McLean to lead Counseling and Psychological Services

McLean has served as interim director since February and was the interim coordinator of the Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education Office from 2005 to 2006. McLean assumed the new role Sept. 1.

“I am delighted that Anita McLean has agreed to take over as director of Counseling and Psychological Services,” Kolligian said. “Anita is a high-impact professional, a gifted clinician and a fine manager and supervisor. She has a superb track record of clinical results and collegial relations across departments.”

As director, McLean serves as the primary liaison between University departments and UHS on issues related to mental health and oversees a staff of psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers who offer counseling, urgent care and crisis intervention services to undergraduate and graduate students.

“Anita knows Princeton students well — their hopes, talents and struggles. Anyone who knows and has worked with Anita is impressed by her clinical sophistication, dynamism and the excellence that she routinely brings to all aspects of the mental health enterprise,” Kolligian said.

“Anita is firmly committed to reducing stigma about mental health care seeking, to increasing student access to care, to measuring the gains of mental health treatment and to finding creative ways to continuously improve what we do and contribute to the mental health and wellbeing of our students.”

McLean, who also maintains a private practice, first joined CPS in 2004 as a staff psychologist. She was appointed training coordinator in 2005 and urgent care coordinator in 2007.