About the Clinic
A division of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Iowa, the Seashore Psychology Clinic offers low-cost psychological services for individuals in the community. Seashore Clinic is a training and research clinic staffed by clinical psychological science PhD graduate students. To ensure the best care, all sessions are video-recorded and supervised by faculty clinical psychologists.
Evidence-Based and Culturally Responsive Care
Our commitment to training emphasizes the use of evidence-based and culturally responsive practices. We use assessment tools that have been shown to be reliable and valid for your specific needs. We use treatments that have been shown to be effective for your specific concerns. We provide culturally responsive care that strives to understand you as a whole person.
Services
Services
Assessment
Our low-cost assessments may range from one to a few sessions. Your clinician will meet with you across these sessions, using psychological tools tailored to your needs to answer your question. You will be offered a feedback session at the end.
| Adult & adolescent intellectual developmental disorder (IDD) | Free |
| Adult gender-affirming evaluations | $25 per evaluation |
| Adult & child ADHD, learning disorders, & other diagnostic evaluations | $300 flat total |
Therapy
We offer low-cost individual psychotherapies. We begin with a free and consultative intake. If our services are a good fit for your needs, sessions are typically weekly and in-person. We offer a sliding fee scale depending on household income and family size, with the per session fee ranging from $40 to $5.
- Adult individual psychotherapy for depression, anxiety, stress, and adjustment difficulties. Stress management and adjustment difficulties include therapeutic concerns such as medical health conditions, loss, and identity.
- Child, adolescent, and/or family therapy such as parent management training for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties.
Services we do not provide
Because we are a small training clinic, we have expertise in and specialize in some services. This means that we do not provide every type of assessment or treatment, so it is sometimes necessary to refer people to other agencies. For instance, we do not provide specialty services for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), court-ordered evaluations, crisis services, or integrated medical care (e.g., psychiatric medications management).
Getting Started
We accept referrals from people seeking services and from other providers and professionals.
When you first reach out to us, our staff will briefly gather information about what you are seeking over the telephone. Once the clinic director has reviewed this information, we will let you know if we can provide the services that you are seeking. If so, you are added to our waitlist. Once a clinician becomes available, the clinician will contact you.
Waitlist Status
Because we are a small training clinic, the number of people who reach out to us at times exceed our capacity. We open our waitlists when we anticipate having capacity to provide the service within a reasonable time. Otherwise, we close our waitlists.
- Adult Assessment: Open
- Adult Therapy: Open
- Child Assessment: Open
- Child Therapy: Closed
Contact the Clinic
Please call (319) 335-2467, email seashore-clinic@uiowa.edu, or fax (319) 353-2191. Our clinic is open during the hours listed here, except during clinic closures listed below.
| Day | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:00 am to 12:30 pm & 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm |
| Thursday | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
| Friday | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm |
2024-2025 Clinic Closures
- November 25 to 29, 2024
- December 23, 2024, to January 3, 2025
- January 20, 2025
- March 17 to 21, 2025
- May 19 to 23, 2025
- July 28 to August 1, 2025
Directions
The Seashore Psychology Clinic is located in Stuit Hall at 335 E. Jefferson Street. This building stands on the corner of Gilbert and Jefferson Streets in downtown Iowa City. The main entrance is on the parking-lot side of the building, facing Iowa Avenue.
Paid street and ramp parking are available nearby. Metered parking is available along Iowa Avenue and Jefferson Street. Longer-term parking is available at Tower Place and Parking on Iowa Avenue. We have no control over the parking lot in front of our building, which is reserved for pass holders.
To get to the clinic, enter through the main doors of Stuit Hall and turn left. The reception office is located immediately to the left after you enter the building.