Clinical Internships · Connecticut
A program of Cornerstone Counseling Center
Your education. Your experience. Your pathway forward.
Turn classroom learning into meaningful clinical experience through Cornerstone Clinical Pathways — connecting the next generation of behavioral health professionals with real-world opportunities across Connecticut.
For undergraduate and graduate students in counseling, social work, psychology, and behavioral health programs.
- Connecticut Schools
- 50+Connecticut Schools
- Connecticut Locations
- 5+Connecticut Locations
- University Relationships
- MultipleUniversity Relationships
- Clinical Experience
- Real-WorldClinical Experience
Why Cornerstone?
Learn Where Behavioral Health Actually Happens.
Clinical education shouldn't end in the classroom. Cornerstone Clinical Pathways connects students with opportunities inside an established Connecticut behavioral health organization serving individuals, families, schools, and communities across the state.
Instead of viewing behavioral health through only one lens, students can enter an organization where outpatient care, school-based services, community partnerships, telehealth, clinical leadership, and behavioral health operations come together.
- Team Members
- 100+Team Members
- Connecticut Offices
- MultipleConnecticut Offices
- School-Based Network
- ExtensiveSchool-Based Network
- Serving Connecticut
- Since 2017Serving Connecticut
Roles across the Cornerstone network
- Licensed Clinical Social Workers
- Licensed Professional Counselors
- LMSWs
- LPC Associates
- Marriage and Family Therapy professionals
- Medication providers / APRNs
- School-Based Clinicians
- Outpatient Clinicians
- Clinical Leadership
- Administrative Leadership
- Intern Therapists
Cornerstone's team spans clinical, medical, administrative, leadership, outpatient, and school-based roles. Students are not guaranteed interaction with every discipline; exposure depends on program requirements, qualifications, availability, and placement.
One Organization. Multiple Pathways.
Behavioral Health Doesn't Happen in Only One Environment
Cornerstone delivers behavioral health services across Connecticut through outpatient offices, telehealth, community programs, and an extensive school-based counseling program — not a single room in a single practice.
Depending on program requirements, availability, qualifications, and placement, students may gain exposure to different areas of a modern behavioral health organization.
Outpatient Care
Learn how behavioral health services operate in traditional clinical environments.
School-Based Services
See how clinicians bring behavioral health services directly into Connecticut schools.
Community-Based Care
Understand how behavioral health organizations work alongside schools and community organizations.
Telehealth
Gain perspective on how modern behavioral health organizations deliver care virtually.
Clinical Operations
Learn about the systems and teams supporting clinicians and clients behind the scenes.
Multidisciplinary Care
Experience an organization containing professionals across counseling, social work, psychiatric services, clinical leadership, and administration.
Not every placement includes all of these experiences. Areas of exposure vary by academic program, requirements, qualifications, availability, and current Cornerstone opportunities.
Education meets practice
Connecting Education With Experience
Cornerstone works with students and educational institutions throughout Connecticut. Students come to the Pathway from colleges and universities across the state, bringing different degree programs, credit requirements, and career goals.
Central Connecticut State University
Quinnipiac University
University of Connecticut
And other colleges and universities throughout Connecticut.
Institution names are listed to describe the range of schools Cornerstone has relationships with. Listing a school does not indicate a formal partnership, endorsement, or exclusive affiliation.
The Pathway
A Clearer Path From Classroom to Clinical Practice
Four straightforward steps take students from an initial inquiry to real-world behavioral health experience within Cornerstone's Connecticut network.
Apply
Students tell us about their degree program, interests, internship requirements, and goals.
Connect
Cornerstone identifies potential opportunities within its clinical and community network.
Learn
Students gain exposure to professional behavioral health environments, mentorship, and practical experience.
Grow
Students build experience, complete applicable program requirements, and prepare for the next stage of their careers.
Your Pathway
Where Could Your Pathway Take You?
Select an area you're interested in to see how experience inside an organization like Cornerstone could complement your education.
Counseling students
Counseling
Experience inside an established behavioral health organization can complement counseling coursework by showing how sessions, documentation, care coordination, and clinical supervision fit together day to day.
Your pathway depends on your academic program, internship requirements, qualifications, interests, availability, and current Cornerstone opportunities.
School-Based Mental Health
Behavioral Health Beyond the Office.
Cornerstone's school-based program brings outpatient clinicians directly into Connecticut schools, allowing students to receive mental health services during the school day.
For emerging behavioral health professionals, Cornerstone's school-based network demonstrates how clinical care can extend beyond a traditional office and into the communities where support is needed.
A statewide network of care
Outpatient offices
- Southington / Plantsville
- East Hartford
- West Hartford
- Hartford
School-based communities and districts
- CREC
- Hamden
- Naugatuck
- Windsor
- New Britain
- Plainville
- Greater Hartford-area communities
Cornerstone also delivers care through telehealth and community programs. Availability of any specific site or program varies.
Why Cornerstone
Learn Inside a Growing Behavioral Health Network
Cornerstone Counseling Center serves communities throughout Connecticut through more than five locations and programs and services in more than 50 Connecticut schools.
That footprint means students in the Pathway can be considered for experience in a range of behavioral health settings — outpatient, community-based, and school-based — rather than a single environment.
Real Clinical Environments
Experience behavioral health work beyond the classroom.
Multiple Settings
Potential exposure to different populations, programs, and clinical environments.
Mentorship
Learn alongside professionals working in behavioral health.
Career Development
Develop practical experience and professional confidence.
Connecticut Network
Access opportunities through Cornerstone's expanding statewide presence.
From Student to Professional
The Journey, End to End
Clinical Pathways sits between coursework and career — the stage where classroom learning becomes practical understanding. Career outcomes and employment are never guaranteed.
- Step 1
College
Build your academic foundation.
- Step 2
Pathways
Connect education with real-world behavioral health experience.
- Step 3
Clinical Experience
Develop professional understanding in real behavioral health environments.
- Step 4
Graduation
Complete your academic journey with practical experience behind you.
- Step 5
Career
Enter the behavioral health workforce with greater understanding of how care is delivered.
Career Pipeline
More Than Hours. A Foundation for Your Career.
Required internship and practicum hours matter — they are often the reason students start looking. But the goal of Cornerstone Clinical Pathways is broader than a number on a form.
Time inside an established behavioral health organization builds the understanding that coursework alone can't: how teams coordinate, how care is documented, and how services reach people where they are.
- Professional confidence
- Exposure to real behavioral health environments
- Understanding multidisciplinary teams
- Professional relationships
- Experience working within an established organization
- Greater understanding of potential behavioral health career paths
Participation does not guarantee licensure, employment, graduation, or placement.
Student Experience
More Than Internship Hours
Cornerstone Clinical Pathways is built to help students develop professional experience, understand how clinical environments actually operate, and prepare for careers in behavioral health — not simply log time.
Students are encouraged to ask questions, observe how teams work, and build the professional habits that carry into graduate study and licensure tracks.
Possible areas of interest
- Counseling
- Social Work
- Psychology
- Behavioral Health
- Community-Based Services
- School-Based Services
- Clinical Administration
Specific placements, responsibilities, supervision, and eligibility depend on the student's academic program, credentials, availability, and Cornerstone requirements.
For Universities
A Clinical Pathway for Your Students
Cornerstone Clinical Pathways is designed to make it easier for educational institutions and their students to connect with behavioral health internship opportunities in Connecticut.
Field placement coordinators, faculty, and academic program staff can point students toward a single, structured entry point instead of managing scattered individual outreach.
Centralized student pathway
One clear point of entry for students seeking behavioral health internship experience, instead of scattered outreach.
Multiple Connecticut locations
Cornerstone operates more than five locations across the state, supporting a range of student commutes and schedules.
School-based and community exposure
Cornerstone maintains programs and services in more than 50 Connecticut schools alongside its community-based work.
Structured inquiry process
A consistent application captures degree level, required hours, availability, and areas of interest up front.
Communication with academic programs
When appropriate, Cornerstone can coordinate with field placement coordinators and faculty regarding program requirements.
Opportunities across settings
Potential exposure spans outpatient, community-based, and school-based behavioral health environments.
About Cornerstone
Built on Real Behavioral Health Experience
Cornerstone Counseling Center is an established Connecticut behavioral health organization that has provided care since 2017. Today its team includes more than 100 members across clinical, medical, administrative, leadership, outpatient, and school-based roles.
Services reach Connecticut residents through outpatient offices in Southington / Plantsville, East Hartford, West Hartford, and Hartford, alongside telehealth, community programs, and an extensive school-based counseling program.
Cornerstone Clinical Pathways is an extension of that work — a commitment to developing the next generation of behavioral health professionals by giving students a structured way into the field.
Student Voices
Stories From the Pathway
As students complete their experience with Cornerstone Clinical Pathways, their reflections will be shared here.
Student Story Coming Soon Undergraduate student story
Student Story Coming Soon Graduate student story
Student Story Coming Soon Academic program story
FAQ
Questions, Answered
Details often depend on the specific placement, university requirements, availability, and program. Share your requirements in your application so they can be reviewed directly.
Are You a University or Field Placement Coordinator?
Cornerstone Clinical Pathways welcomes conversations with colleges and universities seeking behavioral health experience opportunities for their students.
Ready to take the next step?
Tell us about your degree program, your required hours, and what you hope to learn. Our team reviews every inquiry.