Institute for the Psychological Sciences

Divine Mercy University is a Catholic graduate university of psychology and counseling located in Arlington, VA. Founded in 1999 as the Institute for the Psychological Sciences and expanded to university status in 2016, the unique curriculum applies the richness of Catholic teaching on the human person, marriage and the family to a rigorous program of psychological studies. The School of Psychology at Divine Mercy University, IPS, offers a Doctor of Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) degree and an online Master of Science in General Psychology. The School of Counseling offers an online Master of Science in Counseling preparing students to become licensed mental health counselors. The University is dedicated to the renewal of the Catholic-Christian intellectual tradition and the integration of the theoretical and empirical bases of psychology and a Catholic view of the human person. The Institute seeks to provide students an effective academic and educational environment through teaching and learning both psychological knowledge and necessary counseling and clinical skills. It assists students intellectually and professionally as they prepare themselves to respond to their vocation as mental health professionals. The University's mission also involves dialogue about its integrative approach with practioners and scholars, nationally and internationally.