with their licensed supervisors.

Common concerns that may require psychological testing include:

  • ADHD
  • Learning disabilities
  • Intellectual abilities
  • Personality assessment
  • Psychosocial assessment
  • Psychoeducational testing

*The Clinic does not provide child custody or disability evaluations.