Wright Institute

The Wright Institute is a small, independent graduate school of professional psychology in Berkeley, California, with a focused, practice-oriented character and programs for clinical and counseling professionals. Its distinctive industry connection is a structured field-placement model linking students and supervisors with approved agencies, hospitals, schools, clinics, and behavioral-health providers across the Bay Area and California. Institute-operated clinics, including the Wright Institute Clinic, provide supervised settings for applying academic learning to community services, while external placements broaden access to healthcare and social-service partners. Relevant research can draw on competitive external funding, including NIH and NSF opportunities.