Divine Mercy University
Graduate psychology and counseling degrees rooted in faith, based in science.
For twenty-five years we have integrated psychological science with Catholic anthropology through the Catholic Christian Meta-Model of the Person. Train as a clinician, counselor, or spiritual director with a faculty that takes both science and faith seriously.
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Faith and science, integrated.
A look inside Divine Mercy University — students, faculty, and clinicians on what it means to do mental-health work grounded in the Catholic Christian Meta-Model of the Person.
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Degree programs
Five degree programs across psychology, counseling, and counselor education — online, hybrid, and onsite — plus continuing education and certification training.
Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology
Graduates of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences’ (IPS) Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology program are trained to address today’s
M.S. in Counseling
The Master of Science in Counseling with a concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) from Divine Mercy University is a program that embraces
M.S. in Psychology
The M.S. in Psychology (MSP) online degree program at Divine Mercy University equips students to use psychological knowledge and practical skills to promote
Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision
Divine Mercy University embraces the Catholic-Christian vision of the person flourishing and educates students on the core knowledge, skills, and dispositions
Ph.D. in Psychological Sciences
We are not accepting new students into the Ph.D. in Psychological Sciences for this academic year. The Ph.D. in Psychological Sciences at DMU uses a cohort
School of Spiritual Direction
The School of Spiritual Direction is devoted to nurturing a culture of attentive listening to the Holy Spirit, fostering well-formed spiritual directors and
The Catholic Christian Meta-Model of the Person
A twenty-five-year intellectual project, in plain view.
The CCMMP integrates clinical psychological science with the Catholic philosophical and theological anthropology of Aquinas, Augustine, the desert tradition, Ignatian spirituality, and contemporary personalism. Read the scholars, watch the presentations, follow the ancient-wisdom thread that runs through it.
Enter the Meta-Model“The integration of grace and nature, of faith and reason, is not a footnote in clinical care — it is the foundation of how we understand the suffering person.”
— DMU faculty, on the meta-model
Commencement
A community formed.
Scenes from this year's DMU Graduation Mass and Commencement Exercises — clinicians, counselors, and scholars stepping into their work.
Funding priorities
Four campaigns shaping DMU’s next chapter.
The chapel at the spiritual center of our new home on the CUA campus, the first introductory psychology textbook built around the Catholic-Christian Meta-Model of the Person, the research program that turns a working simulation-based training platform into a validated instrument of formation, and the productization of the CCMMP-grounded intervention engine that licenses to third-party EMRs. All donor-funded; all open to named-gift sponsorship.
St. Dymphna Chapel
A chapel for a Catholic mental-health university.
Named for the patroness of mental health. Sanctuary backdrop, six clear-glass windows, standalone columns, devotional shrines, the altar, the pulpit, an adoration chapel, a balcony, engraved floor tiles. From $1,000 to $1,000,000.
Explore the chapel campaignDMU Press · Textbook
Introduction to General Psychology
The first introductory psychology textbook built around the Catholic-Christian Meta-Model of the Person. Sponsor the title-page dedication, a Part, a chapter, the online assessment platform, the Spanish translation, or free-tier access for under-resourced schools. From $1,000 to $500,000.
Explore the textbook campaignMelete · Research initiative
The measurement science behind formation.
A three-year program of instrument development and validation that turns a working simulation-based training platform into a publishable, defensible measure of how counselors, coaches, and spiritual directors learn. From $25,000 to $1,500,000.
Explore the Melete campaignPathwayStudio · Intervention engine
Whole-person care, productized and validated.
The only intervention engine built on the Catholic-Christian Meta-Model of the Person. Productize the licensable bolt-on, build the API for third-party EMRs, and run the multi-year validation study with clinical partner sites. From $25,000 to $1,500,000.
Explore the PathwayStudio campaignCenter for Trauma and Resiliency Studies
Training and deploying mental-health responders around the world.
VA-, FEMA-, and VOAD-recognized trauma certifications. Active research with human-trafficking survivors and Syrian refugee professionals. A response team that deploys in disasters.
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